arun on Mar 06 2008 | Filed under: 0 to 2 year old, aware, parenting, stages & ages
SPLAT!
It was the sound of our 21 month old son Z falling from the second step of a step ladder onto the kitchen floor.
A few years ago, if that was M, I probably would have jumped in and scooped her up like I was some pseudo action hero… checking for blood, tears or anything.
That was […]
arun on Nov 09 2007 | Filed under: aware, conflict & communication, control & connection, inspiration, newbies, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
These days if someone is wanting to make changes to their parenting I recommend Pam Leo’s Connection Parenting. If someone is the partner of someone who wants to make change then I would recommend Alfie Kohn’s Unconditional Parenting.
Kohn’s book presents a strong case, with well referenced research and in that sense presents a compelling […]
arun on Jul 20 2007 | Filed under: aware, looking out, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, unschooling
Life Learning Magazine’s latest edition has reprinted an article I wrote a while ago now called “Parenting is Making My Brain Hurt”, which you can read here.
It was first published in Connections ezine. Re reading the article which I wrote late last year made me think about my use of NVC (non violent […]
arun on May 30 2007 | Filed under: 4 to 8 year old, aware, conflict & communication, newbies, nvc & pet, parenting, unconditional
Its difficult for me not to regret how I used to respond to my daughters moments of anger when she was three. I was still in my “rules and boundaries” world view (it was before I started listening and learning from my daughter). So when M, my daughter was angry and yelling, the first thing […]
arun on May 14 2007 | Filed under: aware, control & connection, looking out, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
Thanks to homeschool mums Wendy & Marion for telling us about Patty Wilpfer’s Hand in Hand site. Click here to read her article Being “In Control”– The Possible and Impossible in Parenting, which we have just added to our site.
Patty Wilpfler’s writing covers broad topics often pitched for a mainstream audience and has […]
arun on Apr 11 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, aware, family diary, laugh
Our daughter getting her head around the work of Aletha Solther…
arun on Mar 20 2007 | Filed under: aware, family diary, unregulating food, tv
Today was a pretty quiet day and was interesting for its lack of dvds. Since late last year we have unregulated a portable dvd player with our 5 yr old daughter… so she can watch it when ever she wants. We have gone through patches where she has not watched any but it has been […]
arun on Mar 06 2007 | Filed under: aware
We are shifting our approach to crying. With the birth of our first child tears were to be feared. On hearing them we jumped into action – bouncing, jiggling or just “plugging” up with breast or dummy. Anything to stop the crying!
During that time some friends had recommended the work of Aletha Solter however we […]
arun on Feb 26 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, aware, laugh, mindfulness, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, relationships, unconditional
I have added a new article entitled “Parenting is Making My Brain Hurt”. This is a rewrite of an older entry which reflected my shift from providing answers and “covering up” problems towards other parenting approaches.
The article covers some major influences in this shift from Thomas Gorden (PET), Solter (Aware Parenting), Naomi Aldolt and […]
arun on Feb 21 2007 | Filed under: attachment parenting, aware, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
Aletha Solter is controversial amongst some attachment parenting circles for her radical (in the AP community) perspectives on crying and the idea that we should hold children and let them express their emotion rather than for example constantly breast feeding them in such situations (assuming needs like hunger, sleep etc are met). Obviously much more […]
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