Archive for the 'nvc & pet' Category
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 Apr 12 2007 | Filed under: control & connection, education, empowerment & trust, family diary, homeschooling, natural learning, nvc & pet, parenting, steiner/ waldolf, unregulating food, tv, unschooling
When we first started this site one of the first articles i posted was “An Unschooling Journey – from Control to Connection”, which described our own journey into unschooling. It was written for an excellent magazine based in Australia called Kindred Magazine (formerly Byrons Child).
They have indicated that they might use it for the June […]
arun on Mar 22 2007 | Filed under: nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
Was it just me… or when you were a child did you plan out three wishes just in case you happened upon a genie in the lamp? Ok it was just me… but who’ll be laughing when a genie appears in front of you and all you can think of to ask for is an […]
arun on Mar 05 2007 | Filed under: conflict & communication, control & connection, nvc & pet, parenting, unconditional
I admit to total frustration at times. When our daughter barks a command at her grand mother. Or yells at us after we have just gone out of our way to try to help her. Such experiences are not everyday but they happen… we just got back from staying with my mother in law, so […]
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 19 2007 | Filed under: conflict & communication, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, relationships
NVC or Non Violent Communication is a method pioneered by Marshal Rosenburg. We will be writing more about it in months to come but for now you can see three new additions relating to it including:
A definition on our quick definition page
10 steps for peace recommended by the Centre for NVC
An indepth comparison […]
arun on Feb 16 2007 | Filed under: attachment parenting, aware, homeschooling, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, steiner/ waldolf, unconditional, unschooling
Sick of the jargon? Here are some quick definitions of unschooling, radical unschooling, aware parenting, NVC, PET and more…
I wont vouch for their accuracy but they are my spin on these terms and a decent starting point.
