Archive for the 'parenting' Category
arun on Nov 21 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, 0 to 2 year old, 2 to 4 year old, 4 to 8 year old, control & connection, empowerment & trust, mindfulness, others wisdom, parenting, unschooling
A SPECIAL POST BECAUSE THE PARENTING PIT IS ONE YEAR OLD TODAY!!!
Ironically if I stumbled upon a site like this just three year ago, I would have ignored it at best and written an abusive email at worst. Somewhere in between that three year and one year mark, I went through a […]
anne on Nov 18 2007 | Filed under: mindfulness, parenting
Hello, Anne here. This is my very first contribution to the Parenting Pit. It even took me many months before i even READ the posts that Arun was writing - much to his disappointment and frustration.
Why has it taken so long? Partly because it is Arun’s “baby” so to speak and i have wanted to […]
arun on Nov 11 2007 | Filed under: mindfulness, parenting
Does that title describe you?
Many parents would like to be described this way according to the “Magic Parenting Pill Survey” I put on this site a while ago, which you can see by clicking here.
As I write this 94 people had voted (thanks everyone!). There were two options that clearly led the pack:
30% voted to […]
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 Nov 06 2007 | Filed under: 4 to 8 year old, conflict & communication, family diary, laugh
Driving along yesterday and M who is 5yrs was having a shouting match over a fairy doll with Z who is 18months. Im the sort of person who needs to concentrate when I drive. Well actually the driving bit is fine… its the driving in the right direction that seems to consume every brain cell […]
arun on Oct 05 2007 | Filed under: conflict & communication, looking out, parenting
“Natural Consequences” are promoted by many mainstream parenting sources. It often involves a parent or teacher not intervening in an event to allow the child to experience the consequences and learn from it. Other definitions interchange and flow it into “logical consequences” which are enforced consequences that have some logical or thematic flow from a […]
arun on Sep 30 2007 | Filed under: 4 to 8 year old, control & connection, empowerment & trust, family diary, parenting, unconditional
We just returned home from 10 days staying with my mum interstate for a relation’s Indian wedding extravaganza.
Pictured is M after Mendhi night, a traditional ceremony where henna is put in intricate patterns on the hands of female participants, it lasts for about two weeks afterwards.
WHEN YOUR CHEEKS ARE NOT YOUR OWN
A big Indian get […]
arun on Sep 29 2007 | Filed under: 0 to 2 year old, family diary, parenting, unconditional, unregulating food, tv
Reading the elists & web sites that I do and hanging out with the families that we do, it was a reality check to hear terms such as “good, bad & naughty” thrown around so much during the last 10 days while visiting my extended family. Usually it was “Good” but of course that always […]
arun on Sep 23 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, parenting
Guess who has just learnt how to add surveys to their blog? It’s anonomous and quick… please take a moment to click on one of the options below to add your vote.
Feel free to comment / explain / whatever in the add comments section also but at the very least do just put in your […]
arun on Sep 19 2007 | Filed under: 0 to 2 year old, attachment parenting, birth, dad stuff, parenting, pregnancy & birth
(warning – this post discusses male genetalia and bodily fluids – please place a calm blue ocean in your minds eye and skip to the next post if such references shock, offend or make you feel slightly queasy)
Sperm Donor… At worst that’s what we guys are in the “miracle of life” equation.
For Mum’s there is […]
