arun on Aug 02 2007 | Filed under: parenting, relationships
“It takes a village to raise a child”
– African Saying
What constitutes a family these days? There are single parents; blended groups via splits and new partnerships; mixed genders with gay & lesbian relationships etc etc.. However in most iterations there is often a common thread – pressure put on one or at best two individuals […]
arun on Jun 22 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, relationships
I came up with this while having a virtual chat with some aus unschoolers about relationships.
Anne & I have been together for over 11 years now and there is a cycle that I have noticed… it seemed to get some resonance with the bods I mentioned it to before, so i thought it might be […]
arun on Jun 14 2007 | Filed under: 0 to 2 year old, 4 to 8 year old, death & life, family diary, mindfulness, relationships, work from home
Years ago when i had a day job and only one child, I used to catch a melbourne tram up lygon street to work. The sardine feel was horrible, as was saying good bye to my lover and our new baby for the best part of the day.
The tram would trundle past a huge cemetery […]
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 […]
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