arun on Jul 11 2007 | Filed under: 0 to 2 year old, 4 to 8 year old, family diary, mindfulness, stages & ages
I often think of children as “markers in time”. (At the risk of sounding like a Bold & Beautiful intro) It’s like an hour glass with sand dripping from the top to the bottom… the second grain to fall literally doubles what is there, the change is so incredibly stark and obvious. By the time [...]
arun on Jul 05 2007 | Filed under: 2 to 4 year old, 4 to 8 year old, parenting, stages & ages
How ironic that if I told the truth I probably would be considered to be an irresponsible or mean spirited parent! My lie? Well this time it was about the tooth fairy… M, our 5 year old daughter lost her third tooth tonight. She was extremely excited! I dutifully did the tooth fairy note and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
