Things that Helped Me...
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A sweet mama asked a question... and I couldn't shut up.
Read MoreNew Year's Resolution #4: Less Talking...More Listening...to Your Intuition!
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...we second-guess ourselves...we allow that fear to drown out our intuition's quiet voice until we can hear it no longer; and in so doing, we allow that fear to block our own brilliance! The more we listen to the fear, the stronger it gets.
Read MoreNew Year's Resolution #3: Don't Believe Everything You Think
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Our suffering is actually caused not by what happens to us but what we think about what happens to us. It's not what other people do (or should do, or should not do), but what we think about what other people do or do not do.
Read MoreAnything Worth Doing Is...
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...we are here, not to be perfect (a destination), but to learn and improve (the journey)...
Read MoreLife Is Like...
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I have noticed that like is like a river. Or, better yet, life is like kayaking down a river. The more I test this particular pithy observation, the more it holds up. Here, if you are interested, is the genesis of my nugget...
Read MoreTurn it Around ... using this excellent tool!
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...your FEELINGS are all about the story you believe in your head. And, your story feels good or not so good depending on the words you use to tell that story...
Read MorePeaceful parenting and soup...
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A delectable, comforting, enriching, nutritious soup depends on having the right ingredients in the right quantities. And, in the radical unschooling “soup,” peaceful parenting principles constitute the soup base. Radical unschooling without peaceful parenting may not go down so easy, and may not leave the best taste in your mouth. (The truth is, peaceful parenting makes everything taste better!)
Read MoreFrom Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer: "...it's like tugging a donkey up a hill..."
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When you honor the things that light up your child...you will be amazed and delighted at the learning and growth that take place.
Read MoreThe New Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer Blog...
/It's a WordPress blog, and folks send in questions and I answer 'em. It's that simple, really.
Find the blog here: Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer, and if you follow the blog, you'll be alerted when a new question gets answered.
Do you want to pose a question? Here's a form for you to fill out so you can do that: Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer Question Form.
Child Abuse Prevention Month...Day 17. "How Will You Remember?"
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In the heat of an extremely tense moment...when you are feeling stressed out, at your wit’s end, like you’re just about to explode… When you feel like you have No More Capacity for patience…
...Asking this important question and remaining alert for a good answer...and taking the steps it takes to create a durable plan (and, recognizing when it needs to be refined and being willing to go back to the drawing board), that's how you turn an ideal into a workable reality.
Read MoreChild Abuse Prevention Month...Day 15...Pivoting (Part 2)...How Do You Know?
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Yesterday, we talked about pivoting when you find yourself to be out of alignment with your own parenting ideals. But, in the heat of the moment, how do you know?
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Healthy Self-Worth and Self-Esteem Versus Narcissism (or, What Do Critters Know that We Don't?)
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"Here's the punchline: What causes narcissism? Well, I believe that narcissism is the triumph of style over substance; it's the effect of a poor, unhealthy emotional diet that is bereft of the kind of connection that grows healthy self-worth and self-esteem."
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