New Year's Resolution #1: Take Kids Seriously
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...when we take our kids seriously, they will come to take themselves seriously!
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The Beautiful Truth About Lying
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It's good to understand WHY kids lie. Of course, they're not going to be able to tell you, but when you understand what may be behind the lying, it can alter your response to it, and that can make all the difference in the world!
Read More"What's the matter?"
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"So, there I am at the supermarket. It's a BEAUTIFUL late summer/early autumn day. Warm, sunny, dry, fragrant air... I'm putting my groceries into the car and just enjoying everything, and I hear a shopping cart go by. I glance up, and it's one of those carts with a toy car in the front, and the little driver is taking his role very seriously. My heart goes pitter-patter as I enjoy his enjoyment."
Read More"I was spanked, and I turned out 'just fine.'"
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Did you ever hear that at a family picnic? Or, did you ever see that line of reasoning in your social media experience? I certainly have. Here's one response...
Read MoreWhen you don't see eye to eye
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It happens! You have one way of doing things and your co-parenting partner has a totally different way! What do you do then??? Here are some things you can try that may reduce friction...
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 MoreFour More Classes Being Offered...
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Making the Switch to Peaceful Parenting Classes Available! Check it out!
Read MoreFrom Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer: "Help! No cooperation…and I’m feeling pretty frustrated!”
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"...As with most things, what you choose to do...can lead to either greater connection or further disconnection. I'm happy to report that there is a peaceful solution!"
Read MoreFrom Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer: Toddler bites...OUCH!!
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"Biting can be challenging behavior to deal with...because the way we handle [it] can set us on either a more connected path or a less connected path."
Read MoreJust. Listen.
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It's hard to keep our advice and opinions to ourselves...but, if we REALLY want to be helpful, the best way is to keep our mouths closed and our eyes, ears, and heart open.
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 MoreFrom Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer: Helping Kids Handle Frustration
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"...in everything, you are his partner, his support person. He has a passion to follow ~ you can hold space for him and help him do it. Sometimes, that help looks like..."
Read MoreThe New Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer Blog...
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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.
From Ask the Peaceful Parent Whisperer: About hitting
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When you’re feeling frustrated with her behavior, how you handle that will help her learn to handle her frustration with other kids. Here are some things that could help...
Read MoreChild Abuse Prevention Month...Day 19 - It's SO easy....
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Remember that even children who are very verbal may not necessarily be so good at accurately expressing their feelings in the heat of a moment.
Read MoreWorld Peace Begins at Home...Right?
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I would ask you to please share this far and wide. Child abuse prevention cannot happen without a huge effort. Please join me. Thank you.
Read MoreChild 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 16 - What do you *have* to do?
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This is germane to peaceful parenting and preventing child abuse because we hold and made decisions based on the stories we believe about what we have to do, which could prevent and interfere with much of the spontaneous joy our children wish to bring to us!
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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