Listen To What I Do Instead of Punishments
I know that every parent is doing the best they can with the resources they were given or are aware of.
Go With The Flow
This book gives concrete and simple examples of how to talk to your children about profound spiritual lessons. The Seven Spiritual Laws cited in the book are:
Self-Regulation vs Co-Regulation or Both?
Human bodies are amazing and self-regulating. We each have a unique homeostasis that our bodies need to feel balanced and function optimally.
Negative Effects of Toxic Stress
All negativity comes from a state of stress within our central nervous system.
Rethinking the Easter Bunny
I had realized all this holiday hullaballoo was a ploy to get us to buy stuff and it hurt me to play the part.
Children Are Sages
After observing and working with hundreds of children as well as having my own, I have discovered:
The Roughhousing Trigger
A Positive Reframe I have had to work on is the trigger I have when my children are roughhousing and my daughter gives a blood-curdling scream even when she is having fun. I know and believe in the importance of roughhousing (see link below) yet have also suffered the harsh reality of aggression and violence. …
Earth Day is Every Day…
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Conflict Reframe
Conflict, or times of significant stress, can often be the greatest opportunities for connection, healing, and growth when you learn to embrace the negativity and trust the journey.
My Grandest Positive Reframe
On September 19th, 2007, I gave birth to a beautiful girl named Anais. She had ten fingers, ten toes, and a delicate face.