I just want to give a shout-out to some of the truly awesome people and groups that I’ve had the pleasure to know and be involved with either virtually and/or tangibly in this global community of Natural Parents (there’s innumerable different … Continue reading →
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“How many times do I have to tell you?!” “When are you going to learn?” “If you don’t listen to me…!” If you’ve ever been around kids for more than a minute, you’ve likely heard some of their parents say at least something … Continue reading →
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Tagged #enjoyparenting, alfie kohn, attachment parenting, bill cosby parenting, building connection with children, children, controlling children's behavior, cooperation vs compliance, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, nvc with kids, parent-child relations, parenting, working with kids
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How do babies learn things? How can we help them learn in the most conducive way possible? What does it take to create the best environment, conditions, and potential for the highest possible development of our children’s full mental (cognitive, … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment parenting, brain-based parenting, childhood development, cognitive development, cro-magnon education, educating the human brain, empowered nervous system, how attachment affects development, infant brain development, mirror neurons, natural parenting, neural development, optimal brain development, parenting, the empowered nervous system™
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It’s a simple skill — listening. Though we can develop nuanced abilities to savor certain qualities in various particular soundscapes, it doesn’t take much to, say, hone in on the words the person in front of you is speaking. Remembering … Continue reading →
Posted in Parentisms
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Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, connection parenting, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, using empathy
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There’s a change occurring in the world of parenting today. A gradual shift is taking shape and gliding toward new ways of envisioning and inhabiting the parent-child relationship. The old adages we grew up with — of children being seen … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, childhood development, children, cro-magnon parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, modeling, natural drives, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, using empathy
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I just want to give a shout-out to some of the truly awesome people and groups that I’ve had the pleasure to know and be involved with either virtually and/or tangibly in this global community of Natural Parents (there’s innumerable different … Continue reading →
Posted in I'm Thankful for...
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Tagged aletha solter, angela kiker malson, ariadne brill, attachment parenting, connection parenting, cro-magnon parenting, dr. laura markam, dr. sears, empathy parenting, evolutionary parenting, genevieve simperingham, gina osher, gwen dewar, jane nelsen, jennifer lehr, karyn van der zwet, krupa sinroja dalal, l.r. knost, laura schuerwegen, little hearts books, narelle smith, natural parenting, nici holt cline, parenting, patricia törngren, peaceful parenting institute, positive discipline, primal parenting, rachel turiel, rebecca thompson, sandy smith blackard, sarah blackwell, seema karecha, teresa graham brett
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I have written directly about a portion of the discourse I want to take up in this post in some detail before, and referred to this notion multiple times. Thus far, however, I have only closely considered the “no” side … Continue reading →
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Tagged alfie kohn, attachment parenting, auto-no, building connection with children, childhood development, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon education, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, exploration, natural drives, natural parenting, parenting mythology, using empathy
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Today, I want to return to this (increasingly in-depth!) series on basic tools, perspectives, and approaches for Natural Parenting, Attachment Parenting, Cro-Magnon Parenting — whatever your favorite monicker. Before I do that, though, here are links to all of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged alfie kohn, attachment parenting, building connection with children, controlling children's behavior, cooperative parenting vs adversarial parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, family, getting children to cooperate, leadership, leading children, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, praise and punishment, using empathy
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Back to the (Back to) the Basics! If need be, you may check out the previous installments of this series here. Today, I wanted to move along to discussing another major aspect of nurturing the bonds we have with our little … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, mirror neurons, natural parenting, neurological development in infants, parenting, using empathy
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At long last, I am happily returning this week with a new installment in a series of posts I began last January called (Back to) the Basics for all of you new and renewed parents looking to invent, reinvent, or … Continue reading →
Posted in Parenting Ideas
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Tagged attachment parenting, building connection with children, children, controlling children's behavior, cro-magnon parenting, empathy parenting, family, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child bonding, parent-child relations, parenting, teaching, using empathy
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For those of you who haven’t yet seen this series, the basic gist comes from Kim John Payne’s book, Simplicity Parenting, wherein he suggests that we give our children ample opportunities to experience a little boredom, or more precisely, to … Continue reading →
No, I’m not talking about the latest glitz-pop album from that used-to-be underground band you loved in college. And I’m not talking about renting your kids out to a slew of commercial producers either. No, this episode of “Things that … Continue reading →
Posted in D'oh!
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Tagged advocating for children, apologizing to children, attachment parenting, children, co-parenting, disruptions to natural parenting, divorced parenting, empathy parenting, family, life, natural parenting, parenting, parenting after divorce, pleasing others, radical parenting strategies, subjugating kids' needs to adults', using empathy
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Generally speaking, we parents like to think of ourselves as the adults in our relationships with our children, right? Unfortunately, this perspective often binds us to the idea of being “right” all the time, or being the ideal version of … Continue reading →
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Tagged admitting mistakes, building connection with children, disruptions to natural parenting, empathy parenting, life, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, parenting mythology, perfectionism in parenting, teaching kids about apologizing, teaching kids about social living, using empathy
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Some cat killed a bird in our yard the other day. By some cat, I mean either one of our own two cuddly killers, or the strange new neighbor cat who was only a half-hour earlier shooed away from our … Continue reading →
Posted in Beautifulness
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Tagged children, death, emotional intelligence, empathy parenting, family, family rituals, kid world, life, natural parenting, now, parenting, tweety
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Ever thought of yourself as a Public Relations specialist? Well as a parent, it’s practical to think of it as part of the job. It may not seem like an occupation to combine with parenting, but once our children are … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment parenting, children, cro-magnon parenting, cro-magnon socialization™, emotional intelligence, empathizing with others, empathy parenting, family, life, modeling, natural parenting, parent-child relations, parenting, proper socialization, shy kids, social empathy, social etiquette, teaching, teaching kids about social living, using empathy
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