Does your child get really playful before bed?

by Marion Rose | Apr 13, 2023 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting and Sleep, Sleep and Aware Parenting

Does your child get really playful before bed? Have you found yourself trying to calm them down, settle them, ‘make them’ relaxed? And do you find that perhaps they’re wriggling around in bed, apparently ‘fighting sleep,’ asking for loads...

Trusting the innate wisdom of babies and children in relation to sleep

by Marion Rose | Apr 7, 2023 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting and Sleep

Many parents come to Aware Parenting because of sleep. In the 18 years I’ve been an Aware Parenting instructor, I’ve spoken to so many parents having challenges with sleep, who then discover Aware Parenting. Parents who’ve been walking up and down...

My journey with reclaiming my power

by Marion Rose | Jun 29, 2022 | Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Neo No, Non-violent Communication, Outrage, Power and Powerlessness in Parenting, Rage, True Power, Will, Will-Hurts

Freeing myself from the disconnected domination culture (DDC) through reclaiming my outrage, pregnancy, birth, parenting, natural learning, changing my language, not being willing to coerce myself, and following my callings. The DDC wants us to believe we are...

Some of the words I don’t say to children

by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language

I have LOVED this series on language. I could say lots more (a whole book!), AND this is the last post for now! Phrases I don’t say to children (or any aged person) “You have to” “You’re not allowed” “You should”...

Some of the words I don’t say related to birthing

by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Conditioning, Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language

As my language series comes to an end, I’m finishing with a couple of very short posts. In birthing, some of the words I don’t say are: ‘due date’ ‘contraction’ ‘labour’   ‘caught the baby’. These words can deeply affect how a...

How I see the ego differently to many other people

by Marion Rose | May 4, 2022 | Consciousness, Disconnected Domination Culture (DDC), Language

What do you think when you read the word ‘ego’? The ego is often seen through the eyes of judgment, whether it’s perceived in psychological terms as meaning ‘bigheaded’ eg having a ‘big ego’, or seen in many spiritual communities as something...