by Marion Rose | Jul 16, 2019 | Aware Parenting, Power and Powerlessness in Parenting, Power-with in Parenting
1. Remember that our children naturally want to cooperate. If they aren’t cooperating, there’s something important going on for them that we need to understand and address before they can return to their natural willingness to cooperate. 2. Listen to what you...
by Marion Rose | Jul 11, 2019 | Aggression, Aware Parenting, Power and Powerlessness in Parenting, Power Portal Process, Power-with in Parenting
How many of your most painful parenting moments involved you feeling powerless? Powerlessness is deeply painful and can come from thoughts, present moment needs or past feelings. 1. Thoughts ~ Were you telling yourself things like, “I can’t do this...
by Marion Rose | Jul 5, 2019 | Power and Powerlessness in Parenting, Power-with in Parenting, Self-Compassion for Parents
We are at the tail end of a long long time of power-over in parenting, and a new paradigm of power-with is coming into the world. In this transition phase, most of us are at the intersection of these two paradigms. In the old paradigm, parents, who have...
by Marion Rose | Jul 4, 2019 | The Willingness Practice, Willingness
When we are not truly willing for our child to cooperate with us, even though we WANT them to cooperate with us, we may find ourselves blaming them for both their unwillingness to cooperate AND our frustration (or powerlessness or anger). We can tell if we’re...
by Marion Rose | Jul 4, 2019 | Psychospiritual Parenting
I care deeply about Psychospiritual Parenting – for my children, for myself, and for the families who resonate with it. Why? Because I believe that life for our children is going to require compassion, resilience, and the capacity to take action...
by Marion Rose | Jul 4, 2019 | Evolving Through Parenting
I believe that humanity is evolving, from a majority of people who identify with one country, religion, class or race, to a majority who identify with being part of a global family (that includes and celebrates difference.) I believe we are being called to...
