by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Feelings
Although Aware Parenting is highly complex and nuanced in practice, the philosophy is quite simple. One core element of the theory is that all children feel painful feelings. The more unmet needs, daily stress and larger trauma they have experienced, the more painful...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Feelings
All children experience stressful events that range from daily challenges to bigger traumatic experiences. Each experience of stress or trauma leads to uncomfortable feelings such as overwhelm, frustration, powerlessness, sadness or fear. Those feelings have...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Feelings
When a child is doing the opposite of what you ask, when they are taking ages to go to sleep, when they are hitting their sibling, they are not doing it deliberately. they are not enjoying it. they need your help. The more tears and tantrums you can listen to, the...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aggression, Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting and Sleep, Control Patterns, Feelings
All children experience daily stresses, however much we aim to meet their needs and protect them from harm. The majority of children also experience bigger stresses, which could be called trauma. Each child differs in the amount of stress and trauma they experience...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting
Causes of children not being willing to cooperate with teeth brushing: pent-up feelings of powerlessness, frustration or fear. Solution: Nonsense Play and power-reversal games. There are lots of different versions of these games that you can use! One is the...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting, Cooperation
If you were at a job, and your ‘boss’ came to you and said in a rushed and tense way; “Right, today you have to do this new project. You must start it now.” Would you feel willing to do it? But how about if she came and said in a warm and relaxed tone; “Guess what!...
