by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Birthing
by Marion Badenoch Rose Twelve weeks into my second pregnancy, I breathed a sigh of relief. Winter Solstice came, the shortest day of the year. On the night of the full moon, I awoke from a dream filled with grief and sobbing. Later that day, I noticed a faint pink...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
Parenting with empathy is a recent phenomenon. Psychohistorian Lloyd deMause traced the evolution of parenting from antiquity through to the late twentieth century, and found that only in the middle of the twentieth century did parents start to empathise with their...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Birthing
by Marion Badenoch Rose, PhD I had been terrified of giving birth. My own difficult birth had led me to research birth and babies and receive therapy, yet the fear remained. When I came across HypnoBirthing on the Internet it was as though a light went on inside...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
More than a quarter of a century ago, Aletha Solter, Ph.D., developed a form of attachment parenting known as Aware Parenting, yet many parents and professionals remain unaware of the significant contributions she has to offer. Aware Parenting encompasses practices...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Birthing
Four humpback whales appeared just 50 metres off the coast of Cape Byron, on their way north to give birth. My husband, my daughter and I walked up to the lighthouse to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I was 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant, and my surges came irregularly...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting, Babies, Connected Crying
I wrote this article 14 years ago, when my daughter was 18 months old (she’s now 15). I recommend reading some of my more recent articles on babies and crying, as I’ve found a more compassionate way of writing in recent years! Aware Parenting is a...
