by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
One of the main things about Aware Parenting and other similar parenting paradigms, such as those by Patty Wipfler and Lawrence Cohen, is a different way of looking at crying. Often crying is seen at face value – a child cries when put in his car seat, or when picked...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Aware Parenting Q&As
Q: I read The Aware Baby when my baby, Clementine, was one month old, and started Aware Parenting soon after that. Gradually my husband and I got into it. We are both counsellors and so we are used to the concept of the importance of expressing and mirroring feelings,...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Montessori
by Marion Badenoch Rose, PhD Rachel and her two-year-old daughter Ella started their day together. Ella brought place mats, napkins and bowls to the table, Rachel carried the cereal, milk, and spoons. Once Ella had laid the table, Rachel poured milk into a jug, from...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Elimination Communication
When pregnant with my first child, I was curious to learn how parents in other cultures managed without nappies, but didn’t find out much and focussed instead on researching cloth nappies. When my daughter was about nine months old, I read an article by Sarah Buckley...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Non-violent Communication
Nonviolent Communication allows us to shift our thinking from good and bad judgments to heartfelt connection with ourselves and our children through focusing on the universal human needs we are both seeking to meet. “She drives me mad when she won’t tidy her room.”...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
Yesterday my daughter cried. Her friend had come to play and they both wanted to drink from the blue cup. She looked at him; her chin wobbled; her mouth trembled. Her eyes unveiled her sadness. Then came the tears. Sitting next to Lana, her dad and I looked lovingly...
