by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Loving Limits and the sweet spot
I used to think that being loving meant always saying, “yes.” I am increasingly learning that saying, “No” can also express love – for myself, in my relationships, and for my children. Permissive Parenting; avoiding saying “no” I’ve always veered on the side of...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Loving Limits and the sweet spot
In one way of looking at parenting, we can label it as either permissive, authoritarian, or democratic: Permissive (meeting their child’s needs and not our own) Authoritarian (meeting our needs and not our child’s) With Aware Parenting, we strive for something in...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Joy and Attachment Play
When I came across Aware Parenting (www.awareparenting.com) nine years ago, I had spent a lot of the previous decade training as a psychotherapist. I was really drawn to the Aware Parenting idea of listening to my baby’s feelings. After nearly ten years of receiving...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Joy and Attachment Play
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” Henry Van Dyke As my experience of Aware Parenting grows over the years, I find that...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play
When your toddler won’t let you change her clothes, when your five-year-old won’t brush her teeth, when your seven-year-old calls you, “dummy pants,” what is your most effective strategy to bring about cooperation? Many of us tend to go to one way or the other. In the...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play
I often say to parents, and have written elsewhere here on my website, that whenever we are in a challenging situation with our child, we have three choices: Pure connection; connection plus loving limits, or connection plus laughter play. I find it really helpful to...
