by Marion Rose | Jun 7, 2025 | Aware Parenting, Connected Crying, Rage, Tantrums, The balance of attention
Human beings are so wise. Whether we’re a child or an adult, if we suddenly start crying or raging in response to something that is clearly very small, then it tells us that the crying is about the past, not the present. This is a core understanding in Aware...
by Marion Rose | Apr 30, 2025 | Aware Parenting, Aggression, Attachment Play, Conditioning, Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play, Crying, Culture, Dissociation, Feelings, Introduction to Aware Parenting, Parenting Paradigm, The balance of attention
There are many different beliefs about why children hit, and based on those beliefs, what the most helpful response to a hitting child is. Old religious paradigms believed that children were innately evil or bad and needed to be shamed and punished into being...
by Marion Rose | Mar 20, 2025 | Aware Parenting, Attachment Play, Control Patterns, Crying, Feelings
In what I call The Disconnected Domination Culture (which is not an Aware Parenting term), there is a focus on early independence. This cultural value means that in this culture, most parents are not taught about secure attachment. All babies and children have strong...
by Marion Rose | Mar 20, 2025 | Aware Parenting, Attachment Play, Cooperation
Is your child often unwilling to cooperate with toothbrushing? If so, do you ever feel frustrated, powerless, or overwhelmed? If so, I’m sending you so much love. Toothbrushing is often a particular place where both parents and children can feel lots of big...
by Marion Rose | Mar 4, 2025 | Aware Parenting, Attachment Play, Fear
Please note that I will be sharing about flooding and storms in this post. Here where I live in Mullumbimby, Northern NSW, we have severe weather warnings for later in the week, from the effects of Cyclone Alfred. This is almost three years to the week when we were...
by Marion Rose | Feb 22, 2025 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting Instructor Mentoring Course
Have you ever wondered what Aware Parenting instructors know and understand in order to mentor parents? If so, I invite you to read on: A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF AWARE PARENTING: We have a deep understanding of all of the philosophy of Aware Parenting,...