Probably my most vulnerable and personal post

by Marion Rose | Jul 23, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting and Sleep, Connected Crying, Crying, Healing From the Past, Inner Loving Presence Process, Purpose

Hello!How are you?Usually we each have very personal reasons for having the passions that we have.I’ve been passionate about understanding why we are the way we are, and what we can do to help babies and children lead happier lives, for 29 years now, since I...

Aware Parenting, Babies and Sleep

by Marion Rose | Jun 20, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting and Sleep, Connected Crying, Control Patterns, Sleep and Aware Parenting

Hello! I made a chart and video about Aware Parenting, babies and sleep, and I thought you might enjoy them. What I love about Aware Parenting is that it has such a deep trust in babies and their own innate capacity to know what they need. In our culture, we tend to...

Have you had a cry lately?

by Marion Rose | Jun 2, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Connected Crying, Crying, Inner Loving Presence Process, My Aware Parenting Experiences and Musings

Hello again! Have you had a cry recently? I talk about the power of supported crying every day, and have been doing so for years. And yet again, I experienced first hand what a difference a cry can make!   Yesterday was my birthday. And I hadn’t finished...

Closeness, challenges, crying and connection

by Marion Rose | Mar 27, 2016 | Attachment Play, Aware Parenting, Connected Crying, Joy and Attachment Play, Present Time

Hello!How are you?Have you ever noticed that children often speak in code?Because although sometimes, some children might say, “I’m feeling upset. Will you hold me whilst I cry and let out all my feelings of the day?”.This isn’t the usual...

Screens – neutral, nasty, or nice?

by Marion Rose | Sep 13, 2015 | Aware Parenting, Connected Crying, Control Patterns, Screens

Hello! I wonder how it would be if we looked at screens as neutral things, that can be used in ways that are “nasty” or “nice”! (I don’t really like that language, but I thought it would be helpful to bring some emotional charge to this!)...

We Heal Through Crying

by Marion Rose | Aug 18, 2015 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Connected Crying, Crying, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Honouring Mothers, Self-Compassion for Parents, Sweet Spots

Hello dear friend, How are you? This time last weekend I was at the Uplift Festival, a yearly event which is the highlight of my year.  Speakers such as Bruce Lipton, Patch Adams and Joan Borysenko are joined by musicians from around the world, such as Deva Premal and...