by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
The first key is self-awareness and self-responsibility. If we are stressed, then our children will probably be stressed too. Finding out what we are telling ourselves, what we need, what we are feeling, and doing our own healing; all of these are essential when we...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
Theory of Presence I first became interested in the connection between spirituality and personality in my early twenties. I wanted to know how a person could remain connected to the deepest sense of himself. I was drawn to theories and therapies that study the...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
I fondly remember one evening, when my daughter and I spent an hour laughing hysterically. It all began when I started reading my new book. She started to take it from me, wanting some connection. A little pixie part of me emerged, as I took my book and ran to the...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
The simple formula for understanding the complex process regarding presence in babies and children looks like this: MET NEEDS MINUS STRESS (stress + trauma + over-stimulation) PLUS EMOTIONAL RELEASE (crying in arms for babies, or crying/tantrums with support, and...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
By Marion Badenoch Rose, Ph.D. Aware Parenting Aletha Solter’s Aware Parenting has a unique way of looking at us humans – as beings whose true nature is presence and awareness, and who naturally and joyfully want to connect, contribute and cooperate with one another....
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
By Marion Badenoch Rose, Ph.D. Babies come into the world with two (of many) vital needs – to belong (to their family and culture), and to express themselves authentically. Babies have an imperative to be true to themselves. Each baby comes into the world a unique...