by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
To find out more about calmbirth, a programme which I highly recommend, visit http://www.calmbirth.com.au After completing the calmbirth course, you are now preparing for the birth of your baby. Whether you are first-time parents, or whether you already have a child...
by Marion Rose | Mar 11, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
You walk into your local supermarket. You look down the lolly aisle, to see a tiny toddler on the floor, kicking and screaming. Is he misbehaving or manipulating, playing up or throwing a tantrum, or is this a case of the terrible twos? These phrases, so often heard,...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Aware Parenting and Sleep, Introduction to Aware Parenting, Sleep and Aware Parenting
Closeness, attachment, bonding… these are the essential building blocks of family life. And sleep is an essential human need, too! When a baby comes along, most parenting models choose one or the other. For example, controlled crying and related techniques focus...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
Have you ever tried learning a different language, say French, from a book, without ever hearing someone speaking French, without ever going to France, and without being amongst French people? This is a bit like first practising Aware Parenting. I talk to many...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
If your children are not meeting your need for cooperation, or are reluctant to go to school in the morning, there may be other reasons: they are needing more connection with you; they have upset feelings which need to be expressed and heard; or they are worried about...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Introduction to Aware Parenting
I read the “Mummy Do It” article (byronchild Sep – Nov 2006) with interest. Father and family therapist Jeremy Shreider wrote of his distress when his twins cried and tantrummed as they asked for their mother. Viewed from an Aware Parenting perspective, an experience...
