by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Evolving Through Parenting
Hello, wonderful you! Do you practice Aware Parenting? Do you recognise this process? So much love to you, and so much appreciation for all that you are doing to help change the paradigm!
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Feelings
In our culture, feelings and bodies have been demonised for centuries. Yet, feelings are not enemies. Feelings can be our most profound friends. Listening lovingly to our child’s deepest, rawest, biggest feelings can be some of the most profound experiences we...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Control Patterns
Almost anything can be done to suppress feelings. However, some common ways that children can suppress feelings are: Thumb or finger sucking Nail biting or nose picking Teddy or blanket clutching Eating or drinking to suppress Screens to suppress Rather than judging...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Control Patterns
Does your child pick their nose? What do you tell yourself is the cause and how do you feel and act when you think that? From an Aware Parenting perspective, nose picking is one of the myriad ways that children use to dissociate from uncomfortable feelings. When we...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Loving Limits
I wonder if you ever offer a loving limit to your child when they are throwing, taking, hitting, or being rough with the dog but they keep on trying to do it? Do you find it helpful to remember that they are not doing it deliberately and they are not enjoying it, but...
by Marion Rose | Apr 20, 2022 | Aware Parenting, Loving Limits
Loving limits express a ‘no’ to a chid’s behaviour and a ‘yes’ to the feelings that are causing the behaviour. * In our behaviour and language, we are communicating both compassion AND a clear limit. We are pairing empathy, eg. I see that you’re...
