by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Joy and Attachment Play
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” Henry Van Dyke As my experience of Aware Parenting grows over the years, I find that...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play
When your toddler won’t let you change her clothes, when your five-year-old won’t brush her teeth, when your seven-year-old calls you, “dummy pants,” what is your most effective strategy to bring about cooperation? Many of us tend to go to one way or the other. In the...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Connection, Loving Limits and Attachment Play
I often say to parents, and have written elsewhere here on my website, that whenever we are in a challenging situation with our child, we have three choices: Pure connection; connection plus loving limits, or connection plus laughter play. I find it really helpful to...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Evolving as an Aware Parent
Recently I have seen so clearly how my own emotional state as a mother has a huge influence on my children. Lately, I’ve been happy, present, playful, and calm. But just a few days ago something was obviously bubbling. My son had a friend over and I decided to...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Evolving as an Aware Parent
I have a few different things that I’d like to share with you ….. One of them is a P.S. from my last week’s newsletter. (If you didn’t read it, you can do so here.) The friend and I that had “tried” to get our children to play together, got together ourselves a...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Evolving as an Aware Parent
Babies come into the world, each with their own unique soul, ready to learn. They learn from the culture, family, and the parents that they live with. This learning starts in utero, as they hear the language that is spoken. Once he is born, a baby born in a remote...
