by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | The importance of Aware Parenting community
Listening to babies and children with full presence is not something widely practised in the mainstream. Many of us began Aware Parenting without ever having witnessed a parent holding a crying baby whose needs were met with presence and calmness, without distraction....
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | The importance of Aware Parenting community
Last week I left my quiet hometown of Mullumbimby, in Northern NSW, and travelled to the big smoke of Sydney to offer four days of Aware Parenting consultations and an Aware Parenting workshop. The whole experience was full of inspiration, connection and community. I...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Joy and Attachment Play
When I came across Aware Parenting (www.awareparenting.com) nine years ago, I had spent a lot of the previous decade training as a psychotherapist. I was really drawn to the Aware Parenting idea of listening to my baby’s feelings. After nearly ten years of receiving...
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...
