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...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Evolving as an Aware Parent
This week, as a prelude to Mother’s Day here in Australia, I’ve been enquiring into my feelings and thoughts about this day. I’ve been enjoying doing this amongst the community of mothers on the Parenting with Presence yahoo forum. I’ve also been listening to The...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Evolving as an Aware Parent
A few days ago, I went to our local health food shop with my two children, Lana (8), and Sunny (3). Before we left, they both had some feelings brewing. Instead of staying and listening to them, I chose to go, since the shop was about to close and we had run out of...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Evolving as an Aware Parent
The idea of the sweet spot just came to me a few years ago – it’s like the sweet spot on a racquet, when you hit the ball or shuttlecock in just the exact place and it flies true. The balance of attention in Aware Parenting is that exact point where the balance of the...