by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Aware Parenting Q&As
Mum: “I started Aware Parenting when my baby was 4 months old. How much do babies need to cry in arms, and how long does it take them to “catch up” if we have unknowingly stopped them from expressing their feelings in the first months?” Marion: My general...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Aware Parenting Q&As
Rosie said: Hi Marion, I have been thinking about what you said about how the night wakings may be an indication that I need to tell myself something or listen to myself in some way. I think you are absolutely right and when I take the time to check-in on how I am...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Aware Parenting Q&As
Recently, several parents have talked to me about their baby or toddler crying in the car-seat. As with every situation in Aware Parenting, when a baby or child starts expressing feelings, I recommend checking – is this an immediate need, or is it a need to...
by Marion Rose | Mar 10, 2015 | Aware Parenting Q&As
I’ve noticed that a particular issue often comes up for parents who begin practising Aware Parenting when their children are babies in arms. They know that babies need to be held when they cry in order for the crying to be healing. When their babies start to...
by Marion Rose | Mar 9, 2015 | Control Patterns
Have you noticed that your levels of presence have varied considerably as your child has been at different ages? I have. When I was pregnant, I gave up things. Like chocolate. And sugar. And when my daughter was born 12 years ago, I was determined (notice the use of...
by Marion Rose | Mar 9, 2015 | Control Patterns
When I first came across Aware Parenting, one of the first things that I was amazed to learn, was that babies can heal from stress and trauma from birth onwards. Trained as a psychospiritual psychotherapist, I had believed up until then that repression, splitting and...