by Marion Rose | Jul 11, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Compassion, Connection, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Feelings, Understanding our children
Hello!My son had his tenth birthday a couple of days ago.He was so excited to open his presents.He started with opening a box with toy cars in it.He had chosen 10 of them himself a couple of days before (they were reduced to a dollar).But when he opened them, he found...
by Marion Rose | Jun 30, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Compassion, Connection, Crying, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, Inner Loving Father, Inner Loving Mother
Hello!It’s my son’s 10th birthday next week, and with a 14 year old daughter too, I find myself reflecting on how it’s different now, with an older child and a teenager.What’s different to looking after a baby and a younger child?Well, I find...
by Marion Rose | Jun 29, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Celebrating ourselves as mothers, Compassion, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, My Aware Parenting Experiences and Musings, Self-Compassion for Parents
Hello!If you are practicing Aware Parenting, I wonder how you have changed, and how your perspective about Aware Parenting has changed, since you started practising Aware Parenting?I remember clearly, more than fourteen years ago, when I started practising Aware...
by Marion Rose | Jun 26, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Celebrating ourselves as mothers, Compassion, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, Get Free From Guilt, Getting Our Needs Met, Honouring Mothers, Inner Loving Father, Inner Loving Mother, Inner Loving Presence Process, Love Being a Mother, Loving Limits, Nourish Your Needs, Self-Compassion for Parents
Hello! I wonder if you read my last email, which was all about differentiating between thoughts and feelings? I am so passionate about helping mothers free themselves from self-punishment, and I find myself wanting to write more about this. I used to think that...
by Marion Rose | Jun 24, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Compassion, Feelings, Get Free From Guilt, Getting Our Needs Met, Nourish Your Needs, Self-Compassion for Parents
Hello! One of my readers responded to my recent email, “Do you take responsibility for other people’s feelings?” saying that she really liked it, and then said; “The next one I’d love to read about is – how to distinguish...
by Marion Rose | Jun 22, 2016 | Aware Parenting, Aware Parenting for ourselves, Compassion, Evolving as an Aware Parent, Evolving Through Parenting, Get Free From Guilt, Getting Our Needs Met, Healing From the Past, Inner Loving Mother, Inner Loving Presence Process, Love Being a Mother, Nourish Your Needs, Self-Compassion for Parents, Sharing Your Gifts with The World
Hello! One of my original reasons for wanting to help mothers was because I saw how much my own Mum’s inner dialogue affected her and how she responded to me. My Mum is one of the most generous, giving, loving people I know ~ and so filled with harsh self-talk....