Hello!

How are you?

I love the words “parenting practice” because to me, our practicing these new ways of being with our children does require practice.

Well, for me, anyway!

I find that unless I am consciously focussing on something, that after a while it tends to drift to the background of my awareness, especially as my children get older.

Do you find that?

It reminds me of the work of Bruce Lipton.

Have you come across his books?

I’ve had the honour of seeing him speak at the Uplift Conference three years running, and felt so inspired!

One year, he did a presentation with his wife on The Honeymoon Effect, the title of one of his books. I loved it. And really, there could be a parenting version of it!

My summary is that when we go into the habitual part of our consciousness, which is set up there to make things easier in life (imagine if we needed to stay fully present and think about exactly how to walk – we wouldn’t get much done!) – we go into habitual mode, which is usually what we learnt when we were little.

We need to bring our awareness to the present moment, and our choices in this moment, in order to actually CHOOSE how we respond.

And that’s how it is for me with attachment play.

I don’t know how old your child/ren are, but I find that it was way easier to stay present when my children were babies, toddlers and small children.

As they get older, I find it easier to drift out of awareness and it takes more diligence for me to stay present.

And that’s why I’m so glad that I run online courses, because whatever course it is I am focusing on, I also bring focus and awareness to that aspect of my parenting.

And because my free Powerful Present Time Practice has started, I am choosing again to take opportunity of those little moments where I might go and do the washing up, to actually sit down and look in the eyes of my children and be deeply present with them.

And as I am re-doing some aspects of my Attachment Play Course ready for its next live round, I am already choosing more laughter, silliness, and attachment play with them.

I wonder whether there are any aspects of parenting that you really value, but which have fallen into the background of your consciousness at the moment?

And if so, what would you like to do to bring them back to the forefront of your consciousness again?

And of course, if you are interested in the Attachment Play Course, I’d love to see you there (or if you’re already in it, I’d love to see you there again, because of course you get ‘lifetime’ access – including to the new parts that I’m adding!)

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Love,

Marion xxx