Labeling Our Children
A quick reminder that labeling our children as “good” or “bad” or anything in between can lead to unexpected negative consequences. Instead, shift the focus on desirable behaviour.
Conscious Parenting
Raising A Champion
The world today is more competitive than it has ever been, and the parents are starting off their children young, very young. Just read a parenting book such as “After 3 it’s too late”, by Ibaki Masaru. The title alone will freak any parent out …
On Conscious Parenting
Recently I was privileged to complete an online course with Dr. Shefali Tsabary on Conscious Parenting and I will never be the same again! She challenges the traditional parenting approach, the burdens of unconscious parenting, that have been passed from generation to generation and awakens …
Mama Is The Sweetest Word
Today, I got to experience two important parenting lessons: The Pause and Watching Your Feelings Rise and Fade while being in the state of non-reactivity. It was only after the experience that I gained conscious awareness of how beautiful and calm it feels to experience …
Consciously Unconscious
Last night I made a conscious decision to finish my parenting day as an “unconscious”, or “unaware”, parent. I’ve been on this eye-opening, thought provoking 3+ weeks Conscious Parenting Quest with Dr. Shefali Tsabary and learned a great deal what conscious parenting is about. But …
A Long Painful Walk Home, Or …
Our walk home from school today was quite something. The moment my 5 year old daughter, Chloe, got out of school, she started being demanding about a playdate. No hug, no simple “Hello mommy”. A playdate with a girl I’ve never heard her speak of. …
Rushing Against the Clock
If there is one thing in my relationship with my five year old daughter Chloe that has been bugging me almost on a daily basis, that would be her procrastination. As probably any small child, she’s taking so (and I mean soooo!) much unbearably long …