Anxiety is part of our survival instinct. When faced with a threatening situation, our brains and bodies respond by kicking into safety mode. Our adrenalin starts pumping, which helps us get ready to escape the danger. Fearful and anxious behaviour can be common in...
Using Genuine Praise
We made a concious decision as parents to try our best to not put our children in a 'box,' starting with "artificial praise" such as 'good girl! You've put all of your toys away!' We truly believed that by doing so we would be (unintentionally) creating a high...
Parenting mindfully
"With mindfulness we are more aware of who are children are and we are more able to free them from any pressures to fulfil unrealistic expectations" - Sarah Napthali- Buddhism for mothers - Parenting mindfully This is huge for me as a mother of 2 young girls. It's so...
Strong roots produce beautiful leaves
"in the Western world we focus far too much on achievement. Parenting is not about achieving and it is not about 'right' or 'wrong'. Instead we can think of parenting as an almost endless series of opportunities to shift our thinking & our behavior to bring about...
you are TEACHING your children how to behave
Your children will become who you are; so be who you want them to be - anonymous - I certainly have my moments as a mum, & there have been times that i have yelled.. I am not proud of that person, but I am still only human, as are you... When my emotions have...
