“Cycle of emotions” diagram
This is the diagram I use for my Introduction to Aware Parenting talks. I created it myself and my mentor, Marion Rose, …
Balancing, 18/4/16
The children have been on holidays for two weeks and, today, I begin to notice some of my needs that I have been …
Human being versus human doing, 5/5/2015
My timetable says it is time to brush teeth, or wash hands, or put shoes on. But my son has different ideas. …
Reflecting with the children, 15/8/15
I had just spent about half an hour doing the Aware Parenting Dance with my daughter, and she had had several good …
Resisting crying, 15/8/15
When I began applying Aware Parenting in my life, I was deeply inspired by concepts like healing through tears, creating emotional safety …
Putting myself in the cross 15/7/15
I so want to beat them into submission. I so want to do onto them what was done to me. I so …
Safety for me and for them 2/4/15
In the last few months I have very consciously aiming to create a safe space for my children to express their uncomfortable …
Inner wrestle 2/4/15
This morning when we got up, my daughter kept on asking me to do things for her. I got impatient, my thinking …
Aware Parenting jargon used against me 8/4/15
Sometimes you’ve just got to laugh. My kids were having a bath together and things were getting a bit crazy. Several warnings …
Ninjas, 12/7/15
The kids had been in front of the screen for about an hour and a half, watching Ninjas. Dinner was half ready …
Fear, my very demanding third child 10/6/15
This morning, in my meditation, I had a lovely image come to me: I saw my fear as a very demanding third child. I …
Compassion, April 2015
Children sometimes can get very clingy. I have so many times felt that kind of pull: they hang from my hands or …
