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Just pretend you’re performing in an opera
I really love the members in our Facebook group, Gentle Parenting of WNY. Oftentimes, comments posted are so insightful and genuine. And sometimes fantastically hilarious. This one made me laugh out loud. The topic involved being lovingly responsive to our children, and how sometimes we just…can’t. Most of us have moments, or days, when we […]
Finding the ‘Why’
We often hear experts telling us to find, and focus, on the why…or the reason for a behavior. But what exactly does that mean? It seems like there’s COUNTLESS reasons for why our child is behaving in certain ways… how on earth are we to know what they are? And how do we figure it […]
When your partner doesn’t agree with a Gentle Parenting approach
When we say we follow ‘gentle’ or ‘positive’ parenting practices, that can be very subjective. We all are different people, and as such we handle situations in our own unique ways regardless of what style we’re using. And while we may know what gentle parenting means to us, and how to respond to situations based […]
When Your Child Comforts You
Rebekah is a truly talented writer, and this one always makes me cry. Reposted from www.barrentobeautiful.com. When Your Child Comforts You.
It’s time to rethink how we impact our children’s lives.
We had our book club the other night, and amidst the discussion, one member stated this: “It’s been time to rethink how we impact our children’s lives. Changing our priorities to be child-centered and more nurturing and supportive of families is the best way to make positive, necessary changes in our society.” (Alisa Makson Wing, […]
Are those cute Time-Out chairs worth it?
I recently saw a post on one of the local buying/selling pages where a bunch of parents were ordering cute time-out chairs, with their children’s names on them. They’re adorable, yes, and the poems are sweet, but…. Do you really know what time-out is? Generally, time out is a discipline technique that is widely misused and misunderstood. “Time-out” is a […]