Postpartum Care Ritual: Closing of the Bones
Most cultures around the world have an innate understanding of the vulnerability of a new mother and the need for her to be cared for…
How Much Respect, Trust and Freedom is Enough?
Children (and in fact, all human beings) thrive in freedom. They develop at their own pace and they become confident and self-directed whole humans when…
Talking to Toddlers: Tip 2: Turn ‘no’s into ‘yes’es
This is tough and definitely takes some practice. So many times we find ourselves say No to our children. This NO habit can have some…
Talking to Toddlers: Tip 3: Acknowledge what they are going through
“I know you really want to that eat ice cream right now, and it’s fair to feel so because you saw it in the freezer…
The Absorbent Mind
Think of why you are on this page reading things about ‘parenting’. Because you are aware that you are a big factor on what your…
Children Construct Themselves!
Work of the child leads to self-construction Think about your child. What do you see her doing? A myriad of activities – waving her arms…
Talking to Toddlers: Tip 1: Talk normally – like you would with other whole human beings
There are some parts to this one. Part 1: No need to use baby-talk Children in the first 6 years are absorbent minds. They can understand…