I have written before about the really active, can-be-aggressive small child in several back posts of varying nature, but I had a few thoughts I wanted to share today. ( Please be sure to note I am dealing here with … Continue reading
“Second only to learning how to bond, to form strong attachments, the most important thing parents can give children is a sense of responsibility – knowing what they are responsible for and knowing what they aren’t responsible for, knowing how … Continue reading
(I asked my dear friend Liza to write this guest post because she has experience in weaving a life full of meaningful tasks that her twin toddlers do to help nurture their home. What a wonderful experience they are having, … Continue reading
I find many of the boys and more physically-oriented girls seem to enter an angry phase around the age of six. Door slamming, yelling, stomping of feet, true Six-year-olds can become frustrated rather quickly, so rhythm and connection are so … Continue reading
Wonderful Raelee Peirce from over at http://www.noblemother.com/   wrote this in response to reading an article by Dr. Gabor Mate. Dr. Mate, as many of you may recognize, is one of the co- authors of The Parenting Passageway’s featured book we … Continue reading
Are you feeling a bit grumbly right now, looking about at a house strewn with holiday decorations, new holiday gifts that don’t have a home yet, the vestiges of company and entertaining, the children running about and no rhythm to … Continue reading
One of the most pressing issues for the child of the traditional preschool age (ages 3 and onward) is learning to deal with boundaries. I find many attached parents, especially first-time attachment parents, are rather slow about using boundaries. It … Continue reading
( This post is NOT directed at toddler shrieking! Toddler shrieking is a normal phase of development. If you need help with toddler behavior, please see the Baby/Toddler Header at the top of this blog.) This post is for children … Continue reading
There was recently an excellent conversation on Mrs. Marsha Johnson’s list (waldorfhomeeducators@yahoogroups.com) about three-year-olds and “temper tantrums”. One of the wonderful mothers on Mrs. Johnson’s list emailed me and stated how she always felt badly about that phrase: “temper tantrum”. … Continue reading
Judy Arnall starts this chapter with this observation that I see all the time, “Parents believe if they don’t nip many behaviors in the bud at this stage, the behaviors will grow and become monstrous later on and their children … Continue reading
