Much of the popular bookstore literature regarding discipline of the small child to the pre-teenaged years are sorely lacking, in my opinion. These resources typically demonstrate one of two approaches. The first approach is to focus solely on … Continue reading
What lovely timing to have the first day of Advent beginning tomorrow, and to have our topic for Day Twelve be that of “warmth.” I recently wrote about warmth on All Saints Day, one of my favorite days of the … Continue reading
Kara over at Rockin’ Granola is dreaming up some change: http://www.rockingranola.com/2012/10/dreaming-new-dreams.html#disqus_thread I will miss Kara’s blogging whilst she is gone; I have always loved Rockin’ Granola I see Annette has a Martinmas book out here: http://ourseasonsofjoy.com/seasons-of-joy/martinmas-round-up/ and don’t forget Waldorf … Continue reading
AGE FIVE: Often referred to as a “Golden Age” in development with five-and-a-Continuing on with our look at realistic expectations for the ages three through eight, we are up to age five. Age five and a half is a traditional … Continue reading
We must love our children enough to do what is right for them. This includes our own ability to control ourselves, to display our own self-discipline, our own evenness in times of stress, our own self-equilibrium. Working on your own … Continue reading
Dearest Friends, One of the other topics that I have sincerely thought and pondered during this move is that of the overwhelmed mother. Not the mother who is experiencing chronic anger (which I have written about before ), but the … Continue reading
Dearest Friends, During my time of moving houses, I have had several very important issues swirling about in my head with no opportunity to write them down until tonight. So, you will be seeing some deeply thought and deeply held … Continue reading
In Day Nine of “Twenty Days Toward More Mindful Mothering”, we looked at our abilities to set boundaries. And, one thing I really wanted to hammer in was that boundaries work both ways – it is not something that we … Continue reading
We last were talking about boundaries in this post: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2012/08/16/day-nine-of-twenty-days-toward-more-mindful-mothering/ Boundaries are an interesting thing; once attached parents realize that they and their children are not the same person and that boundaries are really necessary, it can be … Continue reading
(This post is not meant to address children who are clinically depressed. Please speak to a health care professional if you feel your child is depressed). Then you should know exactly which children lean toward inner reflection … Continue reading
