Here are a few more thoughts about small children and sleep:
If you have a child who never has slept well, and medical causes such as silent reflux and unaddressed food allergies have been ruled out, please do try to be calm. This child has a hard time going to sleep, an inability to sleep as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘support’
Peaceful March: Small Children and Sleep
Posted in Nighttime Parenting, tagged support, no spanking, Children under age 7 on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Peaceful Baby in March: Sleep (Part One)
Posted in Nighttime Parenting, tagged support, no spanking, Children under age 7, Challenges on March 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I have had three local mothers in my over twelve years of parenting counseling who had babies under the age of six months who truly did not sleep. It was very difficult. All three cases were very active little girl babies who had a difficult time gaining weight, and once they became mobile older babies/toddlers [...]
The Number One Way to Discipline A Child
Posted in Challenges, Communication, Family Life, Parenting, gentle discipline, tagged no spanking, support on February 22, 2010 | 13 Comments »
….is through connection and attachment, not through separation. This is why threats, time-outs, and other traditional discipline methods fail.
Attachment and connection with your child is the number one way to guide a child. You can sure hold them when they cry because Grandma can’t come to dinner. You can sure hold them as they learn [...]
“I Don’t Like My Child Right Now”
Posted in Challenges, Parenting, inner work, tagged Children under age 7, forgiveness in parenting, support on February 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
That’s okay. Loving your child doesn’t always mean you like their behavior. However, I think feeling that way is a good sign something needs to be different (and before you jump in and say, yes, my child needs to do “X” to make that happen!), please read on for a few encouraging words.
Please, please work [...]
Hopeless With Waldorf?
Posted in Homeschooling, tagged Homeschooling, support on March 12, 2009 | 18 Comments »
(Addendum as of March 28, 2009: This post has had 416 hits as of today which kind of cracks me up because I wrote it completely off the cuff in about 10 minutes! If you are new to my blog, please do have a look around. There are lots of posts about the developmental characteristics [...]
The Adjunct to “Did You See This” ?
Posted in Challenges, inner work, tagged inner work, Parenting, support on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have gotten some private emails and such, apparently this post has hit a lot of raw nerves. First of all, I would like to give all of you struggling with these issues empathy. Some of you have grown children and you are worried that perhaps people judge your parenting skills by the state your [...]
Thoughts on Challenging Developmental Stages
Posted in Challenges, inner work, tagged High-Needs Children, inner work, no spanking, rhythm, support on October 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Dr. William Sears frequently discusses “the high-needs child” in his library of books – he even has an entire book devoted to this very subject. This is a post listing suggestions and options to consider when your child, high-needs or not, is going through a more challenging phase of development. Pick and choose what resonates [...]
