Author Archives: Ariadne Brill
About The Author: Ariadne Brill
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Ariadne is a busy and happy mama to three curious and spunky children and a Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator. Ariadne practices peaceful, playful and positive parenting and to avoid doing the laundry she created the Positive Parenting Connection to share resources and ideas with other parents. Ariadne believes parenting is not about perfection but connection and making time to have fun! Find her on Facebook
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Is That Natural Consequence You are Allowing Really a Good Discipline Choice?
Natural Consequences can be a powerful gentle parenting tool in disciplining children, but sometimes Natural Consequences prove to be too dangerous. MORE
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How To Return To Gentle Parenting Intentions During Times of Stress
Do you ever feel bogged down and negative about your parenting interactions when you are feeling tired, stressed or overwhelmed?
Try a new way of confronting usual parenting challenges. Try to play when you were usually serious and flexibility if you were otherwise set in your decision. That change will help your brain become unstuck from the negative rut and return to your positive and peaceful goal. MORE -
6 Ways to Gently Respond To A Tantrum
Children must feel a full range of emotions, frustration included for healthy development and gently responding to tantrums and remembering to also meet a childs need does not equal being manipulated, tricked or permissive. Positive interactions, especially during upset feelings are what help children cope with a host of feelings as they grow and create trust between parent and child. MORE
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“Mama, Please Wait!” The Benefits of Allowing Children to Ask for Flexibility
Sometimes we get caught up complaining that our children are not responding to us when we would like them to. We think they are dawdling, or taking their “sweet time”, “dragging their feet” or just being “selfish.” The thing is, often we expect flexibility from our children but forget to give it in return! MORE