Tag Archives: child

10 Ways to Play With Your Toddler While Breastfeeding Your Baby

December 17th, 2012 | 12 Comments

Charise shares how she provides her son with fun and dedicated attention while nursing her newborn daughter.  MORE

Posted in Breastfeeding, Feeding With Love, Natural Learning, Playtime Tagged breastfeeding, child, newborn, play, toys

Talents of the Heart

December 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Our world is ruled by competition and recognition. Determination and excellent reign supreme. But shining light on other characteristics can lead to a more cooperative and compassionate society.  MORE

Posted in Attachment Parenting, Consensual Living, Gentle Discipline, Natural Learning, Parenting Philosophies, Playtime, Responding With Sensitivity Tagged authentic parenting, behavior, child, children, collaboration, compassion, competition, cooperation, discipline, nurturing, society, sociology, talent

Ways to Discipline a Child Part 2

December 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Discipline that “works” honors the innate worth of everyone involved. Teaching with wisdom releases old held patterns of shaming, harm and other negative outcomes while focusing on behavior that is appropriate and allowing the child to be the unique being she is here to be. Children who are guided in this way have the potential to greatly impact society in a positive manner.  MORE

Posted in Balance, Belief, Gentle Discipline, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity Tagged behavior, child, discipline, permissiveness, punishment

Ways to Discipline a Child, Part 1

December 7th, 2010 | 6 Comments

Discipline is often thought of as something we do to a child when they do something that we do not want them to do. In this sense, punishment and discipline can become confused and the opportunity for true discipline is lost or misguided.  MORE

Posted in Balance, Belief, Gentle Discipline, Parenting Philosophies, Responding With Sensitivity Tagged child, children, discipline, permissiveness, punishment