Parenting in peace
January 10, 2014
If this conjures images of solitary, closed-eye meditation, think again. Mindful parenting is for the modern, gadget-driven, present moment — and it’s shown to reduce parenting stress!
If this conjures images of solitary, closed-eye meditation, think again. Mindful parenting is for the modern, gadget-driven, present moment — and it’s shown to reduce parenting stress!
I’ve never met you, but I think you were better off because you’d never met me. I’m guilty of a crime I believe to be unforgivable.
The first menstruation of young girls is a cause for celebration. But why do they have to avoid prayer rooms or use different utensils in the kitchen?
I lived this way, learning to be a louder version of myself, for 29 years. I despised it. And then I was given a gift.
“I looked into your rapists’ eyes. I stared at their pictures, desperately searching for evil.” In memory of Jyoti Singh Pandey, victim of a gang rape in Delhi on this day, one year ago.
When ‘out of sight’ is no longer ‘out of mind,’ separation from familiar caregivers is bound to create some anxiety in infants (and parents)!
I’ve typed myself into trouble more than a few times. As for body language, I’ve been forced to use emoticons, the majority of which resemble the offspring of a hostile alien race.
It’s illegal to flush the toilet in an apartment in Switzerland after 10 pm, and Nepal is the only country without a rectangular flag. More chit chat facts about countries!
Can you have good intentions when hurting someone? There is an art to maintaining the title of ‘Ex’ without it becoming the devil’s stamp on your forehead.
Although they feel as if they’ve landed on a new planet, newborns will eventually trust and regulate their own body’s rhythms. What can parents do to help the self-regulation process?
My sister and I put up decorations and snuck a candle into every corner our mother considered a fire hazard! We didn’t know why, but we had a feeling.
Did you know temperament usually emerges at around 3 or 4 months, and stays relatively stable across the life span?