Gentle parenting: How to create a life that provides gentle spiritual guidance to kids Hello friends! A while ago I posted a little about our faith and how we find churches and maintain our spiritual lives while travelling. We are very conscious of providing spiritual guidance for our kids, and . . .
Gentle parenting: The benefits of ‘assuming positive intent’
Gentle parenting: Assuming positive intent Hello friends! A little nugget post for y'all today about something that I have found really helpful when it comes to gentle parenting. It is this: Assume positive intent. Assuming positive intent is a great way to see things from your child's point . . .
Positive parenting solutions: When children ‘need’ to apologise
Gentle parenting: How to handle 'bad behaviour' towards other children Hello friends! A gentle parenting/ unconditional parenting post for you today, about the issue of apologies; more specifically getting kids to apologise (or not). If you connect with this post please do also check out my other . . .
Unconditional parenting: Parenting without punishment
Unconditional parenting: 5 things we use for parenting without punishment Unconditional parenting and parenting without punishment Good morrow from the Thai-Burma border, lovelies. If you haven’t checked out our Vlogmas videos on YouTube, and fancy having a look at the magical Unicorn . . .
Gentle parenting: Tips for a calm Christmas
Gentle parenting at Christmas (or Easter!) Gentle parenting tips for the holiday seasons Gentle parenting: Hey guys! It's that time of year, with the madness and the frenzied shopping and the food buying and the present wrapping and the lots-of-people, and the puddings and the aunties and the . . .
Elf on the shelf ideas: DON’T get the Elf out before you read this!
Elf on the shelf ideas: I'm watching YOU, Elf on the shelf. Travel update Happy Advent y'all! It's a respectful parenting/ unconditional parenting post from me today about Elf on the shelf ideas, after a quick travel catch-up. We are currently in the bustling city of Bangkok and loving it. Due . . .
Respectful parenting: Looking at Love.
Respectful parenting: Back to Love. Respectful parenting: Parenting in a world that has redefined Love Hey, all you lovely people. I just wanted to start by saying, "thank you." Thank you for reading my posts, thank you for letting me know that some of you have felt inspired to think in new ways . . .
Respectful Parenting: 25 ways to show love to your child using Love Languages
25 ways to use love languages to show love to your kids In my previous post about love languages I spoke about how helpful Patrick and I have found it to learn about love languages and use them to demonstrate care for each other. It is also a fantastic way to connect with your children; identifying . . .
Conscious parenting: Exploring the issue of obedience
Conscious parenting: Do we really want obedient kids? Hello everyone! I just published a post about the difference between rules and principles and I'm on a conscious parenting roll so I'm gonna just crack right on with this obedience vs. compliance post. This post is partly inspired by the . . .
Set of rules for kids: Do we need them?
Why principles are better than a set of rules Hey, y'all. Today I'm going to write about one of my favourite subjects: child development. Specifically, how to raise 'reasonable' children (and whether or not having a set of rules is a good idea). Writing that sentence feels a bit wrong to me, as . . .