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Everyday, I seem to have a moment of awe witnessing my daughter as she grows and comes into her own.
Cleaning her room has never been high on her list, so over time it became a junk pile. Anything I would find around the house, I would just throw in and shut the [...]
Joy Based Parenting: Relationship
In our parenting group, this morning,
we explored how each of us have certain
issues which trigger our anxiety.
When this happens, we perceive our
child’s behavior as the cause of this
anxiety and have a need to control
the behavior to relieve the panic inside.
Even though this may work, for the moment, the price we [...]
Joy Based Parenting: Authentic Connection
I’ve learned raising a beautiful, strong authentic daughter requires I live
and parent from this place inside myself. Learning to trust myself and
relying on my internal wisdom, instead of using techniques to control
my daughter’s behavior, has been challenging.
It has taken a leap of faith and a devotion to making our relationship
the number one [...]
