by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Feb 13, 2023 | Behavior, Emotional Maturity, Perception
On one hand parenting is a very practical job. Feeding the baby, changing the baby’s diapers, giving the baby a bath, cleaning up after the baby and on and on it goes. Even though this can seem a bit tedious you gladly offer these gifts to your innocent beautiful...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Feb 6, 2023 | Emotional Maturity, Healthy Separation, Perception
Families come in all shapes and sizes. I adopted my daughter from China as a single mom which was a “lot” radical for my Southern family. Did I say I was 45 years old at the time? HA! Growing up in a Southern home I had a parenting template that conditioned me to...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Jan 30, 2023 | Behavior, Blog, Boundaries, Connection, Parenting Advice, Uncategorized
Oh no!!!! Is this PERMISSIVE parenting?!?!? (dun dun dun DUN!!!!!) 😨 When learning about the Purejoy Parenting philosophy, it’s pretty common for parents to ask… aren’t I just letting my kid do whatever they want? Thinking that you have the power to...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog, Connection, Emotional Maturity, Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Unconditional Love
You live in a culture that tells you how your children “should be”. Through the ages and stages, there is a lot of info that expects your child to measure up. In Purejoy, we go a little deeper by supporting you in looking internally. What need are you...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Jan 16, 2023 | Big Feelings, Blog, Boundaries, Connection, Healthy Separation, Judgements, Parenting Advice
This week let’s look at the difference between exploring and explaining. Do you find yourself exploring with your child, exploring what’s going on, exploring their experience, showing up for them to explore their world, how they see things, the conclusions...
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