by PureJoyParenting | Jan 24, 2018 | Big Feelings, Blog, Connection, Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice
As parents, we are expected to know what is best for our children. We are cast into this omnipotent role of the “all knower” and we often take this position on and forget we may not always know what is best. I began to see how I knew what was best from my...
by PureJoyParenting | Jan 23, 2018 | Boundaries, Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice
Are you afraid to ask for what you want? As a child when you asked were you told you wanted too much or your parent expected you not to ask because they didn’t want to set their personal boundary? I learned to NOT ASK which meant I became self-reliant and...
by PureJoyParenting | Oct 26, 2017 | Big Feelings, Blog, Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Sibling Conflicts
Last week we talked about how to turn inside to attend to what is arising in us when our children are fighting. Once we are able to separate out enough from our emotional trigger and step back into our adult role we can offer our children some ways to work with what...
by PureJoyParenting | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
Do you have the expectation your children should always get along with each other? If so, why? Is it because you feel discomfort when they don’t get along? Do you believe everyone in the house should be peaceful? Are you afraid they’ll hate each other as adults?...
by PureJoyParenting | Jun 29, 2017 | Big Feelings, Blog, Boundaries, Unconditional Love
Have you ever felt a BIG nudge and knew it was time to jump into the water even though you resisted like CRAZY? I’ve felt this countless times in my parenting and often found it easier to resist and create a million reasons to stay with the norm rather...
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