by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Oct 4, 2021 | Connection, Gratitude, Judgements
When you walk into your child’s room, what is the first thing you see? The mess? Most parents do. As humans, we have a negativity bias which is our tendency not only to register negative stimuli more readily but also to dwell on it. It’s easy to STAY with this...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Aug 4, 2021 | Connection, Judgements, Perception, Uncategorized
I have a saying that goes, “It’s never about what you think it is about”. What I mean by this is it’s never about the computer use, or the food, or even the homework. I know, I know. It sure seems like it is about those things, yes? When you think it is about the...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Jun 30, 2021 | Joy Based Parenting, Judgements, Perception
After years of therapy and spiritual practice, I was sure I had the skills to be the parent I longed to be. I pictured myself as a BIG open expansive heart energy surrounding my child supporting her to express her heart. My visions filled me with delight and...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | May 5, 2021 | Boundaries, Connection, Judgements
In your family, were you taught that “wants” were demanding? Was it safer to appear self-reliant and independent? If so, you grew up trying to quell your wants and learned to take care of others while repressing your own. Self-reliance and independence are...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Mar 17, 2021 | Gratitude, Joy Based Parenting, Judgements
As a young parent, I felt the most important piece I had to offer my daughter was being in service to her by helping, supporting, and teaching her. What I know now is that is not the greatest gift I have to offer. The greatest gift is seeing her, freshly, over and...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Mar 3, 2021 | Judgements, Perception, Responsibility, Struggling Teen
Do these words sound familiar? “I can’t let my kid….” As in “I can’t let my kid stay on the computer for hours”, “do her homework while listening to podcasts” “eat only pasta seven days a week”. Going to that place, which we all do, of looking at the...
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