by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Aug 25, 2021 | Connection, Emotional Maturity, Responsibility
I never thought of myself as an arrogant person. Honestly, I had quite the judgment about folks I perceived as arrogant. Then I became a parent! YIKES. Arrogance showed up quickly and furiously when my daughter didn’t behave in ways that supported my idea of being a...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Jul 14, 2021 | Connection, Perception, Responsibility
Do you ever get frustrated with your kids when they refuse to do chores? Most parents I meet have a belief that chores are important skill sets for kids to learn. And yet, they often push, pull, threaten, shame, or force their children to do them. Sound familiar?...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | May 19, 2021 | Emotional Maturity, Healthy Separation, Responsibility
Stress-based parenting. This is the mode many parents operate from. The urgent feeling driving most of their behavior The thoughts arise – “What if” I don’t feed my child a good dinner at the table, Don’t give him a bath every night, Don’t brush her...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Mar 24, 2021 | Perception, Responsibility, Unconditional Love
Lately, I’m aware of my attachment to things going my way, especially with my child. Expecting my daughter to live into my high values leads to a feeling of disappointment when she doesn’t. I know this feeling intimately and as it arises I notice the...
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...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Feb 24, 2021 | Connection, Judgements, Perception, Responsibility
Before becoming a Mom, I was incredibly judgy when observing how others parented. Witnessing parents getting angry with their kids and trying to control them, activated a secret sense of pride inside – I was SURE as a parent, I’d do it so differently....
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