by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
As a parent, are you ever confused by the advice of the ‘experts? I know I sure was! Even though I was so clear that focusing on my own internal experience was the path for me, I still had this secret hope that somehow my child’s behavior would change. Ha! On a...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
I had a fantasy. I thought that just because I wanted to be the best parent ever, I would naturally know how to do it. I’d read a lot of parenting books and was clear on how I should act and yet every day I found myself yelling, consequencing and shaming my...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Oct 2, 2020 | Big Feelings, Blog, Podcast, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why your child acts sneaky? The bottom line is this: if they don’t feel emotionally safe expressing their needs, they will resort to being sneaky. We all came into the world with needs and it is our main job in life to get them met. If you...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Sep 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
We often hear “be in the moment” and yet our cultural conditioning is focused on planning for the future. No wonder we get confused when meeting our little people. Even though we understand the importance of staying in the moment, our busy minds are constantly...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Sep 18, 2020 | Boundaries, Uncategorized
The definition I align with for emotional safety is: “In psychology, emotional safety refers to an emotional state achieved in attachment relationships wherein each individual is open and vulnerable.” In my parenting, I made a commitment to put my eggs in...
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