This morning I lay in bed, wishing for more sleep, but my little ones were waking up. So I laid there, watching my sweet children as they woke up and began playing. Yes, we have a family bed. It works for us. We are right there when our children need us. It makes breastfeeding at night much [...]
Archive for May 28th, 2008
morning musings…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged consensual living, family bed, non-coercive parenting, siblings on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
praise vs. appreciation…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, consensual living, non-coercive parenting, praise on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sharing in a child’s joy is not the same as using a verbal reward. One focuses on a child’s thoughts, feelings, and accomplishments. The other focuses on your thoughts, feelings, and wants and diminishes how the child views their own thoughts and feelings and own self-worth (self-worth is not the same as self-esteem).
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