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I Made a Decision
Eight years ago I made a decision. I decided that parenting with punishment was not only wrong, but harmful – and that I was going to do whatever it took to parent in another way. Making this decision...
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Mindfulness: Actually Sitting for Practice (aka Addressing Restlessness)
Have you ever sat down to meditate only to get up before you’re done? Maybe your child is calling, or you remember a frustration from earlier in the day. Or maybe you sat there for the time you’d...
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40 Day Meditation Challenge – Just to See What Happens
40 Days, Every Day, Meditation – and Parenting Possible? Yes! Can meditation really benefit you? Double yes! How can a daily practice help your parenting? Join the Presence Parenting 40 Day Meditation...
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Anger Reset Audio
What do you do when you feel angry? Sometimes I have a sit down or make a smooth exit to create space for me and my family. Other times I transition yelling into more collaborative communication. And...
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Collaborative Problem Solving Teleclass
How do you meet moments of intensity and frustration with your child(ren)? When you see a problem, how do you work to find a solution – and then implement that solution? As adults, sometimes we respond...
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Mindfulness for Children: Exercises for Emotional Regulation & Focus
Have you ever had one of those moments where your child is emotionally distraught beyond your ability to soothe (or be present with), you both end up frustrated and you wish you had some way to stop...
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The Sixty Second Shift – An Alternative Approach to Blowing Up or Shutting Down
How could it be possible to shift your parenting experience in as little as sixty seconds? Simply by accessing the ability to choose while utilizing your imagination, you can open the door for change...
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Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings – Introduction and Chapter 1 Discussion
Five kids between the ages of two and fourteen (with various personalities, needs, interests and human intricacies), one mom (my age doesn’t matter much, but dealing with my baggage makes all of the...
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Changes and Consolidation – Site Update
Parenting is such a journey, and I am grateful to be sharing it with others walking a similar path. Thank you for joining me. Over the next few days, weeks, months – whatever it takes, I am...
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Cleaning up Pee… is a Glorious Job
She called for help as I was downstairs completing one of the many tasks on my to do list. I called back, “I’m coming to help. I’ll be right there.” Frustration was already present for me, just that...
View ArticleBehind Closed Doors – Guest Post at Natural Mother Magazine
Some stories are difficult to share, but they need to be shared nonetheless. The following story of domestic abuse is one that has brought a multitude of emotions for me, and my family. Shame seems to...
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The Downside of Emotional and Physical Punishment – and the Upside of...
After many months of not writing consistently, I’m readying myself to utilize my voice more fully to grow positive parenting in my heart, home and the world. Today, I invite you to accept my humble...
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Respectful Ways to Share Positive Parenting
Have you ever felt so excited about an approach to parenting that you wanted to shout it from the mountain tops? Have you ever encountered some ideas about parenting that made you cringe, feel...
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Learning to Collaborate with Kids
Finding ways to parent healthily has been a necessity for me. My past contains a colorful number of startling experiences, both of my own actions and those of others, but none have been more startling...
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Peaceful Parenting for Single Moms
Parenting alone is challenging. We need to start here, with acknowledging that it’s hard. I wish I could say that it’s easy, or that if you follow five simple steps it can be easy, but I won’t lie to...
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An Update From Me to You – Information Overload, Force Free Parenting and...
8 minutes. That’s the amount of time I have available right now to write you and I’ve been thinking deeply about what I want to share. First, thank you. Thank you so much for joining me in this journey...
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Wired to Connect: Discipline Shouldn’t Hurt – Guest Post by Rebecca Eanes
Discipline is such an interesting topic, and we come to parenting with many ideas about what it means. Today, I invite you to enjoy the very first guest post I’ve ever shared on my blog from mom and...
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Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings – Introduction and Chapter 1 Discussion
Five kids between the ages of two and fourteen (with various personalities, needs, interests and human intricacies), one mom (my age doesn’t matter much, but dealing with my baggage makes all of the...
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Force Free Parenting Isn’t Easy – Update on the Writing of the Book
A couple of years ago I began writing a book, Force Free Parenting. My vision for the book was for it to be a comprehensive exploration, resource and collection of alternatives regarding the nature and...
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A 4 Minute Meditation for You
This morning I was experimenting with a recording setup to start working on the audio version of the Clear Kids Mindfulness course. The experiment worked okay (although I’m still going to try some...
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