Parent Peacefully

I was in the car with my 5 yo having a conversation when I realized how much my children are growing and shifting, and me too… Soon after my daughter turned 4, she had a huge developmental [...]

Welcome to the December 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: The More Things Change . . . This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama [...]

[This post is the second in a series of posts of breaking the cycle of overwhelm, anger and guilt and rewiring for peace, connection and presence. The first post was on my parenting breakdown and [...]

Mothers, Have you ever felt desperately alone? Unbelievably exhausted Overwhelmed beyond even your imagination? How about horribly enraged or heart-wrenchingly sad? Thinking back on all your [...]

Welcome to the August 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Sibling Revelry This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. [...]

“Good Job!” And Other Things You Shouldn’t Say or Do has me thinking on something that keeps coming up for me lately. Here’s what I read on my A Living Family Facebook page [...]

My 3.5 yo said to me on the potty this morning: “That feels hard for me when I want to go on a boat down a slide like we did and you say no I can’t.” I had asked her if she [...]

In my Heartfelt Letter to Family, written before I had my son, I talked about not forcing children to say sorry and setting limits respectfully. I also mentioned a bit about not wanting “pretty” [...]

Welcome to the June 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting in Theory vs. in Reality This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: [...]

[This post is part of my Bite-sized Steps to a Healthier, Happier Family Series. Resources, Recipes and Revelations. One bite at a time. Get this weekly e-bite series delivered to your [...]