The Dangers of “Crying It Out”’
Damaging children and their relationships for the longterm.
*See note on basic assumptions below.
Letting babies “cry it out” is an idea that has been…
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Crying
The Monsters Under the Bed Are Real: Why Children Protest Bedtime
Forced Bedtimes: An Evolutionary Mismatch
(Image from the Monsters Inc. movie by Pixar. This article first appeared in Peter Gray's blog in…
Moving away from detachment and sympathy, to parenting with presence
A few days ago, I went to our local health food shop with my two children, Lana (8), and Sunny (3). Before we left, they both had some feelings…
Soul to soul connection with our children
“There is a divinity in the space between you and your child. A divine space that has never ever been experienced before. You and your child have a divine…
I want to start Aware Parenting with my four year old, who hits me and…
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Dear Marion,
I have recently come across The Aware Baby and have found it so useful and…
The Invitation of Aware Parenting – How our babies and children help us…
Do you want to help your child be the most she can be? Do you want to give her all that you can give, so that she can bloom? Have you ever…
I’m pregnant and I want to do Aware Parenting
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Dear Marion,
I’m 4 months pregnant and I’ve recently found out about Aware Parenting from my close friend, who is on your…
The Aware Parenting Community
Last week I left my quiet hometown of Mullumbimby, in Northern NSW, and travelled to the big smoke of Sydney to offer four days of Aware Parenting consultations…
Ten Reasons to Respond to a Crying Child
Ten Reasons to Respond to a Crying Child
1. A baby's first attempts to communicate cannot be in words, but can only be nonverbal. She cannot put happy feelings…