Conscious Parenting

Question: Dear Marion, I have recently come across The Aware Baby and have found it so useful and…

The saying ‘we are our own worst enemies’ has never been truer than when applied to conversations about birth. There’s a lot of unnecessary g uilt and blame…

5 a.m., one Friday morning, 3 years ago. Water splashes on my thighs as I adjust myself—one leg kneeling, the other perpendicular to the floor, open,…

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…

Suddenly Teens: Yesterday’s Amusement Park Adventures I regarded the shade plants that sat grouped on the floor, looking for long moments at their fibrous…

“Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human being living humanely is like. She is a person who understand, values and develops her body, finding…

Question: Dear Marion, I’m 4 months pregnant and I’ve recently found out about Aware Parenting from my close friend, who is on your…

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…

Negotiating me time can be a tricky task that we face as parents. There are both blocks within us, and also in our immediate circles and wider society that…

Twenty-Two Alternatives to Punishment Many parents recognize the harmful effects of physical and verbal punishment. They know that yelling, slapping, hitting,…