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Making Every Day Mother’s Day
This week, as a prelude to Mother’s Day here in Australia, I’ve been enquiring into my feelings and thoughts about this day. I’ve been enjoying doing this…
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…
Suddenly Teens: Germs and Gmail
“I feel crummy”
“Feel better Mom. Can I make ya something?”
“A cup of tea.”
“Which type?”
“Ginger. It scares the…
Living Small — mothering on a shoestring in an age of retail…
"Do you feel like a failure?" my friend asks.
It all started when I gave birth to my son in the bedroom of our 4-bedroom house. From the moment his…
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…
Question:
Dear Marion,
I have recently come across The Aware Baby and have found it so useful and…
Time to Give Mother-Guilt a Hersterectomy
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…
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) Wars
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,…
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…
Suddenly Teens: Yesterday’s Amusement Park Adventures
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…