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Appreciating the parent you are…
I want to appreciate you, just for being the parent you are. Will you join me? Would you please take a moment…even a fraction of a second…right now…and appreciate yourself as a parent? Seriously. How...
View Article“Have to?” Are you sure about that?
I’m gearing up for a five-day retreat in which I’ll study Nonviolent Communication Mediation intensively. As many of you know, I work as a mediator and Shelly and I use the insights of Nonviolent...
View ArticleAnother look at demands
We don’t blog much about, and certainly don’t advocate much for, demands. But sometimes a seemingly rash move like a demand can really shake things up–in good ways. Last week a good friend of mine back...
View ArticleRewind! A simple trick that really works.
Sometimes the best and simplest solutions are the hardest to remember. I’m not sure why that is. Back in the days when Shelly and I lived in the same city and taught classes “real-time,” one of the...
View ArticleSeek first to understand…
In his Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey enjoins us to “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” As hard as this may be to remember to do with other adults sometimes, I...
View ArticleWhat Do You Really Need in The New Year?
Happy Gregorian New Year! Whatever calendar we may observe as part of our many traditions, the popularity and ubiquity of the Gregorian New Year offers us a time to reflect, regroup and realign with...
View ArticleThe taking-it-personally vortex
One of my biggest challenges as a parent is trying to find ways not to take it personally when my child blames me for his unhappiness. Sometimes, it’s easier than others. For example, when I hear,...
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Endings and Beginnings
“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.” ~ Marie Beyon Ray We have two pieces of...
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Guest Blog: How to intervene when other adults disrespect your child
This week’s guest blog is from Jill: I’m happy to be back at AwakeParent.com as a guest blogger today. I wanted to share with you some thoughts on dealing with other adults in your life who interact...
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Guest Blog: Family mediation- the power of the “third side”
This week’s guest blog is from Jill: Sometimes we think fighting is just “what kids (or adults) do,” rather than a way we engage when our needs aren’t getting met. I prefer to think of engaging...
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