Conscious Parenting

Should Parents Stand United When Raising Their Children – Even If They Disagree?

Here are some thoughts on the conventional ‘rule’ that parents must have the same parenting style and always agree with one another when raising and disciplining their children. M y own parents ...

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How to Keep Your Relationship Strong After a Baby

Having a baby is usually a time of great joy but it is also a time when the relationship between partners is challenged. This is because you undergo a major transformation when you become a parent. ...

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Babies’ stress levels double when separated from their mothers

A recent study has shown that separating babies from mothers after birth doubles babies' stress levels. Here's an article about the study: http://bit.ly/QskLme P ost-birth separation is still pretty common ...

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How to Enjoy Your Relationship with Your Teenager

'Teenagers are difficult!' everyone knows. But are they? Maybe it's parents who need to find a different way to approach how to relate with their children when they are going through this intense life stage. ...

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Attachment Parenting vs Authoritative Parenting

I identify more as an 'attachment parent' than an 'authoritative parent' but I've always wondered why people would raise their children in an authoritative or authoritarian way. So I did an experiment and got ...

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What Captain Jack Sparrow Taught Me About Work Life Balance

If you're an overly responsible person whose work life balance is out, or a parent who takes your parenting responsibilities really seriously and you're not having much fun, here's what you can learn from Captain ...

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Supernanny or Super Mama?

I wrote this piece in response to criticism mothers often have directed at us about how we raise our children 'these days', and in particular to the popular parent-helper Supernanny. It explains the crucial parent/child ...

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Help Your Child Sleep Alone by Managing Your Energetic Connection with Them

Teaching a baby or child to go to sleep on their own, without the help of rocking, singing, breastfeeding, lying down with them, or other external aid, is one of ...

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My First Tween Issue: Ear Piercing

To pierce or not to pierce. Parents have to make all kinds of decisions about when and if to allow something their child wants, and when to allow ear piercing is what this post ...

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