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Archive for category: Understanding Peaceful Parenting
When peaceful parenting isn’t working!! What’s missing?
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, 3First published in The Natural Parent Magazine. It takes a lot of hard work to become a more mindful...
Peacefully parenting your anxious or resistant child
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, active listening, anxious child, emotional support, fear, separation anxiety, 1Peacefully parenting your anxious or resistant child by Genevieve Simperingham First published in The Natural Parent Magazine New Zealand....
The science of emotion – Gordon Neufeld’s developmental model
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, adaptation, alpha, attachment, gordon neufeld, prison, research, secure attachment, tears of futility, teenagers, teens, 0The Science of Emotion First printed in The Natural Parent Magazine I’ve just spent five very rich days listening...
Why not to ignore your child or put them in time out
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, alternative to time out, punishment, punishments, shaming, smacking, stonewalling, time out, 3We should ignore the child when they act out! – Or should we? By Genevieve Simperingham Parents hear a...
Raising children to feel at peace in themselves
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, confidence in kids, confident child, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, sibling rivalry, siblings, taking responsibility, 0As parents, we wish for our children to grow up ready to tackle and enjoy life to the fullest. ...
To make your child very angry, tell them to “calm down”
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, active listening, grumpy child, tantrums, 1Children are so often told to “calm down”. Have you been told to calm down as a child or...
When children seem hard to please
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, allowing feelings, grumpy child, 0Often when a child is tired and their parent is caring for them, it can feel like it’s so hard...
The pitfalls of obedience training
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, grumpy child, obedience training, parental anger, parental frustration, 2First published in The Natural Parent Magazine 2013. Who would want to train children to be obedient, when we...
Thank you for staying with me when I told you to go away
Genevieve Simperingham, , Understanding Peaceful Parenting, allowing feelings, anger, child won't connect, disappointment, eating disorder, rejecting parent, sugar, 0One day when my daughter was about eight, in a really lovely sweet moment where the connection was really...
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