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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Parenting differently from family or friends and the tensions this creates in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 3 years, 6 months ago
Having issues with this now with a friend who thinks I brush things under the carpet because I don’t yell at my daughter or shame her in front of others and because i like to gather some info about a situation before I jump in.
No amount of expressing that I will deal with things after my daughter has calmed down and when I know what’s going on…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS started the topic Toileting in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 3 years, 7 months ago
I have a curly one with my 4.5 year old and just a little too close to it so hoping for some perspective 🙂
She doesn’t like to wipe her bottom after she does a poo and wants us to do it for her.
It’s because she says she doesn’t want to get her hands dirty (literally!)We have shown her how to fold the paper over so her hands are protected but…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic 8yo worries in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 3 years, 11 months ago
Thank you.
Yes, we’ve had lots of discussions around this topic and she’s getting better at understanding people are doing the best they can etc. Although it’s not ideal!!
It’s good to view this issue, as you say, as a chance for us to explore what’s underneath these moments of her feeling like this and there are lots of different triggers.
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS started the topic 8yo worries in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 3 years, 11 months ago
hi all
i have a really sensitive, smart 8-year-old overthinker and she has expressed worry about not being a good person because she has mean thoughts about others when she doesn’t like their behaviour ie. she will call a teacher who is raising their voice ‘rude’ in her own head but worries that means she’s not kind herself.
we have empathised…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic The added challenges for gifted children in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years ago
Yes, totally relate Charlotte. I let my daughter (who has been accelerated / skipped one grade ahead at school) ‘drain off’ every day after school… she tells me everything that frustrated her or that she noticed about other kids feeling hurt etc and I just listen and empathise until she’s exhausted herself! And work through anything that we may…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Strong willed child being blamed and held responsible more than friends in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 1 month ago
Thanks so much, Jo.<3
I’m definitely taking a bit more time out so my daughter can get more space and she is turning 9 later this year so I know she’s learning so much and can see her getting better at making better choices.
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Strong willed child being blamed and held responsible more than friends in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 1 month ago
Thank you. Yes, both our girls are strong-willed and yet highly sensitive and, as you say, they can appear to need LESS support than others but it’s not the case. They perhaps have a tendency to go to frustration /anger (as opposed to crying which attracts more empathy) with other adults/teachers/relatives.
I did mention to the other adults but…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Advice re: Dentist! in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
Thank you both so much. I will keep the appointment with the new female dentist (who is always asking if I’m OK during treatments etc so is much more nurturing) and do some role play beforehand.
Thank you for reading and supporting us!
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS started the topic Advice re: Dentist! in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
Hi everyone
A bit of a long story but I need some input as I’m not sure which way to go.
My 8yo had some dental issues some years back and I found the best paediatric dentist I
could – and he did an amazing job with fixing her issue (better than others were proposing).So we have, of course, continued to see him.
But my youngest (about to…[Read more]
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Genevieve Simperingham and NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS are now friends 4 years, 5 months ago
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Subconscious Boundary Testing? in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
Thank you!!
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Subconscious Boundary Testing? in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
Ah, ok – thanks for the tip! I hope to be more ‘aware’ of it before it hits next time… ie. spot it earlier 🙂
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic The added challenges for gifted children in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
Thanks for the website 🙂
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic The added challenges for gifted children in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
OH, thanks. Yes, both my kids are strong willed, very intelligent and so emotionally intense. At a recent playdate my nearly 8yo was fixated on finding a small part of a doll that was missing and her friend was like ‘why does she care so much it’s not even important?’ but for my daughter those details are so important!
Parenting in this style is…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS started the topic Subconscious Boundary Testing? in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
Hi all
This may seem like an odd question but do kids perhaps subconsciously test boundaries sometimes so that we set a limit or limits that then allows them to release their emotions?
Natalie
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Comforter/Pacifier Transition in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 10 months ago
Thanks, Genevieve. Funnily enough while I was sitting on her potty (!!) and she was on the regular toilet yesterday she said ‘I’m the mummy and you’re the baby!’ 🙂
So, yes, we’ll do more of that. We were also doing some of those fun pushing games on the weekend where I let her push me over and she loved that!
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic The added challenges for gifted children in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 10 months ago
So true! The strong sense of justice can create many challenges!
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS replied to the topic Comforter/Pacifier Transition in the forum General forum for peaceful parenting related questions and discussions 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi Genieve
She has been using it a bit less and joining with me in doing the breathing etc first.
I had a good chat with her yesterday and she tells me she doesn’t like feeling sad so she uses the pacifier/comforter to stop that feeling. We chatted about some things that make her feel sad and about how it’s Ok to feel sad, angry etc! It’s funny…[Read more]
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS posted a new activity comment 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi Genevieve
Would you suggest the same sort of approach for a 3yo that is still very attached to her comforter and pacifier – just a relaxed approach to talking about giving them up at some point but no stress or forced transition?
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Hi Natalie, definitely suggest applying very similar principles with her attachment to her pacifier. If you can find a way to bring some humour into it that can really help a lot. There’s more I’d like to add Natalie. Would you be ok to either copy your question into the main forum, or I can copy it in on your behalf?
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NATALIE PAPADOPOULOS posted a new activity comment 4 years, 10 months ago
This gets easier and then harder again in waves. Thanks… on to Part II now. x
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Yes Natalie, this one is such a huge challenge for so many parents. I find it incredibly sad that so many of the parents I know are really doing the hard yards of changing how they relate and communicate to give their children a better start in life, yet instead of gaining the encouragement, acknowledgement and support to keep on keeping on,…[Read more]
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