Rebecca Thompson Hitt, Author at The Consciously Parenting Project

What is a Hidden Story?

So many behaviors are a mystery, especially with our kids. It often seems like they were born a certain way with interesting idiosyncrasies. Most of the time their idiosyncrasies are cute and we don’t worry too much about them. Sometimes they’re annoying. And sometimes they’re worrisome and have an impact on our relationship. I want to share an idea with

Sweetness, Hiccups, and Breastfeeding: A Mama’s Journey

Guest Blog by D’Anne Dougherty, Originally posted on The Consciously Parenting Blog August 7, 2015 One of my sweetest memories is of something I heard the day my daughter was born. It was my husband. He said, “Wow! How does she know how to do that?!” He was reacting to the nursing my few minutes-old daughter was doing, even before

Learning to Navigate Emotional Upsets and Tantrums at Any Age

Toddlers aren’t the only ones who have emotional upsets. A big misconception I hear on a regular basis is that parents don’t need to talk about tantrums and emotional upsets because they don’t have a toddler anymore. “We’re past that phase.” This means that their kids are probably no longer throwing themselves on the floor when they’re upset. Not at

Choosing the Best Schooling Path for Your Family

When I was growing up, it was a given that children went to school. A few kids I knew went to private school, but most went to the local public school. That was the expectation. After I graduated from high school, I went to college to become a teacher and took a job in a public school in South Florida

“Please Stay, Mom”

Things have been so busy the past few weeks. I’m just amazed that it is already nearly June and school is going to be out for the year! This has been a precious year for my two boys. Josh has been in a half day Kindergarten program at our local Waldorf school where he has been playing and learning in

In Pursuit of a Peaceful Home

I heard a thud from the backseat of the car while I was driving, followed by a scream, followed by another thud, followed by more screaming times two. My body tensed with irritation and frustration. My boys were in the backseat of the car, clearly too close to one another, and it was making my life difficult and the opposite

14 Changes to Support Breastfeeding We Need to Make Now

Recently, I talked about the amazing properties and the complex role of breastmilk in our bodies and metabolism, the way our bodies store fat depending on our infant nutrition and food source, along with short and long-term health benefits of human milk for human babies. And I only scratched the surface. So why doesn’t everyone breastfeed? Or better yet, what

When You’re the One Who’s Losing It

I was losing it – totally at my breaking point with my kids. They were maybe 4 and 9 at the time and I really hated going anywhere in the car with them. And since we lived in a somewhat rural place, I had to get in the car often to go find civilization. That particular morning, my youngest didn’t

Healing Stories for the Inevitable Bumps in Life

My good friend, Lianne, just had a baby. She had an uneventful (but very fast!) home water birth. One of the most beautiful things for me was hearing the story of how she paused after her son was born and just listened to him express the experience he had just gone through. She listened and watched him and how he moved

Beyond “Because I said so!”

Q: There are times when I have to say no to something my child wants, but I’m not sure how to handle it when my child gets upset. Sometimes I just give in and let her have what she wants, but that doesn’t feel right and it makes it harder the next time I need to say no. I hate seeing