When I started The Consciously Parenting Project in 2007, I knew that I had some information that most parents didn’t have that could help create more connection in families. We had been through several years filled with challenges including loss of a baby, really difficult behaviors from young son (and myself, if I’m going to be honest), another pregnancy and
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13 Ways to Support Your Family Through Our Offerings Here at The Consciously Parenting Project! We’ve put together 13 things to support your family’s Consciously Parenting journey and to help us all celebrate! Some are free. Some are low cost. Some we need your input on to determine what you most need! Together, we are changing the world one family
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¿A qué nos referimos cuando hablamos de ser padres conscientes? ¿Por qué decimos que cuando tomamos consciencia de nuestros actos, de nuestros sentimientos y de nuestras interpretaciones, podemos responder de manera más acorde con las necesidades que nuestros hijos tienen en su crecimiento? Primero veamos qué significa para nosotros que algo no es consciente. Hablamos de todos aquellos aspectos de
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My toddler was climbing up onto his little chair, and he fell off. He immediately started crying, and by the sound of it I could tell he was hurt. He didn’t need me to remind him how dangerous it is to climb on chairs. He didn’t need me to put a breast in his mouth to stop the crying. He
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When your child is doing something that makes no sense to you, you make up a narrative to help make sense of it. Sometimes this story is helpful. Sometimes it’s not. We all do this. It happened to us when we were growing up, too—our parents made up stories about our behaviors. Maybe you’ve had the experience of dreaming when
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“My 3-year-old loses it when we go to the park to play. I don’t get it. It’s supposed to be fun, right? Rebecca, how does this work with feelings? I don’t want to just give in and do whatever he’s asking (like just go home!). But his exploding and yelling seems like a bad idea, too. And it’s even worse
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