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There Is Never a Reason to Hit a Child
  • July 11, 2018
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There Is Never a Reason to Hit a Child

Why can we think of endless excuses of why it’s ok to hit children? Every time I share a post about smacking, […]

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Everyday Parenting: What’s more important than commitment? THIS.
  • May 28, 2018
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Everyday Parenting: What’s more important than commitment? THIS.

We are waiting outside our ballet studio for class to begin and my 4-year-old is clinging to me, her face buried in […]

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6 Mantras for Respectful Parents
  • May 9, 2018
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6 Mantras for Respectful Parents

If everyone could always find the tiny space between their feelings and their reaction, and instead choose to respond, parenting would be […]

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The most powerful gift children give us. Are you missing it?
  • May 6, 2018
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The most powerful gift children give us. Are you missing it?

I’m asking my 2 year old daughter a question and her big sister interrupts with an answer before she even gets a […]

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You Can’t Teach Manners by Being Rude
  • April 15, 2018
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You Can’t Teach Manners by Being Rude

Picture this. You’re out at a cafe, having a great time with friends and family, you go to order your lunch and […]

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What Respectful Parenting Looks Like: A Day in the Life
  • April 13, 2018
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What Respectful Parenting Looks Like: A Day in the Life

If you’ve never experienced anything but mainstream authoritarian parenting, then it’s hard to imagine different. Autonomy? Freedom? Won’t kids just ‘run wild’? […]

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There are two ways you can use your power: to domi
There are two ways you can use your power: to dominate or to serve.
You can push people down, or you can pull them up.

So much of what is considered normal in raising and educating children relies on the former. On control, force, and fear. Adults are in charge, and children do what they're told. The person with more power gets more say, and that's just the way things are.

But we don't have to replicate the culture around us in our own families. Just because it's 'normal' doesn't mean it's good, or right. We can choose differently.

What does it look like to use our power as adults to care for children? To empower them rather than control them? It means we use our power to make sure their voice is heard, advocate for them, help them access information they can't on their own, open doors that are easier for adults, protect their dignity, and lift them up.

More power doesn't have to mean more control. It can mean a greater capacity to empower and serve others.

#endchildism #consciousparenting #unconditionalparenting #notsowithyou


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