…eroding overall expression and spontaneity for life. Stuck emotions lead to disarray. Our words need to be congruent with what is within our heart. Without this integrity we pollute ourselves,…
…the dignity of the parent and child involved. What is clear is we cannot ‘will’ emotional defenses to rise or fall. This is not for us to say. However,…
…much simpler. Because his dependence is blossoming into independence before your eyes, and that must make things easier, right? It must. Foolish indeed. As he gets older, you get older…
…sometimes within seconds, they get past the screaming-and-shoving match and move on to the next thing, buddy-buddy once again. Parents can become so involved in the inevitable tensions of their…
…a long time. This yearning is what initially spurred the setting aside of one day a week that was free of any shoulds or musts or to-do lists. A day…
…our fingertips. We can even find them for free. Music. Movement. Writing. Poetry. Drama. Story. Our culture used to hold these as sacred for us, so we didn’t even have…
…human development. Human beings have a deep need to express what is inside of us so that we may become known and make visible to others our inner worlds. This…
…well as share their secrets with. The answer to what our children need most of all is love. But the key issue here is that it is actually not how…
…that comes with the territory of growing up. In other words, separation is incredibly intense for Riley at this time in her life. Sadness doesn’t mean to interfere, but she…
…but many children cannot. Nevertheless, their behaviour is indicative of an increase in alarm that may well be based in what is happening in their classroom. Ultimately, we need to…