…at heart. To be a gardener is to be curious about what a plant needs, to see what is working and what isn’t, and to attempt to provide for the…
…a concept or construct is also to give it agency; that is, a mind and will of its own, so to speak. To not use a language that conveys this agency…
…free to simply BE – to sleep, to read, to cook, even to organize my cupboards, as long as it was coming from a place of desire and play, not…
The world can be an alarming place. Difficult things happen that are out of our control. And yet, it is not about the trauma itself–what happens or doesn’t happen to us…
…to say “Miss Ner On A Vich,” and told me what a nice lady she was, and how I was lucky because I was going to a special class that…
There is a plethora of advice these days emerging on HOW to turn one’s home into a school. The underlying assumption is that it is indeed in a child’s best…
…a parent’s displeasure is difficult for a child to bear. Some of them – in an attempt to avoid this difficult situation – will “lose” their agenda (many go out…
…children in these circumstances: alarm and frustration. Alarm is a response to facing any kind of separation and frustration is about not being able to “make things work.” If a…
…generations weeping openly, telling stories, and sharing their loss as they paid tribute to a woman who quite obviously and instinctively knew what attachment and connection were all about. I…
…like to see instead. Then we can look at ways to inject some fun into an activity to make it engaging while also leading to the desired behaviour. When a…