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She fell into the paddle at the beach
Mina was at the beach with her family the other day, and everything went beautifully until it was time to pack up.
There was this paddle, and it was not a little one.
She had seen it and so had her 6-year-old.
But the 6-year-old was not the problem.
Her 2-year-old daughter was, as she had said to her a minute ago: Don't go near the paddle, as you will fall in and I don't have any more spare clothes for you.
She immediately regretted saying that for some reason, but she did not kno…
Bringing Back The Joy & Connection Between Parents And Kids – Interview With Safia Haque
Who is Safia?
I am a Mum of two boys and one girl and live with my husband in the UK. About 4 years ago I came across the Psychological Paradigm also known as the Psychological Switch, Inside-Out Paradigm, and The Three Principles as originally articulated by Sydney Banks. The paradigm shifted my life from being on the brink of divorce and having constant Mum guilt about not doing enough to transforming my marriage and finally becoming the parent I always dreamed…
Wild and Free Education- True Story
Childhood is sacred. With every year that passes, more and more pressure is put upon the youngest in society. With increasing academic expectations and school hours, and less time to play, many families are turning their backs on mainstream education. Instead, these families are embracing homeschooling in the hope of preserving the childhood of their children; a childhood that is wild and free.
Safia Haque, a student of Launch Your Homeschool, has generously…
3 Secrets On How To Get Your Kids To Listen, Without Yelling, Manipulating, And Repeating Yourself
The "Secret mindset shift you need", is label-free and judgement-free interactions with your children.
Because an invisible wall goes up between us and them as soon as we label or judge them. So before we even can get their attention we are already facing resistance ad often we are not even aware of it. For example, when we label them as kids that don’t listen, we set the expectations in themselves to become children that just don’t listen or ha…
How to deal with Negative Feelings and the Ancient Art of doing Nothing
How to deal with Negative Feelings and the Ancient Art of doing Nothing
The mission in my life is to free parents from suffering through an insightful understanding and not with any techniques. Because when we understand how something works it takes away all the suffering, confusion and provides us with clarity.
For example: When we run our heart pumps faster, just imagine if we did not know that, we would probably panic and do everything to fix the problem somehow as we don’t understand…
3 Ways to be the Most Beautiful Parent Forever
It’s so sweet when children call their Mum, Dad, Grandmother or Grandad the most beautiful person in the world. Don’t we all want to swim in that feeling and never stop being that beautiful person to our children.
I will share with you 3 very simple and immediately implementable actions that you can take to be that beautiful person for your children forever.
1: Smile, Smile and smile some more….
When we have a welcoming smiling face whenever our child walks into the room, welcoming them hom…
The secret emotional Life of an Inside-Out Parent: When kids show attitude
Don't you love it when we have to teach our children when they are in a bit of an "I just don't want to do anything and life is so tough" sort of attitude, whether this is in a home-education setting or helping them with homework.
I would love to stick a smiley face on them sometimes, Don't you?
The only problem is that is not a real solution to the underlying struggle that is happening for the child and for us.
So what can we do? Or do we have to do anything, but show un…
The secret emotional Life of an Inside-Out Parent: Selfless Self-Care made Effortless
Congratulations on reading this blog, as your effortless selfless self-care has already started by you reading inspirational and uplifting truths about life and that is exactly what my intention is to share here with creativity.
After talking to a wise friend about self-care, I wanted to share some new fresh thoughts about self-care and how much it has changed over the years for me.
I used to crave the time alone when the kids are in bed and I can curl up in bed and read my book, as thi…
Do feel like you are forever doing stuff for your children?
Parenting can be so overwhelming when we have a never-ending to-do list that we want to do with our children.
The secret life of an Inside-Out Parent: Lovely Faces kids make
Don't you love all those faces kids make throughout the day....
Like when you take them to a park far far away with a lot of effort and they are not enjoying it.....
When bedtime means a long face with a lot of resistance every day pretty much....
Or they don't want to eat the cute vegetable salad you made and spent so much time on...
I can give many examples, but I think you know where I am going.
It might seem to us that how dare they, I am doing…