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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…
What is your Parenting Style
I was reflecting this morning on the many different angles and approaches we can look at any current situation and how it might affect our parenting style.
One approach could be to make strict routines and have strategies in place to keep yourself and the people around you sane, depending on how much resistance or backlash you get from your children and other family members.
Or you could just be laid back as shown in the hilarious picture.........which my sister shared with me and had me in t…