Alright, so we’ve already looked at a few of the more “common” emotions, but our series isn’t over yet! So, after happy, sad, and mad, we’re now focusing on kids feeling shy. I think that shyness often encompasses a few different things for kids including quiet and introverted kids. They might not necessarily be shy, but it may come off as shyness if you’re not familiar with them. I think these books push a little more towards “coming out of your shell” and maybe being a littl...| Literacious
We’re moving through emotions and I don’t want you to miss the emotions we’ve already covered – happiness and sadness. Today, I’m sharing books about being mad or angry, a feeling that kids can definitely relate to! I think this is such an important emotion for kids to understand. What makes you angry? And maybe more importantly, what do you do when you’re angry? Being angry isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s more of how you manage your feelings – are you making other peopl...| Literacious
Last week we started this series with happiness and I figured that it kind of made sense to do sadness next. What I really like about these books is that while some of them teach kids about how to help a friend who is sad, many others allow the reader to realize that it’s okay to be sad and that it’s not something that needs to be “fixed” right away. I think a lot of people try to bottle up their emotions and it’s not a healthy thing to do, rather feel what you are feeling, acknowle...| Literacious
Human beings are so wise. Whether we’re a child or an adult, if we suddenly start crying or raging in response to something that is clearly very small, then it tells us that the crying is about the past, not the present. This is a core understanding in Aware Parenting. With children, there is no […]| Marion Rose, Ph.D. Aware Parenting and The Marion Method
There are many different beliefs about why children hit, and based on those beliefs, what the most helpful response to a hitting child is. Old religious paradigms believed that children were innately evil or bad and needed to be shamed and punished into being ‘good’. Behaviourism believed that children needed to be taught through punishments, […]| Marion Rose, Ph.D. Aware Parenting and The Marion Method
In what I call The Disconnected Domination Culture (which is not an Aware Parenting term), there is a focus on early independence. This cultural value means that in this culture, most parents are not taught about secure attachment. All babies and children have strong attachment needs, because those are the safety instincts that our hunter-gatherer […]| Marion Rose, Ph.D. Aware Parenting and The Marion Method
Holding and carrying your baby all day is just what every woman does here. It isn’t a choice, it’s a necessity, but one which seems to work very well for both the woman and the baby. In the UK we have many options including prams and buggies, car seats, and a wide array of slings and baby carriers. In Malawi,… The post Midwife in Malawi (part 10) – holding and carrying your baby appeared first on Walking With You.| Walking With You