Natural teethers
Do you feel the urge to remove your child’s hand from their mouth whenever they put it in their mouth? During the first couple of years, this urge comes up innumerable times since the baby puts their hands in their mouths
When a one year old shouts
“Shhhhhh…” “Don’t shout!” “No shouting!” “Look at that other child. Is he shouting? No. Don’t shout.” “Look she is a good girl, she doesn’t shout, she is quiet.” “What’s wrong with you? Why are you shouting?” These are some of the responses some parents give to
Home
What is a home for you? How does it feel ‘at home’? How do you think you want to feel ‘at home’? It can be many specific things but for most people, feeling ‘at home’ means they want to feel
Building well-being practices in the routine part 2
The best way to build wellbeing practices into our child’s routines is to also build them into our routine. Here are some practices. Imbibing love in the body: We can build a massage into the daily routine of our child wherein as
Building well-being practices in the routine part 1
Wellbeing is unfortunately not built into today’s world experience. The pace and demands of life make it crucial that we build practices that orient us to our wellbeing in our daily routines. Many adults find themselves struggling with life and
Taking responsibility for our own emotions
Children are often told that when they do something or don’t do some things, it makes us sad or angry. “I have made this so lovingly, if you don’t eat it, I’ll feel bad.” “Give me a hug, otherwise I will feel
Apologising and teaching to apologise
Do we want our child to apologise for their mistakes? Do we want them to just say the right words of apology or do we want them to empathise with others and feel the need to apologise out of compassion
True discipline
We all want to discipline our child. Here are some myths about discipline. A disciplined child is an obedient child. Discipline can be induced only through fear. Discipline is something to enforce on the child. Expressing too much love or giving autonomy will hamper
Reciprocal conversations
It is natural for parents or adults to ask our children what they did at school or at home while the parents were away. Usually many parents have a common complaint that the child doesn’t share what they did. Even
Breath to overcome fear
When we feel fear, our body responds in a programmed fashion. Our heart races, our breath stops and then shortens and quickens, our eyes become wide, our awareness expands to scan for threat and escape routes, our energy is quickly