Peaceful parenting - Is it even possible? Why can’t I be more patient? Why is parenting so hard? You know how you want to parent. You want your child to consistently feel connected, cared for and understood. When you’re really connected, everything’s easier for you both, your natural parental instincts trump all the books...
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Formula for Disaster
Ive given this blog a provocative title for a good reason. I wanted to talk about the preconceptions we have of other mothers and the judgements we make about them. It is clear to everyone that there is a divide in the world of parenting. Breastfeeding mothers v Formula Feeding mothers. I wondered how...
On punishment
I am anti smacking, plain and simple. If you smack your children I am not saying you are a crappy, evil parent. I don’t think it is doing the best by children but I appreciate the intentions can be good. There are many facets to this debate but some seem to get a lot...
AP in action
If you read the first post will have a good idea of what AP is trying to achieve, remember ‘secure children – no sellotape’? I loved Anna’s response that someone else’s blog had said it meant children weren’t allowed to walk to school alone until they were 18. Are they insane? We want to...
My first born blog
Hi, and welcome to my blog. Its the first one ive written and boy did the page look big and empty for a while there! Im not exactly sure where its going to go at this point, there will be some information, some chat and probably the odd...
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