Social media is a funny thing. We only get a snapshot of people’s lives and it’s hard to know what goes on behind the screens. I get messages like: “You look like you have it all together” “You make motherhood look so easy!” “You’re lucky, my kids are crazy!” If you follow me you know […]
How To Re-Parent Yourself
Most of us who are respectfully parenting were not raised in the same way. All the unlearning and forming new habits can be SO hard. But you’re not alone. Earlier on in my journey I felt like I had the awareness and understanding of what children deserve; yet I felt so lost in how to […]
Our Home
If you follow us on Instagram, you would know we recently moved home. We rent and we decided to move closer into the city to make Mike’s commute to work shorter and us closer to our friends and the places we frequent. I’m going to share much more on living intentionally, minimalism with children and […]
Schooled Culture
When we discuss schooling, deschooling and of course unschooling, a lot of people I think are limited in what they view schooling as. Schooling runs far deeper through our society than the institutions themselves. ‘Schooling’ is about all the things we have been taught about learning, about children themselves, what it means to be ‘educated’, […]
Misbehaviour is a Signal
In mainstream parenting, ‘misbehaviour’ is lamented as the reason why children need punishment, control and manipulation. The focus is on the behaviour, what the child is doing. In respectful parenting, we are more intentional. We look deeper. All behaviour is communication. It’s not about the behaviour, but what prompted the behaviour? The term ‘misbehaviour’ in […]
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