Living in the Present - Really Seeing My Kids
I'm trying not to begin the countdown. Last night at the dinner table everyone started making their calculations. How many weeks until our guests get here? How long until Easter? And then it came "well how many weeks until we go back to Australia for school holidays?" Last year we began the countdown at 17 weeks ... This year I am living in the present. Read full article
Mindfulness and Motherhood - A Way of Finding Calm
"I don't know how you do it." I never quite know whether this comment equals pity or amazement, but my reply is usually, "I don't know. I just do it." ... Nobody has a one-size-fits-all answer of how to stop the merry-go-round, but there are ways that we can gain renewed patience and calmness, that have a positive effect on our children’s wellbeing too. Read full article
Relaxation and Meditation for Children
CD: Relaxation and Meditation for Children by Dr Gillian Ross. In our busy world it is so important to give children the skills to switch off from the constant barrage of external stimulation and enjoy times of stillness and inner peace’. On learning to relax and to meditate children sleep better, play more creatively, concentrate more effectively and are more confident. Read full article
Quiet Time with Children - A Parent's Piece of Peace
Silence is a distant memory for most parents. Our air is full of squeals, giggles, screams, shouts, electronic game noise, keyboards. There’s not much space for silence in between it all. Even when the kids are at school, the noise goes on. I work from a home office and there is almost always someone in the house other than me. Read full article
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