Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
THE QUESTION It’s winter and it’s freezing out there. But my seven-year-old refuses to wear his snow pants. I’ve tried empathy. I’ve tried sweet-talking him. Nothing seems to work. Can you help? THE ANSWER You’re not going to like my short answer. Don’t make him wear...
Peaceful parenting, Peaceful Parenting Mantras
“Welcome All Feelings.” This is such a wonderful peaceful parenting mantra- for us and for our children. Remind yourself when you are feeling uncomfortable or upset. Remind yourself when your child is crying or having a meltdown. When we welcome and allow...
Peaceful parenting, Peaceful Parenting Mantras
In peaceful parenting, we talk about ‘Choose love.’ When we are afraid of what other people will think or we are afraid that our children will never learn how to behave, we act from a place of fear. Fear sends us into a fight-flight-or-freeze reaction, and...
Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
THE QUESTION With all the talk about New Year’s resolutions, I’m wondering how I can help my kids with setting goals and sticking with them. They are 4 and 8. My eight-year-old begged to play hockey, but now that we’re a few games in, he doesn’t want to go. THE ANSWER...
Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
Question: I’ve heard about vaping-related illnesses and that a lot of teens are trying e-cigarettes. I want to talk to my son about it but I’m not sure of the best approach. Do you have any advice? Answer: Ask your son what he knows about vaping and the illnesses...
Holiday, Peaceful parenting
Does your mother-in-law think you’re not hard enough on your kids and tries to make up for it by yelling at them? They’re just being kids! And, frankly, you’ve got this. Maybe your dad has always been critical of you and you just can’t stand it when he’s now critical...
