Conscious Parenting

So these kids we have...they didn't come with instructions. It's very easy to slip into the daily grind with our families and forget that we might be able to prepare for some of the challenges we face.

Conscious parenting is about making sure we're there for the kids.  It's also about being aware of what they need before they need it.  Sound like more pressure? We thought so too until we started learning more about it. 

When the ideas about conscious parenting can actually be applied, they provide a structure and an easy support for making sure we really take care of our kids without sacrificing our own needs and precious energy.

Featured Articles:

All We Need is Love?
How can the same word be used for how we feel about our kids and chocolate?

Your Libra Child
This child has an uncanny ability to adapt to almost any situation or environment...

Women, It's Time to Get Together!
Men don't whisper to their friends, "Can you believe Doug can't get the sympathy weight off after his wife had their last baby, three years ago?"...

Parenting: The Dark Side
The story has sparked some pretty interesting conversations with my son...What is good, what is bad, and how on earth we're supposed to tell the difference...

Parenting: Are You Still Cutting Off The End Of Your Ham?
Parenting is one of, if not the most, difficult job there is to do. And to follow without questioning the traditional ways of our parents and grandparents is like unnecessarily cutting off the end of the ham...

Strategies For Summer Safety
This is a great time to look at how your family’s safety needs have changed since last summer and begin to talk with your children about summer safety...

When You Think You Have Kids Who Misbehave, Go To The Park
All parents have the day in public from hell with their offspring that you wish you could have back for your reputation and theirs...

The Silver Thread
Her little butterfly of a hand closed around my index finger and that invisible silver thread which connects us, that always pulls her back to me whether or not we touch, became steel...

The Silver Lining In Sick
She complained when she pooped and she cried when I cleaned it up, but aside from that she was in an incredibly good mood. For the life of me, I have absolutely no idea where this trait came from...

Top 10 Things I Want To Do Well So I Can Teach You
Speak French: your entire face changes when you speak French. Your cheeks sink in, your mouth puckers up, and you purr like a little velvet kitten...

Top 10 Things I Understand About Parents Now That I'm One
Why my mother couldn't sleep sometimes simply "worrying..."

Top 10 Qualities That Are Important To Me In Life
She started giving out the toys from underneath her stroller — she would literally walk up to a random child and give them her toy...she sincerely wanted them to have it and maybe play with her too...

Safety for our Little Sweethearts
Send a note in their lunch box or backpack..a smiley face on a post it or "good luck on your test today!"...

Little Helping Hands
I'm not ready to tell him that houses can fall down, that whole cities can be flattened in minutes, that food and water can suddenly be all gone...

Top 10 Things I Dread
That there will be even a moment you doubt my love for you...

Top 10 Things My Parents Did Right
I was taught to never, ever, NEVER interrupt an adult conversation...

It's Fun to Win!
It is fun to play, it's way more fun to win. If it wasn't fun to win, we wouldn't keep scores, we wouldn't have the Super Bowl, the Olympics wouldn't have a gold, silver and bronze...

Top 10 Random Thoughts About "SuperNanny"
I don't think there is anything more frustrating in this world than a child sliding out of your arms like an oiled-up noodle while screaming on top of their lungs and simultaneously kicking you...

Another Safe Halloween
I love the candy! Then I had a child who has a fatal allergy to nuts, and I love her more. Nine years ago, Halloween changed...

I Have Eggs Inside Of Me?!
"What's in your belly mom? Why is it getting bigger? How do you know when it's ready to come out? How does it come out? Is it a boy or a girl? What color is the baby going to be? Can I name it?”

Pajama Program
The Pajama Program is an incredible organization that works tirelessly to provide new pajamas and books to children in need, many who are waiting and hoping to be adopted…

When Will I Know?
...No matter how diligent I am, something can go wrong. Labels can lie...

It Goes So Fast!
I always say that before I had kids I was a great parent, I had it all figured out...

How Are We Supposed to Discipline Our Children?
What I read is that the style of parenting I've been using is going to, apparently, damage my children on a deep psychological level for years to come. Always a lovely thing to discover before breakfast...

Top 10 Things I Learned From Watching TV Shows
If you have a full time nanny, you can still leisurely have Cosmos with your friends. ("Sex in the City")

You Wouldn't Let Them Play With Matches, Would You?
Being wishy-washy and lax will serve no purpose in building character and commitment in your children or in yourself.

I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Mom
Most days I feel like the “Mean Mommy”...

Just When I Thought I Knew It All
I explained to him that we can't be sure if the food is safe and he said, "But mom, I'm not the one with the allergy."

The Worst Day Of My Life
I have a secret. I am not as diligent as people think I am.

A Defeated Moment...And That's Okay
The circumstances won and in that moment, I gave up and into it...and that's when I heard Tom Petty come on the radio...

Traveling With Nut Allergies
We don't know who the last renters were…before I can even let them in the trailer, I have to clean it to our safety standards…

Childhood Wounds of Michael Jackson
I grew up with Michael Jackson, like most of us. I loved this guy. Hard for me to admit — as his fascination with children really bothered me...

My Daughter's Ears Are Pierced, I Can Sleep Now!
My husband and I are flawed parents. I want to stress this, we love our kids...but we are certain that we screw up...

My Quick Tongue
I vowed many years ago, you know when I had no idea what it took to be a parent and I was pretty confident...

Daycare Puzzle
So to be fair, with today's current conversion rate, that’s $1.41 US Dollars per day. Take a moment and breathe...

Callie and Mathew Have Goldfish!
First it's Goldfish and apples and by the time he's 17 is it going to be pot and shoplifting...

A Day Lost
As I closed his bedroom door, I realized I blew it.

Name That Feeling
I gave her a quick kiss goodbye and proceeded to work without my usual anger, bitterness and resentment...

Eating Disorders … Let's Get Serious
This country seriously needs to get a handle on eating...

Childhood Obesity - Some Tough Stuff
That’s right, major league messed up eating in this country. There I said it...