All posts tagged "children"

  • slowing down
    Learning to appreciate the ‘slow’

    By Siobhan Maas I wrote this poem in the fall of 2022 when my youngest child had just started Kindergarten. Working part-time meant that many of my daytime hours were spent alone, and after having children around...

    • Posted May 16, 2024
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  • I want my kids to be themselves but
    i want my kids to be themselves, but….

    By Trisha Savoia. One of the main things I want in life is for my children to grow into and retain their sense of self.  It’s what I’m very aware of in how I handle situations with...

    • Posted February 25, 2014
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  • mom and daughter
    do you react or respond to your children?

    By Trisha Savoia. “The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.” ~Alfred Brendel. How you respond to your children, as well as your life, is dependent on the time, space, and pace you give...

    • Posted February 9, 2014
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  • every child counts: data is changing lives

    As 25th anniversary of children’s rights convention approaches, vast progress made but reaching unreached children will require sharper focus on disparities, new report says. Declaring that ‘every child counts’, UNICEF is urging greater effort and innovation to...

    • Posted February 7, 2014
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  • noahshark
    parenting adolescence: a recovering control freak

    By Natalie Hughes, Editor in Chief. The absolute best and worst sentence I could have ever read on parental advice was: “If it’s not dangerous, unhealthy or morally wrong, let them do it.” ~Barbara Coloroso Well, it...

    • Posted February 4, 2014
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  • shame unravels connection
    are you using shame as a form of discipline?

    By Trisha Savoia. We are here for connection. And we especially want to feel connected with our children. We are happiest when we feel connected – to our spouse, to our children, to our friends, and to...

    • Posted January 27, 2014
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  • Parenting from Ego
    trisha savoia: are you parenting from ego?

    As parents your intention is always to be doing what is best for your children.  But even with the best of intentions our own past programming can take over, which may lead us to parent from the...

    • Posted December 9, 2013
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  • mom teaching son
    are we giving our kids enough space to grow?

    By Trisha Savoia. Typically I pride myself on trying to let my kids be who they are, but every once in a while they throw a few things my way to remind me that I still have...

    • Posted December 2, 2013
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  • letting go
    finally letting go of rigid expectations

    By Trisha Savoia. Part 3 in a series of 3. (click here for part 1 and part 2.)   Letting go of rigid expectations that are affecting you, your family, and those in your life unfortunately isn’t...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • telloffkidsx
    do expectations of our children help or harm?

    By Trisha Savoia Part 2 in a series of 3 articles about Parenting with Love vs Unrealistic Expectations. Do Expectations Help or Harm? Expectations.  An innocent enough word, BUT can also be a very loaded word.  A...

    • Posted November 19, 2013
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