Most of us have habitual things we do in our daily lives that get in the way of us being truly present - with ourselves, our children and our partners (and any other people in our lives). Being present can be uncomfortable, and bring up a sense of vulnerability, especially if we have uncomfortable feelings … Continue reading Habitual patterns and finding mindful and fulfilling ways to meet our needs
Author: samanthacuming
Whatever you do, don’t say the ‘W’ word!
My little family has had an amazing week at home over this holiday season, possibly the most enjoyable we’ve ever had. We are now preparing for my husband to return to work tomorrow, and I think we all have a our own feelings about that, including feelings of disappointment, sadness, irritation, apprehension, frustration and powerlessness. … Continue reading Whatever you do, don’t say the ‘W’ word!
Lessening “charge” makes space for transformation!
Have you ever noticed how those situations in our lives that have the most "charge" for us, particularly in our relationships with our partners, children or other family members, are the most challenging ones to change? I'd like to share with you an example from my life. I used to have a lot of charge … Continue reading Lessening “charge” makes space for transformation!
Listening to an adult’s tears helps them to release stress and connect
I am feeling so grateful to my husband for listening to me yesterday morning as I talked and had a big cry. I had been waking in the middle of the night with some feelings the last few nights, and struggling to distract myself from them enough to fall back to sleep. Then yesterday I … Continue reading Listening to an adult’s tears helps them to release stress and connect
Printable: 9 Things to Say Gently to Yourself When Your Child’s “Difficult” Behaviour is Pushing Your Buttons
I had a couple of mums say they'd like to print out the images from my last video so they can stick them up around the house to act as reminders for calming themselves and guiding their responses in those challenging moments! So here are the .jpgs for you! Downloadable via my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.555128831351995.1073741831.367895096742037&type=1&l=c7d7029e5f
Video: 9 Things to Gently Say to Yourself When Your Child’s “Difficult” Behaviour is Pushing Your Buttons
A quick video with some helpful things we can say to calm ourselves in the heat of the moment and help our responses hold more understanding and compassion. While the video is aimed at responding to children, that statements can be applied to any situation in which we are experiencing other someone else's behaviour as difficult. … Continue reading Video: 9 Things to Gently Say to Yourself When Your Child’s “Difficult” Behaviour is Pushing Your Buttons
Our little “Welcome Home!” party
I had noticed that hubby had been feeling a bit unloved and unappreciated the last few days. I'd been busy and distracted, my son was having some big feelings coming up, and hubby wasn't feeling very welcome when returning home from a long day at work. Yesterday, I had a playful idea to have a … Continue reading Our little “Welcome Home!” party
The old “notes under the door” approach ;-)
My son was having some big feelings come up yesterday morning. He was really angry and was acting it out through aggression. After he'd stormed into the bedroom and slammed the door, the post-it notes from my recent video came in really handy to use for the old "notes under the door" approach. I playfully … Continue reading The old “notes under the door” approach 😉
Video: 10 Things to Say When Listening to Your Child’s
Here's a little video I made with some empathic things we can say while listening to our children's uncomfortable feelings. https://youtu.be/d8jCCsFJyRE
Celebrations!
I'm celebrating my finished application to become certified as an Aware Parenting Instructor! Ready to send off to the USA! I've been practicing this approach to parenting for 6 years now, and working towards my certification for almost two years! It's been a slow process, not least because I'm also homeschooling my 7 year old … Continue reading Celebrations!
Here With You Parenting 