After all, if we want to teach them anything, it’s that looking after yourself – protecting your physical and mental health – is the most important thing you can ever do.
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Taken from my podcast, this includes a small experiment that may help you deal with the tension and fear that live inside us all at the moment.
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Simply put, if we want our children to be curious about the world, to be strong, self-reliant individuals, we need to give them every opportunity available to explore, to follow their interest and enthusiasm. This requires a supportive environment.
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I've just come home after attending a concert. It was an evening of excellent musical performances, brought together by the spritely energy of 82 year old conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy. We were treated to Grieg, Mendelsohn and Dvorak - beautifully tuneful, complex and hair-raising stuff.
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As Carl Jung is famous for saying, what you resist persists. If you constantly stop a child from doing something which they're really interested in doing, they will keep trying and keep trying until they manage it, and this causes so much stress.
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Sand has been a part of my life since I was born. From an early age, I have lovely memories of spending family time at the Sand Pit. But it wasn't just an ordinary sand pit. It’s actually a place dearer to my heart than most…
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This is what shaming looks like. This is what we so innocently do to ourselves and, perhaps more importantly, to our children. This is what caused this kind, generous Mum of a sweet-natured toddler to jump up in fright.
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Short holidays, like the upcoming winter break, can be a welcome change from routine, particularly when the weather is cold and damp. But it’s so easy to let Christmas become an over-stimulating experience for the children in your life.
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When your daughter comes to you with a stone she found and wants you to take a look, do it. In that moment, it’s the most important thing there is to do.
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Does it surprise you to know that when an infant is allowed to move freely, he will learn to roll, creep, crawl, and sit, with no assistance?
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Having someone tell you they understand your frustration, joy or upset, makes you feel worthy. It recognises you as an individual and meets your need to be acknowledged.
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Even the most loved amongst us will have been shamed as a child or teenager. It’s part of our culture. The mistake we parents make, and it’s not limited to parents, of course, is that we pass on the shame that we carry from our own experiences. Let me give you a personal example…
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How do you feel about play? What do we even mean by the word 'play'? What is the importance of play?
Play has taken on a frivolous meaning over time. 'He's just playing...', we say, as if it's of no significance. And yet, many researchers in the fields of education, neuro-science and, indeed, play itself, are extolling its many virtues and, more importantly, what happens when it doesn't happen.
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How much time does your child spend choosing their own activity? Do they really need to be taught so much, so soon? How do you choose which classes are right for you and your little one?
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I've never actually been asked those questions, but they would be valid. Yes, I would like you to sit peacefully and relax during the class, paying attention to your child. What can he already do? Depending on his stage of development, he may have learned to crawl or sit independently, perhaps he's concentrating on rolling. When we take the time to look, it's amazing what he can already do.
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