Category: Consistent Care
How To (Not) Curse A Two Year Old
| October 25, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Gentle and Positive Discipline, Milestone Moments, On Mama's Mind |
My little girl is two years old. In most circles, that fact is normally followed by ghostly ‘oooh’ sounds. That bothers me. It bothers me that there’s an assumed reaction to becoming two years old. It bothers me that an avalanche of bad behaviour is prophetically cast over wary mothers and unsuspecting toddlers. It bothers… more
Playgroup Monster Mama
| September 15, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, On Mama's Mind |
Yes. That’s me. Or it was, today. I’m a firm believer in Ameli’s playtime. I’m a firm believer that she needs to be around other children. I’m a firm believer that she needs to learn to share. I’m a firm believer that she can’t have the best toys to herself at all times. I’m a… more
Babies Don’t Listen To Experts
| June 14, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care |
Every baby is different. From conception to pregnancy through the birth and into adulthood – yet somehow we expect babies and toddlers to follow a set schedule. more
Why Everyone’s Child Matters
| January 23, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care |
“Each of us must come to care about everyone else’s children. We must recognize that the welfare of our children is intimately linked to the welfare of all other people’s children. After all, when one of our children needs life-saving surgery, someone else’s child will perform it. If one of our children is harmed by… more
Motherhood And Unconditional Love
| December 21, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care |
I wonder how many mothers have sat, looking at pictures of other newborns, and reminisced about how worthwhile it is. more
News Of The Week: Forced Adoption And Conditional Love
| November 27, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Current Events |
I was reading the Guardian Life & Style Family section and “My mum said I must give up my baby†caught my eye. The stories are all sad, and all about the same. It was the 50′s or the 60′s and my parents didn’t want me bringing shame on their house so they took away… more
Mama Said No. All The Time.
| November 23, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Gentle and Positive Discipline, Playful Parenting |
One day I sat in an adjoining room to where my husband and daughter were. I didn’t know particularly what they were up to, but at one point, a full few minutes of the ‘conversation’ was her Daddy saying ‘No, no, don’t touch that. No Ameli, put that down. No, no, I said no’ and… more
Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones…
| September 23, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Gentle and Positive Discipline, Raising Conscious Children |
…but words will never hurt me? Well that must be the biggest lie I’ve ever heard. Whoever first said that was surely never on the receiving end of painful words, harsh verbal onslaughts or cruel jibes. Whoever said that probably never went through putting on a brave face in public before making a hasty withdrawal… more
When Mummies and Daddies Do It Differently
| September 2, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care |
I’ve been struggling a lot recently with the fact that us mamas have to multitask, while the dads seem to find it a little harder, to say the least! I can cook a full dinner, put on a wash, hang up the washing and wash a few dishes all while my daughter toddles around the… more
Whose Baby Is It Anyway?
| August 3, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, On Mama's Mind |
New parents are bombarded with information from their first visit to a medical professional, throughout their pregnancy and the early days of their babies’ lives. My daughter is only ten months old, and as far as I can tell, this doesn’t stop for some time. The problem with this is that so much of your… more
New parents are bombarded with information from their first visit to a medical professional, throughout their pregnancy and the early days of their babies’ lives. My daughter is only ten months old, and as far as I can tell, this doesn’t stop for some time.
The problem with this is that so much of your pregnancy, birthing experience and early motherhood is influenced and affected by the opinions of the person you’re listening to. And I do specifically use the word opinion, because being a doctor, paediatrician or midwife does not, in fact, make you an authority on any of these.
