Category: Playful Parenting

Play And Positive Interaction

November 2, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Hands On Play, On Mama's Mind, Playful Parenting, Projects, Reading and Resources
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I’ve been reading a book called ‘Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice‘ and in the first chapter Sarah Chana Radcliffe talks about the 80/20 ratio of how we talk to our children.  She says: “Eight out of ten parenting moments should be pleasant ones from the child’s point of view. Ideally, 100% of parental… more

How Do I Learn To Play?

February 15, 2011 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Playful Parenting
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I made an alarming and dreadful discovery recently: I don’t know how to play. I’ve been trying to think about the games I used to play as a child, and I simply don’t remember any. What I do remember is running drills with my younger sister and brother, timing them to see how quickly they… more

Mama Said No. All The Time.

November 23, 2010 Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Consistent Care, Gentle and Positive Discipline, Playful Parenting
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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


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 so on.

I became conscious of how often we were saying no to Ameli and discussed it with my husband. At first he didn’t really think it such a big deal, but he must have become conscious of it, as he started pointing it out to me when I was doing it too.
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