I am essentially a passionate and somewhat brazen birth/parenting enthusiast with a whimsical sense of humor who is striving to be a conscious parent to my son Leo, born June 20th 2010 and my daughter Lydia, born February 09, 2013.
I greatly enjoy seeking knowledge about wholesome practices that encourage the development of authentic relationships between parent and child that allow for healthy physical, social and emotional development of all parties. I enjoy writing about the fascinating things I discover about the sacred calling of motherhood while on my own personal journey and aim to share those insights to encourage personal growth in others as well.
I greatly enjoy seeking knowledge about wholesome practices that encourage the development of authentic relationships between parent and child that allow for healthy physical, social and emotional development of all parties. I enjoy writing about the fascinating things I discover about the sacred calling of motherhood while on my own personal journey and aim to share those insights to encourage personal growth in others as well.
My Parenting Philosophy:
The base from which I work from personally is the concept that authentic interactions between parent and child positively affects their sense of self and this leads to the development of healthy relationships with others. Instead of focusing on how children need to be disciplined and guided, I believe that by making the positive changes within our own lives as mothers/women we naturally teach our children how to be authentic people too. This involves accepting responsibility for our own behaviour within the relationship and engaging in a respectful, dignified, and compassionate manner.
It isn’t about being perfect or being completely attuned to our children all the time but with the willingness to accept our flaws and consciously work at them, we allow our children to strive for personal growth themselves. Just like how we are growing as persons every day, we can also facilitate this with our children but it requires a lot of honesty and compassion in our interactions with them, and ourselves as well. We need to honor our own personal development by addressing our own physical/emotional health because it is difficult to parent effectively when we’re unbalanced ourselves after all! This pretty much sums it up:
Some posts on my parenting philosophy:
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~ Ghandi
About This Blog:
This is foremost a blog for personal opinion. All content is a reflection of my own beliefs about birth/parenting issues. If anyone feels targeted from seeing their choices illustrated negatively it is not a personal attack but simply my feelings about certain issues. Although I am personally passionate about breastfeeding, baby-wearing, natural birth and intactivism, my goal is to encourage women to own whatever choices they make for themselves and their families.
I am trying my best to parent consciously myself but I am only human and am prone to making many mistakes like anybody else. I take full responsibility for my words and seek to better myself by embracing constructive criticism when offered compassionately. I realise that I can be bold at times, even downright controversial but I welcome healthy debate as long as it is done in a mature manner.
Comments Policy:
I reserve the right to delete comments at my discretion if they are not kept within a respectful/courteous tone in order to avoid causing unnecessary discord. When it comes to parenting issues, discussions can become heated as opinions vary greatly however, I will assume that everyone is capable of expressing themselves in a mature manner. Behind every username is a REAL PERSON with valid feelings and opinions. Not everyone will agree with each other and they don’t have to. What matters is that information is shared freely so that everyone has the chance to be informed on the various topics discussed.
