For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
Parenting can be a truly radical act. The way in which we raise our children can have a profound positive impact on our families, our communities, and our world. At its heart, peaceful parenting is a social justice issue: as adults, we have more power than our children. How we choose to use our power matters.…
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I’m so delighted to finally be able to share with you a workshop which my dear friend Jodi (@mama_sangha_) and I have been developing over the past few months. ✨What Is Good Enough?✨ The past year has been hard. With less support, more opportunities for worry and anxiety, and separation from our loved ones and communities, many…
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There are shoots in all of the beds. Pots filled with purple crocuses have opened up all in unison, as if a code word had been mentioned. We’ve started seeing bees (bees!) and I have seen my first frog. The birds are singing loudly, sweetly, and my daughter is suddenly drawn to our scruffy garden…
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A nourishing online workshop with Eloise Rickman (A Beautiful Childhood) and Jodi Garrod (Mama Sangha) What Is Good Enough? March 13th, 2pm In a world that always seems to be telling us that we need to do more, be more, have more, how does what we already have and who we already are ever feel…
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What a year this has been. I am so tired. Are you exhausted too? But I am also craving December festivities like never before. We’re only two-thirds through November, but the advent calendar is ready to be hung, final gifts are trickling through the door, and I’m just about ready to wrap up “normal” life…
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Yesterday I posted on Instagram about why we have decided not to use punishments with our daughter (we don’t do praise or rewards either, you can read an old post about that here). A few of you commented something along the lines of “this is all well and good when you have just one child,…
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Parenting can be a truly radical act. The way in which we raise our children can have a profound positive impact on our families, our communities, and our world. At its heart, peaceful parenting is a social justice issue: as adults, we have more power than our children. How we choose to use our power matters.…
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I recently had a conversation with home educator and Charlotte Mason education expert Leah Boden for her wonderful podcast Modern Miss Mason. We chatted about the joy of the quiet growing time, my home education influences, building an eclectic approach to home education, book writing in a pandemic, and so much more. I loved chatting…
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Welcome to a brand new workshop – Parenting From Joy Parenting is hard. This, we know. But it can also be beautiful, and connect us with ourselves in ways we didn’t know were possible. We deserve to feel joy and delight in our daily lives. And when we are lit up with happiness, it radiates…
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Autumn is my favourite time of year, and I think I love the shift from summer to autumn most of all. The days are warm and mild but the mornings and evenings are darker and colder; I feel justified in wearing snuggly slippers and lighting candles, and called to bed earlier each night. I’ve found…
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