For a peaceful home, for a peaceful world
My membership group for peaceful parents, The Peaceful Home, is opening its doors to new members again next week, just in time for September’s topic of self care. Self care is a topic you’ll no doubt have heard me mention a many times before because it is something that I am absolutely evangelical about. And…
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This month I am taking part in a project on Instagram all about the concept of “The Prepared Adult”, and I thought I would share some thoughts here too. If we’re not already connected on Instagram, come along and say hi! Last week (I’m a little behind – oops!) the participants in “The Prepared Adult” were writing…
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I’m delighted to be running another round of my Making Sense of Screens course in September, and booking is now open! I designed the course because as a parent, figuring out an approach to screen time can feel overwhelming. With so many conflicting voices and opinions, so many scare stories about both the harm of…
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“The training of the teacher who is to help life is something far more than the learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.” Maria Montessori Montessori developed her now world-famous educational method for use in schools, so when she was writing she directed her words towards…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my Rhythm in the Home course! This course always sells out (which is always a lovely surprise!) and I know some of you who wanted to join in last time missed out, so I will be running the course again in August. Why did I create the course?…
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I am delighted to announce another run of my online course A Beautiful Childhood which will take place during June and July. I truly believe in an eclectic approach to raising children; in picking and choosing different ideas and methods to fit your own family values and needs, and in being inspired by different styles…
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As you’ll know if you’ve been reading this blog for a while we are home educating Frida* which means that she doesn’t attend any kind of preschool, instead splitting her week between myself and my husband. We’re all finding these preschool years incredibly fun; full of wonder and delight at the world around us, learning…
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Happy Earth Day! I’m reading The Uninhabitable Earth at the moment, and wow. Never before have I read a book which has made me want to cry, be sick, scream, throw things, and stick my head in the sand all at the same time before. In it, David Wallace Wells argues that climate change and…
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I am delighted to be sharing this interview series with you, where I will be talking to a different woman every fortnight about parenting, motherhood, their daily rhythm and what makes a beautiful childhood. So without further ado, let’s meet the mother… This week, I’d like to welcome writer, entrepreneur, speaker, educator, and mama of…
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For the last couple of years I have made Frida a needle-felted birthday crown to celebrate her birthday. I’ve really enjoyed taking a few moments to create something with my hands for her: made with love, it’s certainly not as perfect as if I’d bought something, especially given my inherent lack of artistic talent, but…
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