Are We Raising Our Kids The Right Way?
“Parents don’t need to know how to play with kids. If we get kids involved in adult activities, that’s play for kids.” And then they associate chores with a fun, positive activity. They associate it with playing.”
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans a book by Michaeleen Doucleff
It’s not my job to entertain the children. It’s their job to be part of the team
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans a book by Michaeleen Doucleff
A great way to think about parenting: Think of it as executing it from a place of where you’re the leader, leading from the heart with compassion, all the while supporting your child to be their best self
Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]
Instead of “Put away your plate after dinner” or “Fold your laundry,” you’re framing the tasks as a communal activity, such as “Let’s all work together to clean up the kitchen after dinner” or “Let’s all help fold the laundry as a family.
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans a book by Michaeleen Doucleff
“Parenting is a relationship. It’s not a set of strategies.”
Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]
“We need to model calmness. We have to be regulating our own internal states first before we expect our children to learn to regulate theirs
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans a book by Michaeleen Doucleff
just came across this gem from phyllis diller:
“we spend the first 12 months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk and the rest telling them to sit down and shut up.”
😳
missjenny on bluesky tootwitter.com“A recipe for happiness is to help our child over and over again choose to give up what they want, at that moment, for something they actually want more.” An example – Perhaps they don’t want to help clean up the dishes, but still desire a way to feel like a person who contributes to the family. Help them realize the trade-off – “Doing so, helps... See more