by Kirstie | Sep 25, 2013 | General parenting
Children’s lives depend on their parents. They look to us to provide protection, boundaries, strength, and leadership. This is especially true for children with histories of broken attachments, loss, and trauma. Yet these are the children who can test our...
by Kirstie | Sep 23, 2013 | General parenting
For a child to feel contained when he goes into high arousal, you need to stay calm and strong. If you do, you are acting as an emotional regulator for his highly overwhelmed state: This is containment. It is a very beautiful gift to a child locked in rage Margot...
by Kirstie | Sep 23, 2013 | General parenting
Our Support and Advocacy practices help parents develop the embodied strength of action that is needed where ever they may meet resistance or criticism In our Parent Coaching, we explore the Essential Acts of Self-Care. Two of these are Support and Advocacy. ...
by Kirstie | Sep 23, 2013 | General parenting
“However peaceful a person may wish to be, their capacity to think, talk and act peacefully will be undermined if their body is not in a state of peace.” – Paul Linden. In my personal experience, and through working as a...
by Kirstie | Sep 22, 2013 | General parenting
Parenthood is full of uncertainties, but at least there is one thing that’s guaranteed; we will get triggered, no matter how much awareness we bring to our parenting. It is inevitable that breaches will occur in the ebb and flow of the relationship…a...
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