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Monday, February 10, 2014

THE Everything Parenting eBook Bundle by Mindful Nurturing

I was so excited to be asked to include my book, Gender Neutral Parenting, in an upcoming parenting bundle planned by Mindful Nurturing. Well, today the sale goes live and I can't even believe what they've brought together. To say this is the "must have" parenting collection for 2014 is a gross understatement. They've put together over 30 different items (ebooks, ecourses, even a coloring book) by the top parenting experts. The retail value is $750! But they're selling the whole package for only $49.97.

Even better, they've also divided it into mini bundles so you can pick your favorite one. Those are only $19.97.

This is the best gift you could give to a new parent. It is such a cornucopia of resources that there is something for every parent and every stage of parenting. You don't want to miss this one. PLUS, Parenting Gently will get a percentage of sales if you buy here through this page. I am so very thankful for your support of Parenting Gently's mission to bring joy to parents everywhere. Happy Reading!

(this page is long because it has information about ALL 35+ resources. If you're already in click this button)

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Mindful Nurturing Essential Parenting Collection
Welcome to the Essential Parenting Collection, the biggest online collection of Mindful Parenting products! This digital bundle offers a wide array of eProducts, including eBooks, audiobooks, eCourses, workbooks, audio, coloring pages.

The Essential Parenting Collection is offered at $49.97, fractions of the retail value of $751.48.

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We have divided the products into 5 categories. Scroll down the page to learn more about ALL of these wonderful resources.

Each mini bundle is available for $19.97.

  • Pregnancy and Birth

  • The Early Years

  • Child Development

  • Resources for Parents

  • Mindful Guidance

  • Free Gifts with purchase of the Full Collection


Dig into these amazing resources!

 

Pregnancy and Birth


From Maiden to Motherhood


maiden to mother book-preview Stephanie Brandt Cornais, Mama and Baby Love, 46 pages, retail value $6.99

It's everything I know about conception, pregnancy, and postpartum. And I know a lot! I mentored hundreds of parents in childbirth classes when I was a Birthing From Within Mentor and in labor as a Certified Doula. I have also been a Licensed Massage Therapist for 14 years, specializing in pre-conception, pregnancy, and postpartum. And of course, my sweet Penelope, my oh so wanted, but oh so difficult baby (now almost 4!) has taught me a thing or two as well.

This ebook is just good, fast, easy-to-understand information about everything you absolutely must know as you begin your journey to motherhood. I am giving you all the juicy tidbits and lessons I have learned from working with pregnant couples for the past decade as well as my own experiences with being pregnant and a new mom.

It's everything I have ever told friends or clients, plus some things I wish I had known before getting pregnant with my daughter and other things I will do differently if I am blessed with another baby.

I have also included advice from my team of writers at Mama and Baby Love and some from other bloggers that I love, like The Pregnant Chicken, Code Name: Mama, Mother Rising, Dou-la-la, The Homeopathic Pregnancy, Naturally Knocked Up, Mommypotamus, and more.

As usual around here, I tell it straight, no beating around the bush or sugar coating things, which of course means there are a few curse words, but it’s a funny read. You will laugh out loud, I promise."

PostpartumHerbalGuideMediaThe Postpartum Herbal Guide


Laura Schuerwegen, Authentic Parenting, 18 pages, retail value $2.99

The Postpartum Herbal Guide is an introductory booklet to herbs for new mothers.

Topics include: how to make a herbal infusion, herbs for the postpartum time, traditional chinese postpartum bone broth recipe, herbs and breastfeeding and how to make your own sitz bath mix.

Learn how to use herbs to support and strengthen your postpartum body and to heal minor ailments. Make your postpartum time a nourishing one.

 

The Business of Baby: What Doctors Don't Tell You, What Corporations Try To Sell You, And How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Before Their Bottom Line.


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Jennifer Margulis, audiobook, retail value $20

Why does the USA have among the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the industrialized world? Why do pregnant women who plan to breastfeed receive “free” samples of infant formula from American obstetricians? Why are American newborns given a vaccine at birth against hepatitis B, a sexually transmitted disease? This eye-opening work of investigative journalism exposes how our current cultural practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of a baby’s life are not based on the best evidence or the most modern science, revealing how American moms and their babies are being undermined by corporate interests.

Birth Relaxation Kit


Jeremy Dyen and Mavi Gupta, Birth Relaxation Kit, audio and booklet, retail value $79

BRK FB Cover Test2The only hypnobirthing program by Board Certified Doctor; hypnosis mp3s, scripts, nutrition guide, birth music; less than half the price of most hypnobirth programs.

With all three Birth Relaxation Kitâ„¢ hypnobirthing programs you will overcome anxiety and fear so you can give birth confidently, feeling empowered and relaxed. You can enjoy a shorter, more comfortable and even pain-free birth!

Why Hypnosis For Pregnancy and Childbirth?

We are dedicated to serving moms and moms-to-be seeking an empowered, safe and more comfortable childbirth experience.  We Are On A Mission to empower you with real tools to birth confidently and without fear...And the movement is rapidly growing as thousands and thousands of women are successfully using hypnobirthing and self-hypnosis for birth, pregnancy and motherhood.

Simply Natural Pregnancy


simplynaturalpregR200200Megan Kimmelshue, The Boho Mama, 40 pages, retail value $5.99

Simply Natural Pregnancy is a back-to-basics eBook for mothers who want to "go green" but are overwhelmed and stressed by all the alternatives available. Using concise information, actionable but powerful baby steps, and resources for digging deeper, Simply Natural Pregnancy is a transformative tool for every expectant mother.

Stay at Home Yoga


Round Logo-1Jennifer Hoffman, Stay at Home Yoga, Every Breath I Take, 3-Month Premium Membership, retail value $23.97

Bundle purchasers will receive three months of unlimited access to four types of yoga classes and all membership bonuses! Your physical alignment plays a vital role in your pregnancy, labor and delivery, but very few prenatal exercise programs teach moms to restore healthy alignment. Each Stay-at-Home Yoga class is designed to provide you with both information and exercises to restore natural alignment, reduce pregnancy aches and pains and prepare you for a natural birth.

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Parenting the Early Years


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Nicolette Roux, Powerful Mothering, 29 pages, value $9.95

The colic solution is an ebook to help new mothers with colic symptoms in their babies. I have detailed my experience with colic three times over, and given examples for what to look out for and how to start applying some tried and tested relief methods.

Every baby is different, unique, not one solution will work for every baby. That is why my ebook has many suggestions, angles of approach and views. One WILL work for your baby!

You will sleep again and you will be able to finely drink that cup of HOT tea or coffee that has been eluding you for weeks! There is light at the end of the tunnel.

 

Manibreasto CoverTwin Manibreasto: A Success Story of Milk and Multiples


Mercedes R. Donis, Project Procrastinot, 54 pages, retail value $6.99

A first time mom reflects on her journey of breastfeeding twins. “Don’t judge your entire experience based on the first three months,” she cautions, as she shares the challenges faced during the ‘fourth trimester’ and beyond. Part memoir, part manual, Mercedes shares her story as well as suggestions on what gear to buy (and what to skip), recipes, links for further reading and a printable feeding log. Topics include: positions for tandem feeding twins, pumping and milk supply, and scheduling feeds vs. feeding on-demand.

 

Oxytocin Parenting — Womb through the Terrible Twos.


Oxytocin ParentingSusan Kuchinskas and Bryan Post, The Post Institute, retail value $0.99

Did you know that a child's ability to love and connect is shaped after birth? The way you parent your child actually influences the way her brain cells wire together to form the circuits she’ll use in social situations throughout her life.

A key to forming healthy relationships is the oxytocin response. Oxytocin is naturally released inside the brain when we feel safe and can open to intimacy and connection. The oxytocin response probably begins to develop in the womb, is influenced by the birthing process and then continues to develop in the first three years of life. It’s shaped by the love and care a baby gets in this period.

This book is valuable reading no matter how old your child is. Parenting understanding of oxytocin and advice for all ages (works with spouses too!).

The Natural Parent's Guide to Babywearing.


The Natural Parent's Guide to BabywearingLauren Wayne, Hobo Mama, 154 pages, retail value $11.97

Babywearing gives you a convenient way to carry along a little one, keeping your child engaged while allowing you as the parent or caregiver to continue with the routines of life — walking, using your hands for tasks, and even breastfeeding — while keeping your child secure.

This book is a Babywearing 101 class, giving an introductory overview of babywearing, along with troubleshooting ideas for special circumstances. We'll talk about the benefits of babywearing, types of common carriers, how to babywear safely, pictorial how-tos for how to tie and wrap the most popular carriers, tutorials for making your own carrier, and a list of helpful resources for information and support on your babywearing journey.

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What Not to Say - Tools for Talking with Young Children


Sarah MacLaughlin, Sarah MacLaughlin, LSW, 96 pages, value $12

Whether parent, teacher, grandparent, or nanny, this book will help you see the importance of not only your role as parent or caregiver, but the relationship, too. Changes in your approach, words, and tone can have lasting beneficial effects in your relationship with a child and on that child’s behavior as well.

Issue31_coverJUNO Magazine


Juno Magazine (e-magazine), 1-year subscription: 4 issues, retail value $24.74

JUNO promotes a natural approach to family life that inspires and supports parents as they journey through the challenges of parenting. We have an ethos based on conscious parenting, sustainability, social justice, non-violence and a commitment to personal growth and spiritual awareness and share fresh perspectives in this fast-paced technological world, creating a non-judgemental community for those who are keen to follow "a natural approach to family life."

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Child Development


Reaching for the moon, an eBook about celebrating your daughter's transition to womanhoodReaching for the Moon


Lucy Pearce, The Happy Womb, 82 pages, value $3.99

Written for girls aged 9-14 introducing them to the menstrual cycle in simple, soulful language, taking the form of a gentle, meaningful initiation into womanhood.

Reaching for the Moon incorporates stories, real womens' experiences of their first periods, and answers girls' most burning practical questions about periods and their bodies in a loving, age-appropriate way. This is the guide that empowered and caring mothers, aunts and godmothers want for the girls in their lives.

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Hand in Hand Parenting, retail value $7

Your child has a vital need to connect with you. This booklet helps you understand your child's emotional life, and how you can best fill his needs.

 

New version of why does heWhy Does He Do That? A Parent's Guide to ASD


Stella Waterhouse, stellawaterhouse.com, 32 pages, retail value $3.23

This book looks at the difficulties children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have including lesser known problems such as sensory problems to anxiety and explores the effects these can have.

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers


Hold On To Your Kids_DigitalEdition-2400x2400 Dr. Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté, Post Hypnotic Press, audiobook (13 hrs 42 mins), retail value $26

A psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting issues joins forces with a physician and bestselling author to tackle one of the most disturbing and misunderstood trends of our time -- peers replacing parents in the lives of our children. A phenomenon they term peer orientation, it refers to the tendency of children and youth to look to their peers for direction: for a sense of right and wrong, for values, identity and codes of behaviour. Peer orientation undermines family cohesion, poisons the school atmosphere, and fosters an aggressively hostile and sexualized youth culture. It provides a powerful explanation for schoolyard bullying and youth violence; its effects are painfully evident in the context of teenage gangs and criminal activity, in tragedies such as in Littleton, Colorado; Tabor, Alberta and Victoria, B.C. It is an escalating trend that has never been adequately described or contested until Hold On to Your Kids. Once understood, it becomes self-evident - as do the solutions, none of which are impossible or even costly to undertake.

The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School - Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More


Drama Years_S&SHaley Kilpatrick, Post Hypnotic Press, audiobook, retail value $16; 6 hrs 39 mins

"The Drama Years is a great overall primer for anyone with a young teen girl in there life. And the girls will love it too! I will highly recommend it to the parents, teachers, and girls I work with." (Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes)

The Drama Years is the definitive guide to the pressures that middle school girls experience every day. Speaking to parents of both middle school girls and high school girls alike (and the girls themselves), it is packed with the voices of middle school girls, who share their experiences, anecdotes and thoughts on everything from stress to body image, from frenemies to getting along with parents. Throughout the book, high school mentors share their own similar experiences—and offer parents advice for how to help their girls survive this tricky time.

book coverGender Neutral Parenting: Raising kids with the freedom to be themselves


Paige Lucas Stannard, Parenting Gently, 134 pages, retail value $9.99

Our culture has strict rules for acceptable behavior for men and women. But what about kids who fall outside the boundaries of prescribed roles? This book is a guide for parents in the practical application of Gender Neutral Parenting - a parenting style based on respect for a child's self-identity and providing latitude in exploring their own version of gender and gender expressions.

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Mindful Guidance


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Positive Parenting in Action


Rebecca Eanes & Laura Ling, Positive Parents, 180 pages, value $7.49

There is an abundance of resources available which tell parents why traditional parenting practices are not optimal, but few help parents learn what to do in place of traditional practices. In this book, we'll discuss the principles of positive parenting, and then we will go through more than 40 scenarios to show you what it looks like when these principles are put into action.

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Hand in Hand Parenting, 26 pages, retail value $7

What do you do when your child acts out? How do you tell a child "No" without triggering a power struggle? This booklet teaches you to set healthy boundaries, interact with both warmth and authority and create cooperation and closeness.

ABCs2The ABCs of Conscious Parenting


Lori Petro, TEACH through Love, 47 pages + audio download, retail value $68

Create a stronger relationship with your kids by changing the way you speak. Lori Petro will show you how to create peace in your home without sacrificing your influence.

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Yvonne Woloszanskyj, Mindful Parenting Skills, 13 pages, retail value $27

Discover The Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Needs Your Child Has And How To Quench Their Thirst In Today's Society, A Guide To Developing And Nurturing Mindfulness In Children

Parenting Softly


Cover Parenting Softly FinalBryan Post, Post Institute, 44 pages, retail value: $9.95

Simple guidance for developing healthy attachments with your child from conception to age two, for raising a child who laughs lots, loves big, and learns exceptionally.

Taking a look at raising your baby from a neurological point of view, Bryan Post’s latest book will help by providing parents with what he calls "seven gifts of parenting softly." It is guaranteed to provide insights you may have never considered.  A perfect gift for new or expecting parents!

 

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Stella Waterhouse, stellawaterhouse.com, 35 pages, retail value $4.16

Following on from 'Why Does He Do That?', A Survival Guide suggests relatively simple ideas that, although they do not offer a 'quick fix' or a miracle cure, are easily implemented and can be very effective.

 

Keep Your Cool - How to Stop Yelling, Spanking and Punishing: What to Do Instead


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Flo Gascon, 157 pages, retail value $25

Your kids are your pride and joy, but sometimes conflict arises and it can be overwhelming. You lose your temper when you don’t mean to. In this guide, I break down an interaction into 5 manageable pieces, making your issues easier to define and act upon effectively. There is not a one-fits-all solution, so you have opportunity to customize your Cool Down and Help Strategy. This is about knowing your individual triggers and your individual child and getting on a path to a strong and peaceful relationship.

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Resources for Parents


The Sane Parenting Challenge


saneparentingsmileAmy Phoenix, Presence Parenting, 6-week eCourse, retail value $50

Parenting kind of crazy? The Sane Parenting Challenge is a six week journey to transform how you respond when parenting feels intense. Each week you are invited to incorporate a simple, yet effective practice into your life to gradually begin choosing your response when parenting feels crazy so you can experience more ease - and still keep the joyful crazy parts that only parents can understand.

 

The Transgender Child


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Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper, Post Hypnotic Press, audiobook: 8 hrs 11 mins, narrated by Michael Puttonen, retail value $20

"This beautifully written, meticulously well-researched book is a godsend for parents and professionals in search of clear, reliable, and up-to-date information about all facets of parenting and caring for transgender children. Combining real life experience with the latest research, Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper have written an indispensable guide that will save lives and empower families to ensure that transgender children receive the love and support they need to thrive." — Shannon Price Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights

 

Liberation Parenting Program


TItle Page Guide to Liberation ParentingTeresa Graham Brett, Parenting for Social Change, 131 pages plus 2+ hours of audio, retail value $47

The Liberation Parenting Program is a multimedia e-course that helps parents to do the inner work needed to move through blocks that keep them from sustaining relationships with children that are grounded in trust, respect, and freedom. Using tools for transformative learning, parents will experience greater wholeness and connection for themselves and support the children in their lives to do the same.

 

Calm Authority for Fathers


WhatNowDadMarcy Axness, Parenting for Peace, audio coaching session, retail value $19.95

Parenting can blindside us when it pushes our buttons from how we were treated as a child. "Calm Authority for Fathers" is an easy, relaxing way to harness the latest scientific finding: the more you can make sense of your own past, the healthier and more successful you child will be! The bonus: It cultivates an inner calm and self-possession that’s essential for effective parenting, and that makes most discipline issues evaporate before they ever appear.

 

Embracing a Child-Centered Divorce: Because You Love Your Children


Rosalind Sedacca, Child-Centered Divorce, retail value $9.99

Embracing Child-Centered Divorce ebook cover-1As a Divorce and Parenting Coach and Founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network, Rosalind Sedacca shares valuable advice, tips and insights for divorced parents on helping children cope with divorce and transition after divorce with the best possible outcome. She helps parents understand the emotional effects of divorce on children and how to protect their children from hurt, anxiety and long-term damaging consequences. Learn how to co-parent more effectively and become aware of your child’s needs at differing ages and stages during and after divorce.

 

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Emma Weatherall, So Natural Baby, 15 pages, retail value $8.17

Many of the materials used in household items can leach chemicals into the air that we breathe and onto our children's delicate skin, causing problems and health issues that can affect your family's quality of life. This eBook will help you identify the 'nasties' in your home and give you ideas on what you can easily do to replace them or reduce their effects.

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Free gifts with purchase - exclusive to the Full Essential Parenting Collection


Gentle Parenting Coloring Pages


Hugo Smits, retail value $2.99

Conscious Communication


Lori Petro, TEACH through Love, 17 pages, retail value $20

Mindful Mondays: A collection of language examples exploring everyday parenting challenges using the process of compassionate communication

HighSelfEsteemKids


Dr. Joe Rubino, highselfesteemkids, audio, retail value $147

Learn the tools to champion children to build soaring self-esteem as a Certified Coach in Self-Esteem Elevation for Children.

tandem4Mama is Having a Baby - A Journey to Tandem Breastfeeding


Joni Rae Latham, Tales of a Kitchen Witch, coloring book, 15 pages, retail value $3.99

This is a 15-page coloring book with line drawings by Joni Rae Latham. The drawings depict a story done in coloring pictures of a nursing toddler who still spends much of his/her day breastfeeding, and the new baby that is suddenly in the house.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

New 'Ask Paige' - Time Outs, "Because I said so!" and Attention Span inBoys

The January Issue of Natural Mother Magazine has my first Ask Paige column (it's on page 38 but the other articles are a trove of information!) I answer three question asked by YOU! Do you have a burning parenting question? Email me at askpaige@naturalmothermagazine.com

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Monday, November 4, 2013

Book Launch Celebration and Giveaway!

I'm so excited to announce the publication in print of my new book Gender Neutral Parenting: Raising kids with the freedom to be themselvesgnpblookwebslide

 

To celebrate I'm giving away 5 copies of the book in print signed by me! To enter use the widget below to enter - you can get up to 4 separate entries below! Open to US residents only.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Learning Resources for Homeschool, Unschool, and Back-to-school

It's back to school — or back to homeschool for some.  For us unschoolers it really doesn't change.  However, the fall always reminds me of new learning opportunities.

I want to tell you about a new resource bundle focused on all things learning: the Mindful Learning eBundle

You'll learn more about:

  • how to guide your kids' learning at home,

  • how to teach early reading or nudge a reluctant reader,

  • how to implement Montessori ideas into your home life,

  • how to inject educational fun into your homeschooling,

  • or how to have your questions about unschooling answered.


It's a collection of six carefully selected resources on learning and education. This is a practical bundle with over 1,200 pages of learning fun and numerous printables.

These six incredible e-resources at 75% off — only $12.50 for over $50 worth of learning materials!

So what's in this bundle?


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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Transformative Parenting

Hello Gentle Parents!

I know it has been a while and I hope you are all doing fantastically with your happy families.  I've had a year of ups and downs but one of the ups has been working with Everyday Feminism.  Now I'm getting ready to launch a parenting class through Everyday Feminism called Transformative Parenting: Finding Your Authentic Parenting Voice.

I think I'll be bringing gentle parenting to a whole new group!  This class is different from anything you've seen because instead of focusing on changing your child it focuses on reflecting and growing yourself into the parent you want to be.  Harmonious family relations is just a happy side effect!

Will you take a moment to take this short survey?  We really want to tailor the class to your needs both in terms of content and especially in terms of time commitment   We are all so busy!

Please answer the survey by Friday, April 19th.


As our thank you, you will get a discount coupon for the online course when it’s open for registration. We’ll send you the coupon when you can start registering.

And as part of our social justice mission and commitment to financial accessibility, we allocate 25% of course sales into a scholarship fund to subsidize parents and caregivers who with limited financial means.

Thanks!

Paige
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Dealing with the tough stuff

Welcome to carnival day 4!  We hope you have read something that spoke to you and you are ready to try some new gentle techniques in your home.  Today's authors look at some specific situations that many parents face and give us a gentle approach to resolution.

In "Parenting Gently through the Preschool Phase", Attached Moms discuss the transition from an attached parent of a baby to a gentle parent of a preschooler, complete with a sense of self and the ability to carry out their actions.

The Natural Parenting Mentors at Natural Parents Network address a reader's challenging question in "Toddler Discipline and Balancing Needs".  See three different answers chock full of practical examples to this question:

"...I am struggling right now with the fact that sometimes [my son's] wants and needs conflict with mine. I want to be able to say yes most of the time, and I want to model for him that both of our needs matter. He’s too little to understand reasoning though, and he doesn’t have much patience for waiting at this stage. For instance, I would like to be able to sit down on the floor next to him and eat a meal for at least five minutes, but I almost never get to do that because he pulls on my hand and says, “Mama up,” and tries to get me to go somewhere else in the house, hold him, or both. Also, sometimes I need to cook, do laundry, or check my email (with my attention diverted from him for literally five minutes at the most) but he wants all of my attention all of the time he’s awake. Any thoughts, ideas, or comments? ..."



In "With Spit onMy Face and Love in My Heart", by MomeeZen and "3 Common Preschooler Behaviors and 3 Ways to Deal with Them (While Connecting with Your Child) by Dionna at Code Name: Mama we learn how to put Gentle Discipline to the test in challenging situations and come out on the other end maintaining the connection to our kids and teaching them something along the way (and don't forget you can enter to win Dionna's book! Click here to enter to win an art print and other prizes).

And finally, join the discussion with Jennifer at PracticalOHMommy about the things that you find challenging about Gentle Discipline and why all the extra work is so worth it in the end in "The Hardest Part of Gentle Discipline is...".

Enjoy!
[box type="box" width="400" template="drop-shadow lifted"  color="magenta"]Today we are giving away3 copies of Help Your Child Want to Behave by Dr. Laura Markham   Click here to enter to win an art print and other prizes[/box]






SmallLogoPlease join us all week, June 25-June30, 2012, as we explore the world of gentle, effective parenting.  We have new posts each day by talented authors providing us with insight into why gentle parenting is worth your time and how to implement it on a daily basis.  

We are also giving away several parenting book and other goodies from our sponsors this week.  Please stop by and enter to win!

This year's beautiful motherhood artwork is by Patchwork Family Art. Visit the store to see all her work.







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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Moving Beyond Punishment (or, does "gentle" mean "permissive"?)

[box type="box" width="600" template="drop-shadow curved curved-hz-1" align="left" color="yellow"]I'd like to introduce my good friend and our newest author at Parenting Gently, Jennifer.  Jennifer blogs at Practical OH Mommy and is mama to two wonderful daughters.  She is also a professional coach and OAMCer (check out her blog if you don't know what that is!). [/box]Welcome to Carnival Day #3!  Did you check out day 1 and day 2's wonderful posts?  Now that you have a great basis for the principles of gentle parenting let's look at one of the trickier parts of implementation.  Punishment.  Consequences.  Regardless of how mainstream parents talk about it this is the "big scary" thing that many parents worry will make their parenting permissive.  Today's authors talk about this important issue.



If you are new to the world of Gentle Discipline, it's important to know what the real meaning of the word "Discipline" really is. Merriam-Webster gives several definitions for the word discipline. Training that corrects and molds the mental faculties and moral character is the definition that is most in line with the basic concepts of gentle discipline.  Today's posts focus on tools and techniques gentle parents can use to shape and mold our children gently, while still setting limits and boundaries.

In "We Don't Do Discipline", muminsearch describes the 6 foundational elements of the relationship with her children that take the place of punishment.

I remember having a conversation with my husband. He was wondering, "Shouldn't we be doing what other people are doing - discipline our children, set consequences and use time-outs?"


My answer to that was, "We don't need to"

Read more about why punishment and discipline aren't the focus for them.

Paige is also talking about punishment today in Punishment in Perspective where she compares how we treat our children to how we treat our spouses.

In "Gentle Discipline Basics: Teaching Skills", The Hippie Housewife provides a great set of tools that can be modified to all ages and stages of child development.  She reminds us that:

This idea of teaching skills applies throughout childhood. For example:





  • babies can be taught to touch gently rather than hitting,


  • toddlers can be taught how to express and work through their big emotions rather than being sent for a time-out, and


  • children can be taught the skills of conflict resolution and making amends rather than having an arbitrary privilege removed as punishment after an altercation.



In "The Fine Art of Natual Consequences and Logical Consequences", Hybird Rasta Mama breaks down the two main types of consequences that can be used in a gentle household and when each might be appropriate to call on.




Gentle parenting relies on two type of consequences: natural consequences and logical consequences. Natural and logical consequences help children learn responsibility. They also learn how to solve their own problems. With this method, parents can raise children without anger or threats. Children learn what happens when they misbehave and what they should do differently next time.



And finally, tune into PracticalOHmommy to learn how to "Save Time-Outs for the Soccer Field".  She describes the use of various techniques including redirection, validation, and time-ins to teach children problem solving skills that they can carry with them into their grown-up years.


What are some tools in your gentle discipline toolkit that have been effective for you?


[box type="box" width="400" template="drop-shadow lifted"  color="magenta"]You can win one of two copies of Positive Parenting in Action by Rebecca Eanes and Laura Ling.   Click here to enter to win an art print and other prizes[/box]







Young Family on a Tropical BeachPlease join us all week, June 25-June30, 2012, as we explore the world of gentle, effective parenting.  We have new posts each day by talented authors providing us with insight into why gentle parenting is worth your time and how to implement it on a daily basis.  


We are also giving away several parenting book and other goodies from our sponsors this week.  Please stop by and enter to win!

This year's beautiful motherhood artwork is by Patchwork Family Art. Visit the store to see all her work.







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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Let the Carnival Begin!

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline!  I'm so excited to start this week of great advice and inspiration for parenting gently.  I really find this week to be a restoritive retreat for those of us parenting in a way that we probably aren't familiar with from our childhoods and which the media is always telling us is a bad idea!  Getting together for this week and talking about gentle ways of parenting really helps me stay on track!  How about you?

If you've been here for the past Carnivals then you know I like to feature a motherhood artist.  This year we got really lucky with the beautiful artwork of Ruth-Mary Smith of Patchwork Family Art (Etsy Shop).  Here art is what led me to her but I found out her family, like mine, was a result of "non-traditional" family building.  Here is her story;

[box type="box" width="620" template="drop-shadow lifted" align="left" color="yellow"]My name is Ruth-Mary Smith. I am based in Sydney Australia. I use watercolours and vintage material to create illustrations that celebrate families.Patchwork Family Art is the name I have chosen for my art biz because of the way my family has been formed. It's a patchwork..

Zoom back in time about 12 years. Dave and I had been planning a family for a long time but had been unable to fall pregnant ( eight years of story here I am zipping through).We decided to adopt our baby and looked into adoption. There was a long process to the time we finally were allocated our precious Jasmin from Taiwan! The story gets more blessed and more complicated but a couple of months after we were first allocated I fell pregnant! Double blessing! It wasn't exactly smooth sailing to bring our Jasmin home. The government department here in Australia were concerned we couldn't love the 2 babies ( unthinkable!!!) but after many tears and prayers we finally flew to Taiwan to collect our baby, then just 12 months old. Kiralee was born 6 weeks later. Life changing....

So we were a happy little family but had the idea that God wasn't finished with us yet... a not complete feeling.... a ' there's someone else out there' feeling. We started looking into fostering with a view to adoption. We went to the seminar, had the social worker visit and filled in the application. We were told the wait would be around 18 months however on the day of approval they asked us "Are you ready to proceed?" So precious number three arrives in our life around 3 weeks later.

So we are our patchwork family. Formed for us in a way we didn't expect, we are very blessed. When choosing the name Patchwork family Art I loved how that it tied together love of family with a suggestion of vintage ( cause I love that too!) I hope you enjoy my art work as I share love of motherhood and family with love of simpler times with you.[/box]

Isn't that a beautiful story?  I think it reminds me how precious this parenting gig is which is really the foundation of gentle parenting.  Before we get started with today's posts there is one other thing we do each year that I need to tell you about.

Giveaways!


[box type="box" width="400" template="drop-shadow lifted"  color="magenta"]This year we have 9 different items to giveaway! That means you have nine chances to win for each entry you submit. One of the prizes is a print from Patchwork Family Art!  Click here to enter to win an art print and other prizes[/box]

Getting Started with Gentle Discipline


Today and tomorrow's posts are all about getting started with gentle parenting.  Maybe you are wondering what gentle parenting is or you already know you like the idea but don't know exactly what it means.  These posts are for you.

First we have Looking for a Better Way by Practical OH Mommy.  She tells us of how she came to gentle parenting a story I bet many of us can relate to!
from Samantha’s perspective, she didn’t really like me and told me that in just about every way she could.  She always preferred to spend time with her Daddy.  I would watch as he gave her undivided attention and played whatever she wanted.  I was jealous and thought if I just didn’t have so many darn things to get done, I could do that too.
At the end of one of the days I had Samantha with me, I sighed and thought what a good day it had been.  I only had to put her in time out 3 times and deal with major tantrums.  And now Daddy was home and they were giggling happily as he was tucking her in.  Something clicked for me and I realized that wasn’t really a good day.  I was tired of being “mean Mommy”.

[box type="box" width="400" template="drop-shadow lifted"  color="magenta"] She goes on to talk about the steps she took to turn it around, including reading How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Faber and Mazlish - which we are giving away as part of the Parenting Gently Starter Pack.  Click here to enter to win this book bundle and other prizes![/box]

Our next two posst look at gentle parenting from a Christian perspective.*  Dulce de Leche talks about Biblical Instructions for Discipline: How Should a Christian Parent?
What often gets lost in the focus on spanking, though, is that the Bible has a great deal to teach parents in other passages, too. One of the principles of gentle discipline is that instead of just telling our children what not to do, that we give clear, positive direction of what they should do instead. I believe God does that with His Word.

And I won't spoil the surprise but head on over to see the biblical verses that talk directly about children and parenting.

Second, and similarly, is a post I wrote about nearly the same thing called Spare the Rod?  Does the Bible Promote Spanking?.  The scripture I look at deals less with parenting per se and more with the spirit of compassion impressed upon us by Jesus and how that relates to parenting.

Our next post is from Jennifer at True Confessions of a Real Mommy and is called Want a Hug?  I really love her post because it is something I struggle with daily.  It is so easy to fall back into the parenting patterns we see all around us, and in my case was parented with.  She challenges some of our assumptions about children which is really the foundation on which gentle parenting is built.
 Before finding people with similar ideals when my son was almost 6 months, I never knew people who wanted to use gentle discipline. I have to work each and every time something comes up to react in a way I can be proud of. I don't often succeed. The point is that I keep trying.

The last post for today is by Amy from Presence Parenting writing for Natural Parents Network and is called 10 Principles of Unconditional Parenting which summarizes the ten principles from Alfie Kohn's seminal book Unconditional Parenting.  His book (which you could win in this week's drawing) talks a lot about they why of unconditional parenting but his ten principles are simple and concise and infinitely implementable ideas.  If you haven't read his book this is a great peak and if you have it is a great reminder.

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* Parenting Gently is actively seeking guest posts about gentle parenting and other cultures and religions. Contact us at parentinggently@gmail.com for more information.






Please join us all week, June 25-June30, 2012, as we explore the world of gentle, effective parenting.  We have new posts each day by talented authors providing us with insight into why gentle parenting is worth your time and how to implement it on a daily basis.  

We are also giving away several parenting book and other goodies from our sponsors this week.  Please stop by and enter to win!

This year's beautiful motherhood artwork is by Patchwork Family Art. Visit the store to see all her work.







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Spare the Rod? Does the Bible Promote Spanking?



I’ve already written about Ezzo’s parenting books .  However, he isn’t the only Christian author telling us how to raise our kids in a punitive manner.  Tripp, Welchel, and the Pearls to name a few.  It seems that Christian-based books are much more likely to include “training” and physical punishment than secular parenting books.  Does the Bible want us to spank?

The verse oft cited to command corporal punishment is
“He who spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes” (Proverbs 13:24)

The word “rod” is translated from the Hebrew word shebet. A shebet is a shepherd’s staff or a king’s scepter, and it sybolizes authority.  A shebet was used to guide sheep and to protect them by fighting off predators - not to strike the sheep. Using the word shebet, God gives parents the authority and responsibility to discipline – a word meaning to teach – their children.

Conversely there are a myriad of verses in the New Testament that go against this aggressive and punitive parenting style:
“the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance. . . ” (Gal. 5:22, 23b),

“Love is patient, love is kind” ( I Cor. 13 )

“. . . we proved to be gentle among you as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children” (I Thess. 2:7)

“do to others what you would have them do to you” (Mat. 7:12), etc.

My favorite is Matthew 25: 41-46;
“‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.  For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’  He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’” (Mat 25: 41-46)

Yes, we have a responsibility to teach our children and raise them in a Godly manner but we also have the example of grace, kindness, and gentleness that we should exhibit in all things.  You can raise your kids without CIO and spanking so, why wouldn’t you?






Please join us all week, June 25-June30, 2012, as we explore the world of gentle, effective parenting.  We have new posts each day by talented authors providing us with insight into why gentle parenting is worth your time and how to implement it on a daily basis.  

We are also giving away several parenting book and other goodies from our sponsors this week.  Please stop by and enter to win!

This year's beautiful motherhood artwork is by Patchwork Family Art. Visit the store to see all her work.







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