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Peaceful Parenting Discussion 9 years, 10 months agohttp://www.unpluggedmom.com/umradio-podcast/8654/
Nonviolent Communication with Trivium
By Laurette Lynn on Jul 09, 2013 with Comments 0Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on digg Share on delicious Share on email More Sharing Services
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Amelia replied to the forum topic Tracing psychological issues to parenting in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 9 years, 11 months agoIt is highly debated in the psychology and neuropsychology communities, as far as I can tell. I can say my understanding of it which may have flaws.
One thing that heavily supports what you are saying is that […]
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DIM started the forum topic Tracing psychological issues to parenting in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years agoThese are just some thoughts I’ve been having about the whole Molyneaux/SchoolSucks/CompleteLiberty psychology-parenting model (I understand this is a generalization, and it might be unfair of me to lump such […]
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lifeback started the forum topic The Me Me Me Generation (Time Magazine – May 9, 2013) in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years ago“Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they […]
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Darrell Becker posted an update in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years agoWhat I Mean by “Peaceful Parenting”
Disclaimer:
This mini-essay is intended to be information to add to what you think and know, rather than replace or supplant anything, or to attempt to show “rightness” and “wrongness”. I am asking you who read this to please think of these paragraphs in the spirit of:
And/Also……….rather…[Read more]-
Here are a few comments this generated, as this is actually a post from Google Plus:
(Someone who isn’t Darrell) ……Many of us grew up in circumstances where it seemed normal that our parents should spank us when we misbehaved. This makes it difficult for us to accept the recent research that indicates that spanking tends to cause damage. We…[Read more]
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I encounter responses like this when my style of parenting is being defended.
“I was spanked and I turned out fine.”
or “I grew up watching TV and I’m fine.”
or “I went to public school and I turned out ok.”My response for questions like these is always the same. I don’t want my kids to be just fine or ok. I want my kids to be better than ok…[Read more]
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Keegan Ead edited the forum topic Parent says to kid: ”You wouldn’t jump off a bridge if everyone else was too.” in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 1 month agoKid says to parent: “Well you wouldn’t send me to public school just because everyone else was doing it, right?”
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Drea replied to the forum topic How do you stay happy? in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 1 month agoIt is definitely caused by the known, for sure. When you know of so many wrongs in the world, so much suffering, you know about poisoned food, poisoned water, poisoned air….the wars, the starvation….i could go […]
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gXij3htJ replied to the forum topic How do you stay happy? in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 1 month agoWhat if the anxiety isn’t caused by the unknown, but by the known? Sure, one can avoid listening to the sensationalists and fear mongers, but how can one deal with real knowledge about real events?
I had to […]
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Neil Mackay started the forum topic Trivium Parents Podcast in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 2 months agoInspired by the work of Brett and others, I just started my own podcast. It’s about helping children to learn about critical thinking, using 3 characters – Graham, Laura and Roderick. The ultimate goal is to help […]
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Evan Wilder replied to the forum topic How do you stay happy? in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 2 months agoAlso, if you are listening to Alex Jones or any fear mongers, stop.
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Evan Wilder replied to the forum topic How do you stay happy? in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 2 months agoThe best way of staying happy is to stop worrying and living on your terms.
This doesn’t mean to partake in normalcy bias; that’s insane!It’s a gift (and sometimes, a curse) that you are bestowed knowledge […]
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Drea started the forum topic How do you stay happy? in the group
Peaceful Parenting Discussion 10 years, 2 months agoHow in the world do you stay happy when there is so much suffering in the world? I have a hard time staying afloat when I think of all the freedoms we are losing everyday. How is the world going to be when my […]
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