Ranga Krishna Tipirneni via Compfight
Sometimes we cast our gaze too broadly. We fail to recognize the importance of the minute-by-minute interactions that create the emotional climate of our relationships.
See-saw Parenting #13: Moment by Moment
Josep Ma. Rosell via CompfightThere are no household hints, directions before using, or universal antidotes to be prescribed in the rearing of a child.
See-saw Parenting # 12 : The Case of the Frazzled Mom
Mel // Left of Centre via Compfight
The caregiving began to wear on me in unexpected ways.
See-saw Parenting #10: A Mother’s Anxiety and Cotton Batting
Lotus Carroll via Compfight
The issues of our childhoods—Bob’s and mine—inevitably resonated throughout our parenting years.
See-Saw Parenting: A Childhood in Nazi-occupied Prague
Colby McCormack via Compfight
My childhood was a far cry from the drama that Bob had experienced.
See-Saw Parenting #8: When Your Mom is a “Clean Freak”…
las - initially via Compfight
I was raised with the notion that bodily needs, all bodily needs, were, at best, an inconvenience and, at worst, a sign of moral degeneracy.
See-Saw Parenting #7: Your History Affects Your Parenting
Kima via Compfight
As parents we cannot escape our own histories. Certainly we can make every effort to do things differently with our own families. That is a premise of this book. But in order to make the desired changes, we must first come to terms with how our own histories have affected us for good or ill. Just as the history of...
See Saw Parenting #6: Bob’s Epiphany
paul bica via Compfight
Bob’s decision was to dig in and try hard to learn to be a different kind of person so that he could provide different parenting for his children.
See-Saw Parenting #5: Commitment: the Fulcrum of the See-Saw
David Cohen via Compfight
In practical terms there are four core components that we believe are essential in making the see-saw model work.