Posts by Des Mc Enaney
How can we help children to start listening?
Have you ever felt as if you’re invisible when you ask your children to start listening to you or to stop doing something? Have you ever felt as if you are speaking a completely different language when you ask the children to do something and they just look at you blankly or ignore you or…
Read MoreGood enough parenting
Parents push themselves for perfection that doesn’t exist instead of aiming for good enough parenting. What is it and how does it link to mindful parenting.
Read MoreSelf-compassion and what it really means
People that truly know something about self-compassion and have made it part of their life’s work are Paul Gilbert and Kristen Neff. Watch this video and find out in three minutes what self-compassion actually is : Self-compassion (Neff) Many of us are good are being very compassionate to others but no one seems to have…
Read MoreWhat is mindful parenting?
Surprised not to see a photo of a woman or man sitting by the water in a yoga pose? Good, that was the plan. Too often, mindful parenting is placed in the category of woo-woo. This aims to be much more grounded and practical. Often enough we see these unrealistic images of zen-like Instagram creatures…
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