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Nonviolent Communication is the language of compassion and empathy. Read more to see how it can transform your relationships and lead you to a happier life.
So many things happen to us when we bring children into this world. For most of us, it is the very first encounter with the epitome of purity, the first encounter with the epitome of true love. Love that is solid as a rock, yet flowing like a river’s stream; tangible, ordinary and abundant like …
In two weeks, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving – a celebration of gratitude, overcoming of hardships, and togetherness. This article is about the power of gratitude, and 3 tips to help you get there. There is so much that I want to say about the concept, the meaning and the power of gratitude, that I …
Handle tantrums with this one tip. Practice it for a while and never handle a tantrum again. I was told recently that my articles are way too long, so I’m trying a shorter version! Here it is: a story and a conclusion. Yesterday, when my 2.5 year old and I came back home, he asked …
Whether you are already the mother of three beautiful human beings, or whether you are expecting your first, what you are about to read is something you’ve never heard before. And it is crucial. The internet is full of useful (and useless) information about anything and everything you might look for – baby sleep, …
The Most Important 10 Tips for Mindful Parenting, Offered by Nonviolent Communication The next 10 Tips for mindful parenting learned from Nonviolent Communication can change our entire point of view. NVC and the Attachment Theory offer us a whole world of learning, but most of us don’t have all that time. Few key insights are …
Happy&Mom, the little mommy blog you’ve been following – is not so little anymore! My dream of reaching just a few hearts who would embrace Nonviolent Communication and make their lives beautiful came true, and went far far beyond anything I could have ever expected. In just a few months, I was honored to take …
Observation without evaluation is the highest form of human intelligence, noted the Indian philosopher Krishnamurti. Why is this in an Attachment Parenting blog, and how can it transform our parenting? Read on. The human brain doesn’t like not knowing; not knowing is a form of weakness, danger that triggers our defense mechanisms, prompting us to …
News flash: you can’t stop yelling at your kids. Parents who tell you they don’t yell at their kids are lying to you. Articles that suggest 10 proven ways to stop yelling at your kids are click-baits. However, there is a peaceful, guilt free way of yelling at your kids, and here it is. You …
Numerous studies have shown that the main cause depriving people of happiness is the lack of autonomy, the ability to make their own choices. Here’s how autonomy (and the lack thereof) affects children (and adults). Restrictions on our autonomy are the root cause of the majority of our unpleasant feelings. Think about the feelings arising …
With agricultural technologies, architecture, possession, and religion, good and evil transformed into the concepts of “good” and “bad”, too much and too little; families were torn apart, friends became enemies in the constant search for more. These concepts are governing us today, keeping Western society away from natural humanism. It was 7,000 years ago that …