In a 2003 study that explored “ambiguous loss”, American researchers Tamara Golish and Kimberly Powell affirmed how “parents of premature babies underwent various grief emotions as they mourned the loss of a full-term pregnancy and feared for their child’s life and health. However, they were often unable to allow themselves to feel their grief and were unsure how to communicate it because their baby was still alive.” In an environment where more devastating loss easily happens to other families, it seemed almost disrespectful to even acknowledge pain points here and there, and yet they were real, looming menacingly.
Conscious Parenting: Boundaries and Connections
In the fourth episode of Mommy Mundo’s MomSchool Series, Kit Malvar-Llamas talked about creating the balance between boundaries and connections. In every stage of childhood, conscious parenting asks parents to actively listen to what their children are really communicating and look inward for the best response to one’s child.
How Many Kids is Ideal?
Couples wonder this all the time, they get asked all the time, and they genuinely wonder this all the time: How many kids is ideal? The short answer, of course is “however many you can handle,” but that answer in itself requires a lot of consideration.
The Advantage of Tantrums: What to Do & What Not to Do
Interestingly, tantrums tend to happen with parents. This is because the child feels safe with their parents, and so they feel safe enough to express their feelings in a chaotic and sometimes destructive way.
The Advantage of Tantrums: Emotional Intelligence
Parents can take comfort in knowing that tantrums are a huge part of their child’s development. Tantrums are as natural as a tummy grumbling because of hunger. They are your child’s natural response to a need for attention, frustration, anger, tiredness, and–hey!–hunger. But what role do they play in development?
Five Pre-Baby Decisions You Need to Make
Sitting down and having a serious discussion on how life will be managed when the baby arrives is one of the most responsible things a couple can do. Not only will it better prepare you for the baby, but being able to manage each other’s expectations can save you both on potential disagreements.
8 Things Moms Should Know About Conscious Parenting
What makes a “conscious parent”? The question isn’t easy to answer, but the gist would be this: It’s about understanding your child’s behaviour by first understanding your own self.
The Discipline Dilemma: 8 Insights That Could Help
Why is disciplining our children one of the biggest challenges of parenting? Is it because we feel that the discipline methods used for us were ineffective? Or we think they were effective for us but not for our children, who are so different from us? Or are our perceptions of discipline skewed by the pressures and expectations of society?
