Relationship-based parenting
Relationship-based, not rule-based When I started my EFT work, my children were small and I was navigating my world of attachment, respectful parenting. I was …
Deborah Donndelinger
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Honoring our choices
I was at a mall a few weeks ago exchanging a gift in an expensive store located near other more expensive stores. Walking through this …
Deborah Donndelinger
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math, tapping approaches, unease, unschooling
“I got a B!”
This fall, I had the chance to work with a delightful 11-year-old boy T. who was having some trouble with math. His parents and the …
Deborah Donndelinger
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intuitive, parenting, unschooling
Listening to my children’s intuition
Am I supporting my children’s connection to their intuition, inner knowing, physical instincts, mental capacities, emotional truth, and personal authority? To me this is the …
Deborah Donndelinger
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childhood wounds, parenting, unschooling
A new parenting paradigm
The history of parenting is rather brutal, with children once considered non-entities that could be discarded, killed, or used at the parent’s whim. Over time, …
Deborah Donndelinger
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being yourself, human design, parenting, unschooling
New insights into your children
I recently introduced a fellow unschooling mom to human design — the experience was such a relief for her. I’m finding that more and more …
Deborah Donndelinger
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connection, parenting, unschooling
The new parenting paradigm
I’m reading a fascinating history of parenting called Parenting for A Peaceful World by Robin Grille, available at the great site www.naturalchild.com. The author describes …
Deborah Donndelinger
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parenting, stillness, unschooling
Supporting ourselves by pausing
I returned this week from taking a womb-surround birth process workshop. It was a life-altering experience for me and while I can’t explain it all …
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Envy shows me the way
I was talking to a fellow homeschooling mom and found myself feeling a bit deficient. Her children are reading above age level, she enjoys doing …
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