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Welcome to Parenting with Presence
Hello!
Does parenting with presence appeal to you? Do you want to understand more about the feelings and needs of babies and children, and how to be with them in a way that nourishes their natural state of presence?
Do you want parenting to be a joy? Perhaps you want to explore how you can respond to crying and tantrums in a way that nurtures the connection you have?
Or maybe your baby or child is waking lots at night, or hitting, or biting, or whining a lot, and you want to understand why, and how to help them?
I love being with my two children, and I love connecting with other parents aligned with becoming even more present and aware with their children.
More and more, I see how the way we can most help our children is by being who we love to be - and finding presence and joy in our day-to-day lives.
In parenting, we can often look at what is going on with our children and forget that parenting starts with us. It sounds obvious, yet in order to give our children the emotional safety to be who they are and express what they feel, we need to be present ourselves.
For me, my gift as a parent is to help my children remain connected to their authentic selves.
On this site are articles and letters I've written related to Aware Parenting, Carrying Babies, Nonviolent Communication, calmbirth, and Elimination Communication. These are all things I've found have enriched the lives of my family.
You will also find information about the services I offer - these include phone and Skype consultations, email support and home visits for Aware Parenting, and Field Center Certified Facilitating phone sessions.
I have also set up a yahoo group for those practisting Aware Parenting. This is an opportunity to discuss parenting challenges and celebrations with other parents. My intention for this group is for parents to post about their Aware Parenting learnings and inspirations, to ask questions, to gain a sense of parenting community, and to connect with other parents close by. Email me at awpsupport@iinet.net.au if you would like to join.
You can also see my husband's photos of me carrying our two children and pictures of them crying with our loving support, as well as moments of joy and presence that we have shared.
I welcome stories from parents about your Aware Parenting challenges and celebrations - please email me at awareparenting@iinet.net.au if you would like yours to be included.