Comments on: An Hour of Powerful Parenting http://www.littlemummy.com/2007/05/18/an-hour-of-powerful-parenting/ Life, Parenting, Making a Living Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mother at Large http://www.littlemummy.com/2007/05/18/an-hour-of-powerful-parenting/#comment-38061 Mother at Large Fri, 25 May 2007 18:01:09 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/2007/05/18/an-hour-of-powerful-parenting/#comment-38061 There's a good piece in Psychologies magazine about how we can only truly enjoy ourselves if we focus on one thing at a time. The idea is that when we check email while on the phone, neither activity is satisfactory. An hour's powerful parenting could be a good chance to block out distractions and focus exclusively on our children, so I'm all for it. There’s a good piece in Psychologies magazine about how we can only truly enjoy ourselves if we focus on one thing at a time. The idea is that when we check email while on the phone, neither activity is satisfactory. An hour’s powerful parenting could be a good chance to block out distractions and focus exclusively on our children, so I’m all for it.

]]> By: t-bird http://www.littlemummy.com/2007/05/18/an-hour-of-powerful-parenting/#comment-37012 t-bird Sat, 19 May 2007 11:14:27 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/2007/05/18/an-hour-of-powerful-parenting/#comment-37012 20 minutes gentle "baby massage" with some lovely gentle music on in the background 20 minutes reading fabulous stories 20 minutes just "being" I think just to re-make that bond in an evening when you have been busy, busy all day either with or without your child around is the most powerful thing you could do. Of course, I would challenge you to stay awake for 20 minutes cuddled up to your "baby" all cozy and quiet together (or is it just me that can't manage that?) 20 minutes gentle “baby massage” with some lovely gentle music on in the background

20 minutes reading fabulous stories

20 minutes just “being”

I think just to re-make that bond in an evening when you have been busy, busy all day either with or without your child around is the most powerful thing you could do. Of course, I would challenge you to stay awake for 20 minutes cuddled up to your “baby” all cozy and quiet together (or is it just me that can’t manage that?)

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