by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 17, 2010 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
This is the usual send-off I get when I go to work on my long day: “Mom, wait! I’ll walk you out!” Our three year old, in his full workman gear, runs to the front door, opens it for me, lets me through, and then stands on the stairs. “Wait! I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 18, 2010 | Nourishing Our Connections
Choosing Our Words and Body Language Tip: Communicate with your beloved in such a way that there leaves no doubt in his or her mind and heart the depth and breadth of your love for them. Let your words communicate it. Let your body language communicate it. I remember...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 23, 2010 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
Update from the other day’s blog, What Motivates our Children: Part One: the Popsicle didn’t work. And I felt weird about using food as bait for my kiddo to do something. I knew it just wasn’t right. So I dropped it. Then one day last week we were...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 12, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
Part One I’ve been thinking about what motivates our children to use the potty, get dressed and ready for school, do their homework, and apply to college. Is it m&m’s for toddlers, video games for elementary schoolers, and getting to stay out later for our...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 20, 2010 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
“There is no word as sweet to hear as your own name spoken with tenderness.” – Lisa A. McCrohan A few weeks ago my mom (kindly!) suggested that I be mindful of how I say our son’s name. At first I thought, “What?! I say his name just fine!” But after setting aside my...
