Zia, Zion and Zeus

03/08/2023

09/02/2023

07/10/2022

I love this reminder from Mr. Rogers. ❤️

06/10/2022

Raising Wildflower Kids ❤️

06/10/2022

How to make a paper sunflower?

05/10/2022

Conscious Confident Parenting

We want our kids to be happy, but that is not the only goal ❤

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05/10/2022

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Robyn Gobbel - Trauma, Toxic Stress, & Baffling Behaviors
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You're getting reallllly good at applyjng the theory to kid's behavior, right?
Reframing opposition, defiance, and resistance as behaviors of a stressed nervous system in protection mode.
But...how are you doing applying that same theory to the parents you work with?
I know I used to be waaaay better staying regulated for kids.
With parents, I took things personally and came up with all sorts of explanations for their behavior.
But the explanation is the same. A nervous system is protection mode. Lack of felt safety and regulation.
If we want to regulate the kids, we have to regulate the parents ❤️ plus it's the ethical way to work AND reframing parent behavior will keep us further from burn-out.

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21/09/2022

17/09/2022

We just have to keep reminding ourselves, parents, that kids are small humans in this big world.

17/09/2022

Kaway-kaway sa mga magulang na tulad ko, hirap iwarm-up ang mga anak sa first day of face-to-face class/activity pero ayaw nang umuwi after. 🙋‍♀️😅

Today is Zia's first trial class for Baby/Primary Ballet at The Dance Conservatory here in Angeles City. I am grateful for the patience of the teacher and staff. Zia started excited but turned cold feet the moment we stepped in. We almost went home but gladly we gave it another try and she overcame her fear. Overall, it was a wonderful experience.

13/09/2022

I'm sure Zion, Zeus and Zia would like to try this, Daddy

08/09/2022

“RAISING CHILDREN”

If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, He learns to feel guilty.

If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, He learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.
If a child lives with security, He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,

He learns to find love in the world.

Anonymous

Love you guys! - Joby

01/09/2022

This lovely reminder showed up in my memories today !💜
Love this and couldn't agree more !! 💕
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Gentle and respectful parenting is *not* a means to an end. Treating kids as the whole and worthy human beings that they are is not about getting what we want as parents.

Rather, it is about disrupting the toxic narrative that we need to use fear and power to get our message across...the narrative that says because they are littler than us and have fewer resources, that we have a right to wield our power over them to gain compliance.

Gentle and respectful parenting is all about relationship and connection. Just because that is the priority doesn't mean everything is rainbows and sunshine - it doesn't always mean our kids will "behave."

What it does mean, though, is that they will grow up knowing that they were always worthy of being treated with respect and love, and that even on their worst days we saw the goodness in them. That is the narrative we want our kids to carry with them for the rest of their lives...knowing their inherent goodness and worth was never questioned growing up.