photo by Holly Dodd, of an indoor lizard who poses in various places
Sunday, July 18, 2021
More calmly alive
Find things that make your children's lives better and that make you and your family feel more calmly alive in the world.
from a post on the Always Learning list
photo by Holly Dodd, of an indoor lizard who poses in various places
photo by Holly Dodd, of an indoor lizard who poses in various places
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Even better...
"When things are handled matter-of-factly and the kids KNOW the parents love them and will be there for them, a lot of the air of danger and urgency just dissipate."It's way too late, but I wish I had written "can dissipate." For one thing, there's no guarantee. Also, if it happens, it's not casual magic.
If trust and love do bring feelings of safety and calm choices into a teen's life, that's solid, and good, and should not be dismissed with "just."
photo by Shan Burton
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P.S. Should've been "dissipates" in the original anyway, for the technical among us. There are discussions in busy moments, and then there are quotes from those, years later.
Friday, July 16, 2021
Generous, soft, patient
photo by Pam Sorooshian
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Posture, tone, words and action
(Page 243 of new edition; 209 of older version)
photo by Sandra Dodd, at an old house in France
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Following curiosities together
—Jen Keefe
photo by Chelsea Thurman
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Monday, July 12, 2021
Healing, and wishes
It's healing, to treat our children in ways we wish we had been treated.
photo by Jennifer Christensen
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Sunday, July 11, 2021
Excitement, peace and humor
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What if a family wants to step off the path and look around on their own? What if a family wants to take a different path to the future that's quicker, or more dangerous, or more leisurely, or funnier? Will their values then involve excitement or peace or humor?
but it is linked to SandraDodd.com/priorities
photo by Elise Lauterbach
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Something looks like this:
child,
snow,
tool,
wheelbarrow
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