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Fear: a peek into my son’s fear

26 August 2009 In their shoes
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Yesterday morning I was up early, did some work, walked the dog and prepared some food to take my son to the park for our morning time together.
When we arrived we did the usual feed-him-the-grapes-on-the-swing thing, after which he played around on a few other pieces of park furniture before setting on a thing that [...]

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Letting go: knowing when to mind your own business

20 August 2009 In their shoes
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My wife and I spend a lot of time with our son. Strange, I know. Not only are we (or one of us) always with him, but we are always with him; engaged with him, not listening to our ipod while he plays or we walk in the park, not trying to do something else [...]

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Permission Parenting: getting the thumbs up before taking action

17 August 2009 Tending the relationship
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So I did it again today. I took action that involved my son without communicating with him first. In this case I should have seeked his permission before taking action. Luckily I didn’t get in trouble for it.
We have in our living room the ubiquitous Ikea table (see image) where we spend time during the [...]

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Put yourself in their shoes

10 August 2009 In their shoes
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The seed for this idea comes from my wife, and last night I had an aha! moment that really pulled things together.
My son and I often take a soccer ball sized plastic ball to the park with us. He kicks it around and I follow in front and stop it for him because he often [...]

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Let them know what is happening

9 August 2009 Tending the relationship

Yesterday we had some friends and my in-laws over helping us move some stuff upstairs and finish off some work we have recently had done on the house. Things were busy and I had to go down to one of the local restaurants to order a paella for lunch.
My son was waiting at the door [...]

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