Conscious parenting | Nina Sidell, M.A. ~ Live Inspired!®

Surviving Back-to-School Stress

I want to first acknowledge and congratulate you on surviving the close of summer, and hope you accumulated enough relaxation and perspective to carry you through for a while. Now, as a parent you must deal with the onset of the fall chaos and the process of beginning anew with a brand-new school year ahead. This transition process is part of the cyclical nature of life’s many seasons as you and your child continue to…

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August 26, 2019

Conscious parenting / Live Inspired / Parental tools / Parenting

Parenting Toolbox Tips

"What do you remember as a child? What do you want your child to remember? Nina Sidell, M.A."Parenting for Life" When you are in the throes of parenting, the dynamic feels immediate, momentary, and specific to the interaction or developmental stage. What we often need to be reminded of as parents is that every interaction builds your lifetime relationship. Every interaction offers a deepening of love and respect, trust and safety between parent and child. Every…

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June 1, 2019

child advocacy / Conscious parenting / Parenting

We’ve Forgotten How to Keep Our Children Safe!

In these times and over the course of time, we have lost some of our vital human values. In particular the societal importance placed upon the family as well as the protection and guidance of children have gone awry. In our society, children are subjected to more than overly adult, boundary-less, life-threatening, and intolerable circumstances.

Everywhere you look and listen these days, there are frightening events, (more…)

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April 17, 2018

Conscious parenting / Family / Holiday Stress

Help and hope for the holidays~

Hello Subscribers! I hope this note finds you well. I am reaching out to you before the holidays begin. We live in a chaotic and complex world that is reflected in inner and outer turmoil. I am here to provide safety from the stress of life as a viable solution. You deserve to be heard, express yourself, and learn empowering tools in a safe, supportive place as you release stress and overwhelm. If you want to,…

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November 14, 2017

all ages and stages / Conscious parenting / Effective parenting / Leadership and compassions / Live Inspired / Parental tools / Parenting Book / Parenting for Life / Self-awareness / Teaching by example

The Purpose of Effective Parenting

Children don’t come with instruction manuals, nor do parents automatically know what to do in every moment or every situation that arises. In many cases, trial and error can become second nature. When we think of parenting and how to do it well, right, or effectively many things come to mind. It is true that we aren’t taught in a classroom setting or with any one parenting manual “how to” parent well. We parents often learn while in the throes of the parenting experience. We hope to do the best for our children, disposing the rest, less effective, detracting parenting practices. Children need the best start in life that they can have. When they feel safe with their parent in all of the ways possible, their esteem and life open up to wondrous possibilities.

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October 20, 2015