Friends,<\/p>\n
As my dear late mama used to say “we have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we talk”.<\/p>\n
I’ve been working hard to be a better listener of late: toddler, big girl, hubby & friends.\u00a0 Sometimes I’m good at it and other times I’m appalling.\u00a0 But it’s humbling how hard I have to work.<\/p>\n
Let’s start with a lovely reminder <\/a>of the camaraderie of motherhood.\u00a0 Tired mothers: you’re not alone.<\/p>\n This is a link to a li’l cautionary piece<\/a> about kids and screens, here is another version<\/a> of the same thing (with handy advice for parents, this time!) and check this out<\/a>: children are way more distracting to drivers than cellphones!<\/p>\n This is a luscious list<\/a> to give us some alternative ideas to use in discipline with our kids and this is some pretty fascinating research <\/a>about aggressive behaviour and a possible link to epigenetic changes during pregnancy & early childhood.<\/p>\n OH! And while we’re thinking about early brain stuff (aren’t we always!) you gotta listen to my dear friend & esteemed colleague Nathan Mikaere Wallis talking early brain development on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon show.\u00a0 HERE is the link.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n When you finish, p’raps you’ll join me on a quest to be a more attentive & honest listener.\u00a0 Do you find it as tricky as I do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friends, As my dear late mama used to say “we have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we talk”. I’ve been working hard to be a better listener of late: toddler, big girl, … Continue reading