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From Control, to Freedom and Empowerment/part 3 in series on body space/movement

How we (adults, parents, adult culture and society) control kids bodies/movement and a New Vision of Respect and Empowerment I decided to include this list as part of my series on body space/freedom of movement, as I think it is useful to explore these particular areas and examples and to explore a new vision for how things could be. Control of physical movements-curfews for one, where kids can or can’t go. Forcing kids to sit still in school, [...]

By Elana|2019-11-22T06:59:00-07:00May 6th, 2011|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood, body space/movement|Tags: Autonomy, child rearing, children's rights, chlid empowerment, connection, Parent-child relationships, Power with, Self-determination, Social Construction of Childhood, win-win|0 Comments

Respecting Kid’s Personal and Physical Space- part one of series on body space/freedom of movement

Personal and Physical Space Personal and bodily space are interesting facets of people’s lives, ones that we generally consider the private and sovereign domain of the individual, and that the individual has the right to control and protect. Violations of personal and especially bodily space, particularly by strangers, is taken as quite a serious offense. Control of another person’s body, both in restriction of movement and in control of function, is quite literally imprisonment/slavery. While children are initially [...]

By Elana|2019-11-22T06:38:28-07:00April 29th, 2011|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood, body space/movement|Tags: Adult-child Relationships, Autonomy, boundaries, child Empowerment, children's rights, choice, connection, decision making, freedom, personal space, physical space, Power with, respect, self regulation, Self-determination, Wilhelm Reich|4 Comments

What are kids needs underneath their behavior?

Listening for What Kids Really Need So how do we really listen to what kids are needing, not just at the surface but at the deeper levels of their being? If, as Marshall Rosenberg and Compassionate Communication (NVC) assert, human behavior is really an expression of met or un-met needs and all anyone is ever doing is trying to meet their needs, what is a person's behavior really saying and communicating? I am seeking to understand kids’ behavior [...]

By Elana|2019-11-22T06:43:46-07:00April 10th, 2011|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood|Tags: communication skills, Compassionate Communication, connection, Cooperation, Louise Dietzel, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, NVC, P.E.T., Parent-child relationships, Parenting, relationship building, Thomas Gordon|3 Comments

Making Presence a Priority

Shifting Priorities Not only being in kids’ lives, but fostering a certain quality of relationship is very important. If we want to make a real difference in kids’ lives, then not only our presence, but the quality of that presence can be extremely important. How do we make a cultural shift to the point where taking care of children and giving them full attention, the quality of our presence in their lives, is just as important as anything [...]

By Elana|2019-11-22T06:45:06-07:00April 8th, 2011|Categories: A new Paradigm for childhood|Tags: child rearing, childhood, communication skills, Compassionate Communication, connection, Cooperation, healing, Louise Dietzel, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, P.E.T., Parent-child relationships, Parenting, Power with, relationship building, Thomas Gordon, win-win|1 Comment

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