Don't laugh at my fear. I won't laugh at yours.
We were walking in the park the other day, a slow lovely afternoon. A dog ran past us and Antek - who is afraid of dogs - walked very...
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Anna Banas
2 min
Minding the gap
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
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Anna Banas
3 min
Bag of frustration
I noticed it a touch too late when Z, who is 7, had already started throwing things outside. I noticed it a bit too late to save her...
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Anna Banas
4 min
3 reasons why your child won't do what you ask them to do
Number one question from the conversations with parents in the past few weeks has been: Why won't my child do what I ask them to do? It...
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Anna Banas
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Recipe for repair
I used to struggle with apologies. Even when I wanted to, I had no idea how. And then there were those times when I didn't want to,...
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Anna Banas
3 min
What are we really reacting to?
My daughter and I had a bit of a rough morning. She went into her room, sat on the bed and started reading. I walked in after her. "Hey"...
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Anna Banas
2 min
The sacred moments of being held...
I was sitting with my friend outside, talking and watching our children play. Next to us, on a big grassy field, was a dad with two...
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Anna Banas
3 min
Parenting with glimmers for safety, connection and joy...
I went for a walk with a friend the other day. We walked and talked about what it means to be human, what it means to be a parent, and...
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Anna Banas
3 min
Saying goodbye, staying connected & matching "tattoos"
Z is seven. Z doesn't like saying goodbye, especially not to me or her dad. As we now live in New Zealand and the school year is just...
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Anna Banas
3 min
“It’s the worst day of my life” - frustration & shoelaces...
Z is rolling around on the floor. She tried tying her shoelaces, and it was not working the way she wanted it to. “IT’S THE WORST DAY OF...
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