Comments on: The Parenting Practice That Matters Most

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:53:46 +0000

Hi Janet,

I am really grateful for your articles and am trying to put your advice into practice as a first time mum to a five month old.

I’d be interested in your thoughts about the Possums NDC approach, which was founded by a GP in Australia and recommends breastfeeding as a biological tool to help a baby “dial down”.

https://possumsonline.com/

Thanks!

By: janet

janet — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 03:23:29 +0000

In reply to Laura Grace Weldon. Wow, that's a beautiful, Laura. And yes, I see evidence of the "presence" of infants and toddlers every time I engage with them. Thanks for sharing your story!

By: Laura Grace Weldon

Laura Grace Weldon — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:49:28 +0000

Thank you for this and all your posts, Janet. I especially appreciate your emphasis on being present with our babies and toddlers, and recognizing that they are also present. Our little ones are thinking, evaluating, and making assumptions based on past experience even if they’re not able to express it verbally.

Janna’s story brought up a memory for me. I’d taken my first child to a strawberry farm when he was about 14 months old. He was able to say a few things like “Daddy home” and “more milk” but didn’t yet have language to describe many of our activities. We carried a little blue pail which he loved to fill with berries (while eating as many as he picked). When he was tired I put him in a wagon along with a friend’s toddler daughter, Sara. A full year later he mentioned picking strawberries. He told me about his sticky hands and the blue pail. I told him we could go picking soon and he insisted Sara had to come too. He’d formed memories before he had language for them, and brought them back up almost half a lifetime (for him) later.

By: Preetha

Preetha — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 05:51:17 +0000

In reply to Lesley Earl. HAHAHA this is adorable! oh how lovely!

By: janet

janet — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:32:20 +0000

In reply to Laura. Yes, thank you!

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 19:31:36 +0000

I love this, and always happy to be reminded of the power of ‘real authentic communication that is as receptive and responsive as it is directive and explanatory’.

So effective with adults as well!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:31:13 +0000

Thank you for this! I don’t know how many odd looks I got in the grocery store or other public place for talking to my daughter all the time. I am a Speech Therapist and I wish this was the norm!

By: Fran Allison

Fran Allison — Fri, 27 May 2016 13:09:32 +0000

Great post. A Parent-child relationship is perfect for the proper development of children. Known centers like Williamsburg Northside Day Care and others are timely conducting sessions with parents. This is a clear and improved approach to benefit the children.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:18:01 +0000

first time moms should read this! A great hand for them.

By: janet

janet — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:27:31 +0000

In reply to Adrienne. Yes! And it makes so much sense, doesn't it? Thank you for sharing, Adrienne