Then & Now - From Lecturing and Shaming to Listening and Problem Solving
The peaceful parenting groundwork I had been laying over the previous 5 years paved the way for my 14 yo to be self-aware…
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Let Peace Begin With Me
In John 14:27, Jesus tells his disciples (and us), "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."*
When my sons were young, my home did not have peace.
My heart did not have peace.
My heart was troubled by the mom I had become,
and I was afraid of who my children would grow up to be if something didn't change.
By the grace of God,
I discovered peaceful parenting;
and I began parenting this way in earnest when my sons were 9 and 5 years old.
And my relationship with my children was transformed.
Peace needed to begin with me.
The purpose of this blog is to help peaceful parenting be accessible to other Catholic parents who are striving to raise their children with the same love and compassion with which our dear Lord shows us.
Welcome.
I am glad you are here.
May Christ's Peace be with you.
"Let Peace Begin With Me" is taken from:
LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH
by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson
Copyright © 1955, Renewed 1983, by Jan-Lee Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission. International copyright secured.
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Hi! I'm Meg, and I'm glad that you're here.
The seed for this blog was planted years ago, as my dear mom neared the end of her earthly days and began spontaneously singing, 'Let There Be Peace on Earth.' God put on my heart to write a blog with the theme 'Let Peace Begin with Me' because peace was beginning with me in my home.
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Then & Now - Connecting through humor when making requests
…approaching the situation with grace and humor allowed us to remain connected…
Then and Now - Behavior is Communication
…if I had been triggered by the whining, I would have gotten caught up in my own big emotions. I wouldn’t have been able to stay calm…
What if you could have well-behaved, respectful, considerate children without punishment?
Maybe you don’t need to parent with punishment. Maybe there is a different and more effective way to raise the children you want to raise.
What about tantrums/meltdowns?
When we hold loving limits or when disappointments happen or when our kiddos are exhausted/hungry/frustrated… tears and tantrums can occur
Then & Now - More on Sibling Conflict
It can be so hard not to jump to conclusions and to just react instead of helping with conflict resolution.
Why can’t they just get along?! (Conflict Resolution: How to Help With Problem Solving)
Fighting! Sibling rivalry! Arguments! Hurt feelings! Yelling! Crying! Ugh! 😩 Why can't they just get along? Because they haven't learned...
Reflection on the Gospel reading from July 2, 2023 (Matthew 10:37-42)
"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and...
How we raise our children is our gift to God.
How blessed we are to live at a time when we have parenting tools that address the heart of the child rather than just reacting to...
How did I get here? Prequel
How did I get here? By the Grace of God. Earlier I wrote about how this blog came to be. But, what about peaceful parenting? How did I...
The secret about not punishing...
The secret about not punishing is that.... you probably won’t even decide not to punish. You'll just stop punishing. Truly, you will...
Do you really want obedience?
I’ve noticed that so much parenting advice focuses on obedience and how to get children to act and do what we parents want. But, the...
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