Posts in listening

by lisahassanscott
May 11, 2014

Mind Body Love – wonderful new book for mothers

I’m really pleased to have been invited to contribute to a wonderful new book for mothers […]
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by lisahassanscott
May 1, 2014

Mothermorphosis

“Hey, are you going to reunion this year?” A message from my childhood friend caught me […]
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by lisahassanscott
June 28, 2013

Reframing difficult behaviour in our children: seeing every behaviour as an expression of needs

There are times when a child’s behaviour can seem so perplexing or irritating or infuriating, that […]
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by lisahassanscott
May 29, 2013

On being available and receptive

We always went to her house.  I’d invite my friend down for a coffee, but she’d […]
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by lisahassanscott
May 10, 2013

The Work of Parenting

My sister-in-law hates Chiff Chaffs.  These little migratory birds arrive in the UK in April or […]
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by lisahassanscott
April 19, 2013

Tapping Into the Mothering Instinct

When a friend told me to listen to my instincts when I was a new mother, […]
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by lisahassanscott
March 10, 2013

The Quiet Revolutionary

He wanted another one.  He’d been collecting those little Smurf figurines, and he knew that we’d […]
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by lisahassanscott
November 19, 2012

Holiday time: when family & friends criticise your parenting choices

It’s been a while, but I have written a new post for Mothering.com. Have a look: […]
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by lisahassanscott
November 14, 2012

You’re allowed: helping children to deal with ‘negative’ feelings

“Why are you making such a big deal out of it?!” my daughter challenged, angry with […]
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by lisahassanscott
October 10, 2012

A fundamental belief about children

She was supposed to be sitting still and paying attention.  But she wasn’t.  My six year […]
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