Posts in compassion

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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by lisahassanscott
September 22, 2012

The Scent of a Field That the Lord Has Blessed – now in Stealing Time Magazine

I am so happy to have a piece in the first issue of Stealing Time Magazine, […]
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by lisahassanscott
August 13, 2012

Tenderising: from resistance to acceptance

The drawers in my mother’s kitchen held many utensils, one of which was a large metal […]
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by lisahassanscott
July 2, 2012

Bringing up the past

Parenting has a way of bringing up experiences long-forgotten in the past.  Yesterday I took my […]
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by lisahassanscott
June 25, 2012

Doesn’t it feel good to be forgiven?

Several days ago one of my children hurt another child’s feelings.  At school she did something […]
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by lisahassanscott
June 8, 2012

What will they remember?

I knew something was up when I could hear water rushing upstairs.  I wondered whether Aidan […]
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by lisahassanscott
May 10, 2012

Pause for thought

How you think affects everything you do.  I have written here before about how the mind […]
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by lisahassanscott
April 21, 2012

Respect and obedience

How can I get my children to do what I ask them to do?  This question […]
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by lisahassanscott
April 17, 2012

Yes!

At the moment, “no” is my toddler’s favourite word, even to the point where you ask […]
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