It’s Father’s Day in Australia where we live – so Happy Father’s Day dads! Here’s a little thing I wrote which tells a bit about my kids’ dad: My children have a silly uncle. That’s what they say anyway. “He’s so silly, he’s always trying to trick us,” they say. One time one of them lost…
Category: Peaceful parenting
Be a more peaceful parent – know thyself
Image by Glen Carrie. Know thyself. This famous maxim was originally inscribed into the temple in ancient Greece dedicated to the God, Apollo, in Delphi. The importance of acquiring self-knowledge is part of the human race’s earliest and most enduring philosophical tenets. St Teresa of Avila wrote that nothing helped a person to grow…
Be a peaceful parent, stop looking for stuff around the house.
Originally published as a podcast for The Journey. It’s a great Christian show with input on Scripture, healthy marriages, parenting, stuff for young people, inspiring bits, fun bits, and thought-provoking bits. I’m honoured to be involved. Check it out! The other night, after our children’s bedtime, I kept finding cupboard doors open. I went looking for the culprit and…
Want to be a more peaceful parent? Do this first.
Transcript from my first two-minute Peaceful Parent segment on The Journey Catholic radio show: If you’re a parent, I’m sure you can picture this: Mum stands at the kitchen bench, in her pyjamas, with hair awry and bloodshot eyes. She’s packing school lunchboxes while barking out instructions to the children. Her mind is racing through everything…
Marilyn Rodrigues 