I live with my family in sunny Australia. I love learning new things and take a research approach to any new adventure and parenting was no exception. As I work my way through parenting I have learned a great deal, and this blog puts my readings and experiences into words for any who might be interested.
I am interested in following an approach that respects children as people and seeks to work with their biology and development to raise confident, capable, compassionate and cooperative people. I draw on the following parenting philosophies and parenting authors:
Gentle Parenting / Gentle Discipline
Sarah Ockwell Smith, L.R. Knost, Hilary Flower, The Peaceful Papa, Nurshable
Evolutionary Parenting
Attatchment Parenting
William Sears
Positive Parenting
RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers)
Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury, Robin Grilles (Visible Child)
Montessori
Unschooling
Happiness is Here, Racheous, Jitterberry