http://parentingtalks.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:32:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A friend with three boys aged 11-18 years wrote me about receiving nasty threats stemmed from a soured business dealing. She was fearing for her children and wanted me to know about her predicament so that if should anything happened to her and husband, her boys could trust me. I felt ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/10/10/the-truth-as-our-protector/ by S Jayasankaran You know why you have to be nice to your kids? In the end, they’ll choose your nursing home. Anyway, I have great confidence in Raisa. She’s 16 and my only child and I think she has great taste in nursing homes so I’m not worried at ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/09/10/in-praise-of-raisa-menon/ Raising a child is a devotional path , a model of selfless service Story  by SANITSUDA EKACHAI " Bloom where you are planted." That is the motto of Jacqueline Kramer, who believes mothers can attain enlightenment right in their kitchen while cooking dinner or doing the dishes. The motto comes from a ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/09/02/spiritual-mothering/ Many working parents inadvertently miss out on opportunities to help their children develop optimism due to their long hours spent at work outside the home. When they get home, all they feel like doing is chill out and for those without extra help, will have to get down to managing ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/08/07/nurturing-optimism/ For many generations, children had been raised to be seen not heard and to be totally submissive. If anyone dared to be an “individual”, he/she was classified as a rebel or “the naughty one”. As if the labels were not damaging enough, children were often told they were “useless” ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/08/02/a-confident-child/ by Dr Ong (http://www.klinikong.com) Much has been said about the virtues of forgiveness, yet many today who need to forgive are unable or unwilling to do so. This is mainly due to the wrong understanding of what forgiveness is. Most people, when given a clearer understanding of what forgiveness is, become more ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/07/29/four-good-reasons-to-forgive/ Here is a short video by Christopher Westra, the author of "I Create Joy" on how to transform negative emotions into joy. For more information, go here: I Create Joy http://parentingtalks.com/2008/07/23/transforming-negative-emotions-into-joy/ A friend, who now lives in Amsterdam, was in town and the five of us got together for dinner. We hadn't seen each other for a few years and we spent the evening catching up as well as reminiscing our good old days at university. Two of these friends ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/07/11/living-with-kids-vs-living-alone/ Below is an email forwarded to me by a friend. I thought it might be worthwhile to understand why some people get cancer while others are living life to the fullest even in their eighties and nineties. A good friend of mine just lost her mentor, aged 41, to cancer ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/07/11/being-emotionally-healthy/ When I first saw this poster on someone's wall, I thought it was the most beautiful advice for parents. Thank you Julia and Diane Loomans for your wonderful insights. I hope you will be inspired as well. What All Children Want Their Parents To Know Teach me to love and care for ... http://parentingtalks.com/2008/07/04/what-all-children-want-their-parents-to-know/