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Radical Gratitude Flourishing in the Hearts of Parents

This past week my husband and I had the enormous pleasure and blessing of being able to visit our dear friends and fellow Work That Reconnects facilitators, Jaime Carral and Ana Karla Enriquez, in their hometown of Valle de Bravo, … Continue reading

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Respecting Our Children

This blog post is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor Beyond loving connection, my parenting and teaching style boils down to paying attention … Continue reading

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Parenting As Activism

This blog post is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor In this book we engage parenting as a form of activism. Or, more … Continue reading

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Partnering with Your Children – Part 2

This blog post is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor As parents we are guides for our children in many ways. We’re here … Continue reading

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Partnering with Your Children for a Bright Future

This blog post is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor The most powerful thing we can do for our children in these uncertain … Continue reading

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Nurturing New Paradigm Qualities in our Children

This blog post is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor “In a very real way we are writing our own future, the future … Continue reading

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Reflections on ‘Business As Usual’…for parents

This blog post is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor Joanna Macy, wise eldress, scholar and root teacher of the Work That Reconnects, … Continue reading

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Fielding your Children’s Emotions

This passage is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for Parenting in Turbulent Times” by Jo delAmor “When your children are experiencing challenging emotions, whether they want to talk … Continue reading

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Raising Children for an Uncertain Future

“You cannot raise your children as your parents raised you, because your parents raised you for a world that no longer exists.”  Gretchen Schmelzer The world is changing rapidly. We are living in uncertain times. To some extent the times … Continue reading

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The Shape of a Life

Early in the Speak the Spark program Leah asked us to get a long piece of paper and map out the story of our personal lives without using any words. A life story told entirely through symbols and images. I … Continue reading

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