We Can Do Hard Things
By Sarah R Moore I did a hard thing today. While my family was on a long nature hike, I spotted one of those…
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A Green Christmas: 8 Tips for Sustainability
By Sarah Moore Growing up, I always wanted a white Christmas – there was just something magical about waking up to a blanket of…
Breathing Exercises for Kids: Why Most Backfire & 7 Ways to Try Instead
By Sarah R. Moore Breathing exercises for kids sound like a great idea, don’t they? They’re calming and grounding, and help our children find…
How to Stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient KidsÂ
By Sarah R. Moore In a recent interview with Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting, leading child psychologist Mona Delahooke, PhD, discussed her new book, Brain-Body Parenting:…
This Is What Secure Attachment Looks Like
By Sarah R. Moore Although I’d heard this day was coming, today was the first time my daughter said, “I don’t love you, Mommy. In…
Childhood Friends: 3 Important Lessons We Can Learn about How to Be Good Humans
By Sarah R. Moore Childhood friends are so much more than meet the eye. Our children’s first relationships outside the home are noteworthy insofar…
Bribing Children: 3 Reasons it Backfires & What To Do Instead
By Sarah R. Moore Bribing children to improve their behaviour or motivate them — it’s common, but should we be doing it? I was…
Boundaries with Kids: 4 Helpful Ways to Support Them from the Heart
By Sarah R. Moore Setting boundaries with kids can feel like one of the trickiest parts of gentle parenting. We worry that if we’re too…
How to be a Better Mum: 3 Big Reasons It’s Hard & What to Do About It
By Sarah R. Moore Parenting experts tell us how to be a better mum, but few tell us why it’s so darn hard to…
The Easter Bunny – Should We Tell Kids the Truth?
By Sarah R. Moore Before I address the Easter Bunny, can I confess that we celebrated Easter one year on Cinco de Mayo? We…
Peaceful Siblings: How to Raise Kids Who Like Each Other
By Sarah R. Moore In this interview excerpt, Sarah at Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting discusses with Dr. Laura Markham of Aha! Parenting how to…
Bad Parenting Advice? 5 Ways to Stand Your Ground Peacefully
By Sarah R. Moore We’ve all gotten parenting advice that didn’t sit right with us – it went against our intuition or simply didn’t…
Family Activities: 3 Fun Ways to Up the Joy at Home
By Sarah R. Moore These days, we need connection more than ever. We feel like we have talked about everything there is to talk…
The Scientific Validation of Gentle Parenting
By Sarah R. Moore Here is Part 4 from my recent interview with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. about her incredible new book, The Bottom Line…
Is Santa Real? 4 Helpful Ways to Navigate this Loaded Question
By Sarah R. Moore “Is Santa real?” With that simple question from my child, my heart drops. On one hand, I always and unequivocally…
Co-Regulation: Why It’s Important & How to Do It
By Sarah R. Moore Below is Part 3 from my recent interview with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson about her incredible new book, The Bottom Line for…
Why Don’t We Remember Being Babies?
By Sarah R. Moore Why don’t we remember being babies and what does the research really say about baby memory? This is an excerpt…
Parenting Right the First Year
By Sarah R. Moore This is an excerpt from an interview between Sarah R. Moore of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting and Tina Payne Bryson,…
How to be a Better Mum: 3 Big Reasons It’s Hard and What to Do About It
By Sarah R. Moore Parenting experts tell us how to be a better mum, but few tell us why it’s so darn hard to…
25 Fun Acts of Kindness for Kids
By Sarah R. Moore We know that genuine gratitude is scientifically proven to be good for people. Further, there are few better ways to…