The 2nd Annual Carnival Of Gentle Discipline ~ Parenting Gently ~ Free Cards Winner

ParentingGently.com is hosting The 2nd Annual Carnival Of Gentle Discipline!

presented by BabyDustDiaries.com

The ParentingGently.com site is a safe place to share gentle parenting questions and answers from parents, and the carnival includes fresh new viewpoints on Gentle Discipline, as well as giveaways. I, personally, am giving away a couple of 8x10 prints.

I am honored to have worked out an agreement with BabyDustDiaries.com for them to use Home as the visual banner for this event ~ thank you to Paige for contacting me with her idea.

Please join ParentingGently.com all week, June 27-July 1, 2011, as they explore alternatives to punitive discipline. They have collected a wonderful array of articles and essays about the negative effects of punitive discipline methods, like spanking, and a myriad of effective alternatives. Please visit their writers each day of the Carnival. New articles will be posted on the following theme days:

June 27 – Practical Tips for Getting Started with Gentle Discipline

June 28 – It’s All About Feelings: Respecting Emotions and Consensual Living

June 29 – A Fork in the Road: Turning Points in Gentle Discipline

June 30 – Gentle Discipline Recipe: Love, Patience, and Cooperation

July 1 – Gentle Discipline Resources

Visit the Baby Dust Diaries page for valuable information on the following topics:

The Science Of Parenting
Gentle Discipline
Vaccines
Co-sleeping
Breastfeeding

Visit the Parenting Gently page today for Practical Tips for Gentle Discipline, including how we choose our language when speaking to our children.

The Free Cards Winner for last week is: Marcela ~ thank you for playing!

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Free Cards Friday ~ Breathe Life painting process video ~ Connection Parenting

I'm having fun with Painting Process Videos ~ and I am going to try to be more vigilant about creating them. Here is a video showing the completion of one of the newest 8x10s for The Expanded Visions Collection

Connection Parenting & Pam Leo I am currently reading Pam Leo's book, Connection Parenting ~ and I am thoroughly in love with her ideals and principles. I'd like to send you to her website, with this excerpt from her article: Teaching Through Love Instead of Fear

"While counting may appear to be a magic form of discipline, there is no magic in threats. Children know that adults are bigger and more powerful than they are. They comply in self-defense. If the only way we can get children to do what we ask is by intimidating them with our greater physical size and power, how will we get them to do as we ask when we are no longer bigger and stronger? Ask the parents of any teenager if counting still works. Not only do threats no longer work, they've learned to use the same means to make others do what they want."

Read More: http://connectionparenting.com/parenting_articles/index.html#teaching

It's Free Cards Friday ~ say hello as a comment to this blog post (here at the blog or on the Facebook page) throughout the weekend and be in the running to win some cards ~ I'll choose the winner on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend ~ Love & Sincerely, Katie