September, 2010 | Spiritual Birth

Articles September 19, 2010July 22, 2016 by Marianne Littlejohn

How the Bowlby Attachment Theory applies to Early Childhood and Adult Therapy

Ainsworth (1974) commented that infants who have been responded to sensitively and held frequently and affectionately during the early months, cry less towards the end of the first year and are able to play happily and explore their environment…

Aware Parenting September 2, 2010December 16, 2012 by Marianne Littlejohn

What is Aware Parenting?

Loving attachment and connection depicted here.

Aware Parenting combines the best of attachment parenting and non-coercive discipline with allowing a baby and child the freedom to express their feelings.

Women need to prepare for natural birth in every aspect of their lives, including the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical areas of their being. A woman deserves the right to choose her companions as well as where and how she will give birth to her child.

Pregnancy and birth are normal life events for most women. To this end, interventions should be kept to a minimum wherever possible. A baby who is born gently and welcomed by warm, caring parents receives the best possible start in life.

Women who are well prepared in their minds, bodies and spirits can experience birth as a profoundly moving and empowering event.