(for a healthy childhood and educational experience) Printable Handout ©Victoria Temple, Spiral Arts: 1. Proper Nutrition, 2. Adequate Sleep, 3. Minimal Media, 4. Quiet Time, 5. Time in Nature, 6. Chores at Home, 7. Appropriate Dress, 8. Cultivate Reverence, 9. Support Your Child’s Education, 10. Support the Class Community. 

Education consultant and author outlines parenting methods that offer a simple, orderly, and effective pathway to simplify four realms at home, which reduces stress on children and their parents, and allows room for connection, creativity, and relaxation.

A global nonprofit organization founded dedicated to sharing Nonviolent Communication around the world. NVC is about connecting with ourselves and others from the heart. It’s about seeing the humanity in all of us. It’s about recognizing our commonalities and differences and finding ways to make life wonderful for all of us.

Grow the good! As opposed to solely focusing on the drawbacks of the situation, Appreciative Inquiry encourages the exploration of already-existing strengths and successes of either organizations or of individuals, to instigate positive change.

Keep your parenting cool, end the power struggles, and stay calmly and lovingly in charge. Our children can be our greatest teachers. The very behaviors that push our buttons can help us build awareness and shed old patterns, allowing us to raise our children with greater ease and enjoyment.