Comments on: Slow Family in the face of Slow Parenting http://slowfamilyliving.com/2009/06/slow-family-in-the-face-of-slow-parenting/ Slow Family Living Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sierra http://slowfamilyliving.com/2009/06/slow-family-in-the-face-of-slow-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Sierra Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:10:19 +0000 http://slowfamilyliving.com/?p=753#comment-597 Thanks so much for putting these thoughts together. It's such a difficult balance to strike, between connecting with one's family and taking time and space for oneself. I understand deeply the urge to say, "Leave me alone!" and cheerfully shuck off some connection in the name of wild parenting. At the same time, I could not agree with you more that the real goal of this dance is connection: with the disparate parts of ourselves, with each other, with our world. Taking time to stop and literally smell the roses, as we did on our morning walk today, brings me into connection with my own senses, my baby's delight in flowers, and the blooms themselves. Thanks again for the reminder to invite more moments like that into my life. Thanks so much for putting these thoughts together. It’s such a difficult balance to strike, between connecting with one’s family and taking time and space for oneself. I understand deeply the urge to say, “Leave me alone!” and cheerfully shuck off some connection in the name of wild parenting.

At the same time, I could not agree with you more that the real goal of this dance is connection: with the disparate parts of ourselves, with each other, with our world.

Taking time to stop and literally smell the roses, as we did on our morning walk today, brings me into connection with my own senses, my baby’s delight in flowers, and the blooms themselves. Thanks again for the reminder to invite more moments like that into my life.

]]> By: Christine Hohlbaum http://slowfamilyliving.com/2009/06/slow-family-in-the-face-of-slow-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Christine Hohlbaum Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:13:08 +0000 http://slowfamilyliving.com/?p=753#comment-593 The sense of connection you get when paying attention far outweighs any material goods you can provide your kids. I have found full eye contact and getting on my kids' eye level helps considerably with effective communication. I love your message so much because it goes beyond the less is more idea. It truly is about feeling a part of something larger than yourself. Thank you. The sense of connection you get when paying attention far outweighs any material goods you can provide your kids. I have found full eye contact and getting on my kids’ eye level helps considerably with effective communication.

I love your message so much because it goes beyond the less is more idea. It truly is about feeling a part of something larger than yourself.

Thank you.

]]> By: Jenny Lee Fowler http://slowfamilyliving.com/2009/06/slow-family-in-the-face-of-slow-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Jenny Lee Fowler Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:32:23 +0000 http://slowfamilyliving.com/?p=753#comment-591 I spent most of my twenties looking for the slowest way to go about things. I have a deep love for manual tools, working with the seasons to provide food for my table, building consensus, and making things by hand. This piece about connection resonates for me, because now in my thirties with a small family, I find that I am able to be more connected with them when I am not married to slowness. I find things go more smoothly when I am more flexible about it as an intention, especially the kinds of "simplicity" that lengthen my to-do list. I spent most of my twenties looking for the slowest way to go about things. I have a deep love for manual tools, working with the seasons to provide food for my table, building consensus, and making things by hand. This piece about connection resonates for me, because now in my thirties with a small family, I find that I am able to be more connected with them when I am not married to slowness. I find things go more smoothly when I am more flexible about it as an intention, especially the kinds of “simplicity” that lengthen my to-do list.

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