What Young Children
Need You to Know
How to see them so you know what to do for them
Are you the parent of a cherished young child, and tired, possibly frustrated, and even doubting yourself—or them? Are you worried about their behaviour or feeling unsure of how to support them? What makes young children do the things they do? Will they ever grow out of it?
Bridgett offers parents an extraordinary bridge connecting developmental science with conscious parenting.
Joyful parenting
Bridgett believes that joyful parenting is a journey of both the head and the heart and her emphasis is on supporting parents to bring their childrearing practices into alignment with their heartfelt intentions. By expanding on their current understanding of child development she supports parents to be more mindful about their parenting choices and guides them to become more conscious in their everyday interactions with their children.
Parent Child Relationships
Firmly grounded in her academic study of human behaviour and countless personal interactions with children, Bridgett shares her knowledge and experience with caring adults wanting to make developmental sense of the children in their lives. She assists parents to uncover what may be driving their children’s behaviour and makes practical suggestions to address their concerns while keeping the focus on nurturing a long term loving relationship between parent and child.
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news with you today of the passing of Pennie Brownlee of @dancewithmeintheheart
I first connected with Pennie years ago when she created a beautiful meme of some of my words. I wrote to thank her and after that we stayed in touch.
When I wrote my book, What Young Children NEED you to Know, Pennie very graciously endorsed it with her kind words.
Our world won’t ever be the same without her physical presence but the essence of who she is will live on through all of the hearts she danced her way into.
Forever in our hearts.
With love,
Bridgett ❤️
Relationships are an invitation to look at ourselves. Parenting is one of the most 'in your face' opportunities we'll ever get simply because our children are right there, under our noses a lot of the time.
They are looking to us not only for guidance and direction but also as the example of how to regulate emotions and behaviour when frustrated.
What they see is what they learn, even when what we're teaching is outside of our best intentions.
I believe that when we feel 'off' about our behaviour during or after an interaction, we're being called to look at our part of the equation.
We always have a part in what unfolds before us. Always.
Our willingness to reflect and do so with vulnerability is where the portal to changing our ways awaits. Not all at once but with steady steps.
Slowly becoming more aware of what's going on inside of ourselves is where the shift happens.
That's where we need to start and our children are here to help us and consistently remind us of that.
With love,
Bridgett ❤️