-
Carrie Contey
-
Kind Words
"Thanks for being such a positive influence on my family and our lives. We are richer for your existence on earth."A. B. Father of 3
"Oh, thank you, Carrie!!! You offer such a different tone than all the other parenting expert advice I have come across. Your words give me the feeling that I do know what to do, that we are on the path, that all of us will get there...lots of compassion and gentleness and true guidance."S.G. Mother of 1
-
Friend Me!
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
-
Carrie Contey
-
Friend Me!
-
My Book
-
The Slow Family Living Handbook
-
Download
Author Archives: Carrie
T. Berry Brazelton on feeding
July 20, 2009 – 1:19 pm
This is a great clip of one of my favorite pediatricians talking about feeding.
Upcoming Early Parenting Classes!
July 15, 2009 – 11:02 am
BOUNDARIES…
Parenting Your Child Ages 1-5: Setting Boundaries – Saturday July 18th, 10am-12:30pm
If you cannot make it to the Saturday class I’m also offering the very same class in the evening on Thursday July 23rd, 7pm-9:30pm, $45/person. Please email me (carrie@earlyparenting.com) if that is a better option for you. If neither work, let me know and [...]
Conscious Parenting
July 2, 2009 – 10:32 am
I posted this over a year ago but I’ve recently moved my site so I’m reposting it here.
Bernadette asked me how I would define “conscious parenting.” Here’s my answer…
I would say that it’s definitely more a way of being than any sort of method or style of parenting. It’s about being awake and [...]
Thought for the day…
June 18, 2009 – 11:14 am
What if early parenting is much more about wearing your “therapist” hat than it is about wearing your “educator” hat?
The work of early parenting is to create a container for the child’s emotional experiences. Through that, the child learns how to flow with all the feelings that naturally arise as a result of learning and [...]
Rethinking Babies
June 12, 2009 – 10:29 am
For a long time our culture has viewed babies in a limited way. Babies were seen as:
• Passive passengers in the womb and for some time after birth.
• Not possessing enough brain structure to express meaningful communication, learn, or maintain memories before they are able to speak.
• Unable to experience pain.
• Arriving as a “blank [...]
Carrie on the Today Show talking about Slow Parenting
May 31, 2009 – 6:28 pm
Click here to watch Carrie on the Today Show.
Carrie and Slow Family on the Today Show!
May 27, 2009 – 12:03 pm
Carrie will be representing Slow Family Living this week, Thursday, May 28th on the Today Show’s Fourth Hour with Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb. Tune in in your area on NBC television.
Nugget of Goodness
May 27, 2009 – 12:01 pm
We talk of the need to be present.
In the moment.
And in this one. And this one. And this one.
Because each one informs the next.
So really, where can we possibly be but where we are right now?
If you would like to sign up for our Slow Family Living Nuggets of Goodness, click here.
eleven easy ways to slow it down
May 27, 2009 – 11:02 am
Bern, here are some simple and very effective ways to slow things down when you are feeling emotionally and physically out of balance. It takes some practice but once you are in the habit of taking a few moments to resource yourself it becomes second nature. One way to start incorporating them into daily life [...]