See the blog discussion about this most important book of Jeremy Rifkin's here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/empathic-civilization

Jeremy Rifkin is part of the discussion!

As new parents we know how hard it can be to settle our new baby and in many cases disturbed sleep is still a problem after many months.

Go to Sleep Safe Space for more information

Here are some things parents have said about how Heart to Heart has changed their parenting experience:

• I feel harmony just being in the house with my children these days. I’m really getting how to do this! Even when it changes, as parenting does all the time, and I find myself not knowing what to do, I come back to my heart and remember things I’ve learned and I find the next step to take.
  
  
• I trust myself more and the kids trust me more so things settle down again more quickly. 
  
  
• I can see when I’m connected much better now and when something I do is disconnecting our hearts. I feel it and it helps me to stop and make a choice. Sometimes I only see it later. I’m observing and reflecting more and gradually learning other ways to act from my habitual ones.…
  
  

Hullo Everyone,

I've been very thrilled to discover child psychologist Dr Ross Greene's work. Go to  http://www.livesinthebalance.org/ to learn what he offers kids, parents and teachers of "challenging kids" - these kids who've been so misunderstood and judged. Dr Greene's  "Plan B", is a collaborative problem solving approach which starts with empathy in action and leads to a solution that works for both child and adult.

This website has many videos so you can really learn the approach right there.The underlying philosophy that "children do well if they can" is clearly explained, as is how your take on what is happening changes completely your role and what you do. He debunks the myth that "children do well if they wanna". As he says, if you believe the problem is children's motivation, then you reward and punish. It doesn't work. In fact, as the real problem is children lacking skills and having…

http://barefootmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/06/listening-to-our-children-in-spaces.html

With a senior editor who is eight years old, BIG challenges hierarchies of who is listening and who is speaking to amplify small voices in BIG ways.http://www.bigkidsmagazine.com/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-02/child-doctors-in-central-australia/2867866/?site=alicesprings&section=news

Watch out for and feel the magic moment in this video when empathy floods through your body! lots of love, Alice

http://www.huggies.com.au/parenting/new-parents/looking-after-yourself/healthy-lifestyle-tips-for-new-parents