by Scott Swain | Mar 31, 2023 | All Articles, Parenting, Uncategorized |
Punishment and reward Some common punishments “Stop crying. Calm down. Knock it off. You’re fine. There’s nothing wrong with you. Be quiet. Shut your mouth and do what I told you to do. You’ll get over it.” Or distractions like...
by Scott Swain | Nov 12, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
Original article from 6/5/2017. One of the most liberating ideas I’ve come to is that being excessively positive can sometimes be as destructive as being negative. What? Are you kidding? What possible drawbacks could there be from always having a positive...
by Scott Swain | Sep 26, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Unschooling |
Excerpt from Practical Empathy by Scott Swain. Originally written in September 2022. Permissive <> Practical <> Authoritarian A friend came to visit the other day. Let’s call her Jane. She complained some that she was really glad to have somehow found the...
by Scott Swain | Aug 20, 2022 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
vir-tue [ vurchoo ] 1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous 2. good quality: a quality that is morally good 3. admirable quality: a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality. “If you make a choice under...
by Scott Swain | Aug 2, 2022 | All Videos, EQ, Humor, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-EQ, Vids-Gaming, Vids-Humor, Vids-NVC, Vids-Parenting, Vids-Pinned |
Video is below Watch directly on Odysee (LBRY). Mom wants to go to the store. Jimmy wants to keep playing games. Mom chooses empathy. – When children are raised with recognition of and respect for their needs, they grow up respecting themselves and others....
by Scott Swain | Aug 1, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships, Vids-NVC |
Originally written by Scott Swain in 2016. Based on his book, Practical Empathy, and NVC. Who started it? I think most of us can agree that forcing another person to do something against their will rarely works out as we’d like to see. Yet we do this with...
by Scott Swain | Jun 5, 2022 | All Articles, Business, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
from Scott Swain’s upcoming book, Practical Empathy I used to think fear was the emotion underlying anger. Until a woman in one of my Emotional Intelligence Play Groups said it was actually frustration. I thought about that. I tried to think of a situation where...
by Scott Swain | May 10, 2022 | All Articles, Business, Economics, EQ, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Unschooling, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2014. You probably see the inequities and corruption in our system. Do you also see the growing distance between you and other humans, in your beliefs, amount of time spent with others, and level of compassion you feel? Maybe you even...
by Scott Swain | Mar 20, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Health, Life, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
The increase in unhealthy eating, sedentary lifestyles, technology, social media, various drugs, public education, and a certain kind of parenting have contributed to a steep increase in obesity (including children!), diabetes, cancer, and other ailments, including...
by Scott Swain | Feb 28, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
This article is an analysis of “The Power Of Wholeness And Healing: Ho’oponopono”https://www.compassionatelistening.org/post/power-of-wholeness… First, I want to point out the potential positive aspects of the above mentioned system. I...
by Scott Swain | Feb 25, 2022 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in 2016. Updated. When you think of how much you trust people, do you think in terms of: (A) I either trust them or I don’t. OR (B) My trust for a person has a range from “no trust” or “very little trust” through...
by Scott Swain | Dec 2, 2021 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written in February 2022. Does anyone else notice an increase in cussing? In what experiences, subcultures, or media in your day to day life?What do you believe the affects are? I want to be clear: I’ve zero moral issues with cussing. My issue is that...
by Scott Swain | Aug 19, 2021 | All Articles, EQ, Liberty, Parenting, Relationships, Voluntaryism |
Updated. Originally written in 2016. An effective way to spread Voluntaryism while rewiring your brain for increased awareness, control of your own emotions, understanding of responsibility, and personal power. Have you ever wished you could demonstrate your...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, EQ, Marxism, Parenting, Relationships |
Originally written by Scott Swain in 2017. Not authoritarian or permissive What I’m recommending is neither “permissive parenting” or “authoritarian parenting”. It’s part of a growing movement called “peaceful parenting”...
by Scott Swain | Jun 9, 2020 | All Articles, Culture, Economics, Liberty, Life, Parenting, Politics, Socialism, Voluntaryism |
It seems that Socialism is on the rise right now; at least amongst those who have not come to the USA looking for the opposite of what socialism did to their Country. Why? Let’s speculate. I see it as a combination of factors: – Wealth largess from the...
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