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6 going on 16: 3 hacks to teach RESPECT
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It was like I woke up one day and my 6 yr old became 16!
Her language, her attitude, her talkbacks etc
This got me wondering - what did I do wrong?
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Am I too soft?
Should I have been more stern?
Was what I thought was mindful parenting actually opening a door for her to further bully her mother?
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Everyone has something to say about what I did wrong.
But whoever said any parent's perfect, right?
Aren't we all learning as we go along?
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Lately Chloe had been a little more than out of order - partly MCO? who wouldn't go a little nuts being stuck with their mother for more than 90 days right?
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So what do I do? I DM Child and Family Development Specialist Rachel Kwacz and lay it all on her! AND asked her for 3 hacks to "fix" this. So here we are, 1st episode of many, I hope, respectful mindful parenting with Racheal Kwacz and Serena (mostly Racheal of course ;)

(full video on youtube)

THANK YOU
wonderful Racheal, who didn't even hesitate, before saying YES to my manic questions - you are beyond AWESOME!!!

About Racheal:

Racheal Kwacz is a Child & Family Development Specialist, authentic leadership speaker and mama tribe writer. As a thought leader, Racheal has had years of international experience working with children, training teachers, leading and developing curriculum for childcare centres as well as being a parent educator. She specializes in equipping and empowering parents with tools for Respectful Parenting through “The RACHEAL Method”. Her most popular sold-out workshops include "Toddler Wars", "Preschool Wars", "Food Wars", and she recently led a dialogue with 180 pediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists on "Device Wars".

#Respectful #Parenting #Mindfulness

Good morning!

Here's a little sample of our RMO schedule! We're technically on day 17 of voluntary self-quarantine and have a little routine going-on which has been so pivotal to everyone's sanity!

Having a structure helps to manage expectations allowing for lots of freedom within boundaries, a key principle of Respectful Parenting. It helps everyone take ownership with a semblance of control over all the things we can't control!

One of the big things (that I highly recommend!) we did as a family when we knew we would have to potentially self-quarantine for 4-6 weeks with our family medical history as well as with my work travel was sit down as a family and talk about what was important to us.

We live in a 1500sqft apartment and haven't left these four walls. 😅😅❤️ We have a balcony but other than that, we've not gone to other public common areas which made it very important that we make our home, a safe, loving, fun, haven instead of prison walls.

The best way for success was for all of us to talk about what was important to us. What we needed on the schedule to find our happy.

For mama and daddy, it was making sure that we had set time for us to work and for Ella Grace, she wanted to have morning meetings and a few other special mentions like morning snuggles, cooking together, play time.

This is by no-means a be-all ends-all, it will look different for every family depending on what you and your littles find important. The key is just that with a structure and framework, it allows everyone to breathe and create, have fun and be present without worrying about what's happening next which is especially important for little ones.

This schedule while very thought out, is flexible. We don't micromanage at all and there are no set times where something has to be done at a specific time (outside of her medicine schedule!). Listen to your gut, mamas. It's your superpower!

Ps. Can you tell which part of the day this picture was taken?

I wrote it up on our "command center" which are these giant sliding glass doors that we have in our kitchen. We use chalk pens and write our favorite quotes, grocery list, schedule, family goals, etc and it's easily wipeable!

On the left are "special" things that we get to do by the day along with suggestions on play ideas if she's stumped and on the right, our running schedule that I want to reiterate again, looks very long and complicated but is just more of a loose framework and structure!

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The pyramid you see is something is an intuitive tool-based one-on-one family private session I teach using science-based emotive drivers to help you find what's important to your family, what you want to achieve, and the tools to get there.

It's great for families wanting to get a clearer and on the same page on how to reach their mama and daddy goals and something that has radically changed the way I love, lead, and mama! If you’re interested in signing up for it after Covid is over, come have a chat w me!

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RMO SCHEDULE

❤️ Morning snuggles
A loving quiet start for everyone, good morning hug or snuggles or just quiet time together as they wake up

❤️ Make breakfast with daddy
Ella Grace's favorite time w daddy - they make coffee and breakfast together. While not limited to this, because breakfast is usually her choice, I also list down some options to help her.

❤️ Medicine
Ella Grace has daily medicine that she has to take so putting it on the schedule helps her get a sense of what happens when since much of our routine has changed. It also helps everyone not forget!

❤️ PLAY!
Such an important part of her day, we allow for lots of time for free play and exploration. She plays independently and happily while daddy and mama work.

Her favorite options include dress-up, role-play, restaurant, construction, magnatiles, podcasts, games, art table, dancing, scooter, forts, obstacle course, sensory etc.

She has free run on our little apartment and her imagination is her limit. Freedom within boundaries!

❤️ Movement
We try to move together as a family everyday for at least 20-30mins of vigorous activity. Movement helps your brain get to a theta state which helps with focus and understanding new information which is great for both adults that need to work and littles that need to play and learn!

Movement when you're shut it also helps regulate your hormones and keeping your body active will not just help you feel good physically but also mentally.

Some of our favorite ways to move together are family yoga, dance party, zumba, workout video, HIIT circuit, etc

❤️ Morning snack
Studies have also shown that a good snack or meal after activity helps little ones to sustain this theta state longer.

Also, mama is hungry and doesn't want to be hangry!

❤️ Morning meeting
This was beautifully one of the biggest requests Ella Grace wanted when we asked what was important to her. It's a little circle time that she usually has at school and it gives everyone safe space to come together, talk about what's on their mind or what's happened, as well as sets up expectations for the day by going through what day it is, what our plans are, etc.

❤️ Play/work
Another space to independently work and play and using some key Respectful Parenting principles after connecting (morning meeting, family movement, snack etc) to disconnect.

Fueling up their love tanks allows this space to largely remain uninterrupted, productive, and happy!

❤️ Lunch
We usually have a simple lunch - sandwiches, wraps, leftovers, soup and rice, one-pot meals, etc

❤️ Nap
Ella Grace cleans up and changes into her pjs for a little nap after lunch. She has a little eye mask and sleeping bag that she drags out to the living room sometimes to be close to us while we work or she might take a nap in her room or our room.

Our boundary is just that her body has to rest so we are quite flexible and work with her so she feels like she has some amount of ownership in it which helps with cooperation!

❤️ Afternoon snack
We take a little break together and have an afternoon snack/tea/coffee and just check in with one another (there's that connect to disconnect again!)

❤️ Play/work
Ella Grace usually spends this time playing but mostly lots of movement-based play like dancing, scooting, rocking/jumping on her balance board, etc

❤️ Cooking/TV time
I start preparing dinner and Ella Grace usually will help me cut, wash, etc and when she's done helping, she gets a little tv time while I finish up. Her favorite shows currently are The Wiggles, Hi-5, Fireman Sam, Paw Patrol

❤️ Dinner
Mealtimes are special for our family. It's our chance to connect and eat together so we try to really be present. Put our phones away, sit down at the table or if we're having dinner outside, on the mat or bench together, set up and clean up together so it's a family activity.

❤️ 20-min shakedown
This is a fun clean-up game that we play at the end of the day. We set up a timer for 20mins and quickly try to clean up as much as we can.

The only rule is that at the end of 20mins we stop and walk away. It makes the clean-up less overwhelming and also elicits participation from everyone because there is a certain end time that doesn't get extended no matter what, making it much easier to get everyone to participate the next time too.

You'd be amazing how much we can get done in 20mins! In our little apartment, having free reign to play throughout the day allows us to not have to micromanage but also not go nuts from the mess. We pick up here and there throughout the day but the 20min gives us a nice reset for the next day while making it not feel like a big task.

❤️ Movement
We usually have some sort of movement - epic dance party is one of our very favorites. If it's been a very busy tiring day, we might play a song and stretch, meditate or do wind down yoga instead. There are no hard and fast rules, just again time to move and listen to our bodies.

❤️ Bath/Shower
Ella Grace takes her own shower and this is also usually when she brushes her teeth, takes her medicine, etc.

❤️ Night Meeting
Similar to morning meeting, it's a little circle to come together and debrief from our day together. We usually play Happy/Sad/Grateful which is the highlight for everyone. We do a little breathing and love shower after, read a few books then end with prayer before Ella Grace goes to bed and mama and daddy get some mama and daddy time!

Hope this helps!

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS??!?!?

We have some amazing workshops/activities/playdates/pop-ups lined up for the holiday season! There's bound to be a little something for everyone so please register early as we expect lots of excited, fun, mamas, daddies and little ones!
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🌈 30 Days, 30 tips
Join Racheal nightly for a mama and Child & Family Development Specialist tip covering topics like Respectful Parenting, marriage, food wars, sibling rivalry, work-life balance, #kacaumamahacks, tried-and-tested recommendations.

⏲️ Nightly
📍 instagram.com/rachealkwacz
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🌈 The children's house : MAMA & DADDY DATE NIGHT
(By invitation only)

📅 Saturday, November 9, 2019
⏲️ Session 1: 5pm - 7pm
⏲️ Session 2: 8pm - 10pm
📍 Alila Hotel, Bangsar

Ready for a night of joyful connection with your spouse? Needing a break from the relentless caring and parenting?

Come join Racheal Kwacz for a cosy romantic night of love and laughter with your partner-in-crime!

• Specially curated by Racheal Kwacz, Child & Family Development Specialist
• Extend the night at Alila Bangsar and enjoy the exclusive staycation rate
• Relax and enjoy the time together without having to worry about planning anything
• Rediscover and connect with your spouse in privacy
• Play, laugh, fall in love all over again with each other
• Meet other parents in the same season
• Appreciate and celebrate the joys of marriage and parenthood together
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🌈 Odyssey The Global Preschool Malaysia : MAMA TRIBE DAY OUT
(By invitation only)

📅 Wednesday, November 13, 2019
⏲️ 10am - 1pm
📍 Bucolic Café, Setia Avenue

Back by popular demand, come join Racheal Kwacz, Child & Family Development Specialist and mama for another Moms' Day Out where mothers will get to be seen, poured into, appreciated, and have a little bit of fun. So drop-off the kids at school, come over, and just be you for a little while.
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🌈 Supparetreat Alumni - #BetterTogether : CHARLIE'S ANGEL SCREENING
(By invitation only)

📅 Wednesday, November 13, 2019
⏲️ 7:30pm
📍 TGV, One Utama

This is an exclusive invite for our Supparetreat alumni in celebration of our sisterhood! Let's continue to empower all women.
*Limited to 30 spots only
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🌈 Playground Borneo: OH WHAT FUN!

📅 Saturday, November 16, 2019
⏲️ 1-6pm
📍 The Playground Borneo, Publika

Join us for an afternoon of Merry Making and get your Silly Season gifts sorted! Guests will get to have a lucky reading from the fortune readers of Borneo and create their own Bowerhaus hair slide. Holiday collections and gift sets from sereni & shentel, Bowerhaus, RoaSkye, rachealkate.

(rachealkate by Racheal Kwacz is a collection of thoughtfully curated gifts for littles that are developmentally-appropriate, non-toxic and safe, beautifully designed eco-friendly products made from sustainably sourced FSC-certified wood and paper and printed with vegetable and soy-based inks and water-based paints.

As a lover of encouragement and beautiful stationery, the store also carries the perfect little pick-me-up for a mama or her tribe.)
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🌈FrogAsia : LEAPS OF KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE 2019

📅 Saturday, November 23, 2019
⏲️ 9-6pm
📍 JW Marriott, KL

Reignite your purpose! Leaps of Knowledge invites you to reignite joy and purpose in being a gamechanger in education. Listen, mingle, share and learn from the world's leading technologists, innovators, and shapers. Be part of the journey, book your tickets now!

Racheal will be leading two breakout sessions:

1. Applying Respectful Parenting Principles in the Classroom
What is Respectful Parenting? Is this applicable to me as an educator? What does the research say and why is this important? Come for an warm, engaging, dialogue on equipping and empowering classrooms and homes with tools to raising kind, compassionate, confident, resilient little ones.

2. Protective Behaviors and Body Safety Tips
1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before they turn 18, what can we do as educators and parents to protect our children? What are some of the best international practices that we need to incorporate in our classrooms and homes? Stand up and show up for our little ones as we teach them how to empower and defend themselves against predators.

Register at leapsofknowledge.com
RM 120 (earlybird) / RM 260
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🌈Respecting Parenting: Surviving to Thriving

📅 Saturday, November 30, 2019
⏲️ 10am - 6pm
📍 Stripes Hotel, KL

An exclusive one-day intensive workshop with Child & Family Development Specialist, Racheal Kwacz, discover a more intimate way of parenting and raising kind, compassionate, resilient, confident, little ones that won't divide or separate you from each other. Warm and engaging, Racheal will equip and empower you with helpful tools to really understand the heart of parenting with profound experientials, role-plays, dialogue and discussion, marrying the ideals of Respectful Parenting principles in a Asian context.

[ Topics that will be covered in the workshop ]
+ Understanding the why and our Heart-Gut-Brain connection
+ Creating firm boundaries without ruining the parent-child relationship
+ Marrying different parenting styles - spouse, parents, inlaws, outlaws, kakaks
+ Responding to your child and connecting empathy with rebellion
+ Turning tears into intimate moments of bonding that encourage progress
+ Communicating with your little one and learning to see the big picture in the little details
+ Coping with the loneliness and burn-out without losing yourself
+ Finding time and enjoying each other while juggling the responsibilities

[ Who is this workshop for? ]
This is for any parent whether you are in the planning stages and just trying to get equipped, pregnant and readying your ammo, or deep in the throes and trenches of parenting. It doesn't matter if you've never or already attended a Racheal Kwacz workshop, this is a comprehensive course that marries the best-of-the-best and promises an unforgettable confidence-building day that will radically change your parenting.

[ How much does it cost? ]
RM 895 / per person (early bird)
RM 995 / per person (regular)
RM 1595 / per couple (guardians of the same child)
Includes morning and afternoon tea break and workshop materials

To register, please email jasmine@suppagood.com
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🌈The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur X Racheal Kwacz : TEDDY BEAR TEATIME

📅 Saturday & Sunday, December 7-8, 2019
⏲️ 2:30 - 5:30pm
📍 The Ritz-Carlton, KL

The much-loved Ritz-Carlton tradition continues with the Teddy Bear Teatime this festive season. Children will be most entertained building their own teddy bears while delighting in the delicious teddy-bear themed afternoon tea. Curated and hosted by Child & Family Development Specialist, Racheal Kwacz, enjoy an afternoon of delightful surprises and family time together.

To register or for more info:
Whatsapp : 018-929-2174 / Email: dining@ritzcarltonkl.com
RM 160 per adult / RM 115 per child under 12
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🌈 The Children's House: FAMILY DAY OUT!
(By invitation only)

📅 Saturday, December 14, 2019
⏲️ 9am-12pm

Enjoy a fun day out together in nature, playing, discovering, exploring as a family while in community with others. Build your tribe and each other as Child & Family Development Specialist, Racheal Kwacz, hosts and curates the ultimate family fun playdate!
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🌈HTBB Church: CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT & CHRISTMAS MARKET
(Tickets required)

📅 Saturday & Sunday, December 14-15, 2019
⏲️ 5pm and 7pm
📍 Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang

You are warmly invited to Carols by Candlelight at Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang - an evening of readings and traditional carols, performed with a full orchestra and choir. Seating is unreserved and tickets will become invalid 20 minutes before the start of the service, so please arrive with plenty of time to avoid disappointment. Beautifully curated Christmas market to follow with mulled cider and mince pies.
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Racheal Kwacz is a Child & Family Development Specialist, women’s leadership speaker and mama tribe writer. Having trained, educated, and lived in the USA, Racheal studied under Deborah Carlisle Solomon, former RIE Executive Director, in Magda Gerber’s Educaring Approach. She has a degree in Theatre and Child & Family Development and is a master of marrying both her backgrounds into a lively, fun, interactive experience for her audiences and workshop participants.

As a thought leader, Racheal has had years of international experience working with children, training teachers, leading and developing curriculum for childcare centres as well as being a parent educator. She specializes in babies and toddlers 3-and under; focuses on equipping and empowering parents with tools for Respectful Parenting through “The RACHEAL Method”. Her most popular sold-out workshops include "Toddler Wars", "Preschool Wars", "Food Wars", and she recently led a dialogue with 180 pediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists on "Device Wars".

She writes parenting articles with Happy Go KL and is regularly featured on BFM Radio. She has also previously appeared in various publications including The Star, TimeOut, TimeOut Kids, Aforadio, BFM Radio, Her World, New Straits Times, Sinar Harian, Borneo Post, Zafigo, ButterKicap, Malaysia Tatler, Tatler Weddings, Harper’s Bazaar, 417 Magazine and was recently featured as a Super FEMALE for female magazine.

To learn more, connect with her on her website or follow her on socialmedia @rachealkwacz !