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Mothering Magazine Sponsored Chat with Scott Noelle -- Scott Noelle is a parenting coach and writer who supports progressive parents on their "inner journey"—the paradigm shift required to enjoy successful, natural parenting through creative partnership. Scott offers private consultations by telephone as well as free support through his mailing list, The Daily Groove , which helps parents stay focused in the new paradigm. A book based on his Daily Groove posts will be available in early 2007. He lives near Seattle with his wife and two children. His writings are online at www.ScottNoelle.com and www.EnjoyParenting.com.

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1/7/07

34 mothers & 1 father in attendance!

21:03:46 Webmama_Tina welcome, welcome scott!
21:03:51 Webmama_Tina so glad to have you here tonite!
21:04:02 Webmama_Tina i'm juggling a toddler off an on so forgive the time lapses :)
21:04:03 Dayna Martin Welcome Scott!
21:04:12 ModWendyCooper wooohoooo Welcome!
21:04:16 Webmama_Tina yay dayna, glad to see you here too! :)
21:04:25 Dayna Martin Thanks!
21:04:29 Scott_Noelle Hi Everyone! Here's my disclaimer... I'm a notoriously slow/pensive writer... haven't done much text chat... so we'll see how this real-time thing works out. I reserve the right to retract anything I write without my usual mulling-it-over time. :)
21:04:31 Webmama_Tina those who don't remember dayna, she did a chat with us a couple weeks ago...her transcripts are in the mtohering mag section
21:04:32 Dayna Martin glad to be here
21:04:45 Webmama_Tina LOL scott
21:04:46 Webmama_Tina good to know
21:04:52 Scott_Noelle Hi Dayna!
21:05:02 Dayna Martin Hi!
21:05:02 Webmama_Tina the good news is that this chat does do a typing button to let us know if you are typing 
21:05:12 Webmama_Tina well its supposed to...i don't know if its always accurate
21:05:44 Webmama_Tina ok so lets get started....if you have a question for scott you can start posting a single question mark and i'll start gathering...
21:05:59 Webmama_Tina and scott...why don't you give an intro and add anything that you like to what i already posted? :)
21:07:38 ModWendyCooper lol Scott needs a real time transcriptionist... I just read what he wrote above :)
21:07:51 ModWendyCooper all in fun Scott!
21:07:51 Scott_Noelle I guess I'd just like to welcome everyone... my bio above says it all... so ask away!
21:08:14 Scott_Noelle Don't get me started, Wendy. :)
21:08:21 Webmama_Tina hehe
21:08:34 Webmama_Tina ok since we don't have any questions yet....
21:08:57 Webmama_Tina i'm curious, scott, what your training is? :)
21:09:26 mamautumn ?
21:09:35 mdmfrank ?
21:09:35 Webmama_Tina always interesting to hear...it says you are a parenting coach...i don't know a thing about that...can you tell us more? i'm sure i'm not the only one...i only just started learning about your work :)
21:10:13 Webmama_Tina by the way, mamas, i HIGHLY recommend scott's enjoyparenting.com site...and the podcasts on there are awesome! i am learning so much!
21:10:24 Scott_Noelle I'm trained as a musician! The whole convoluted story is on my website at http://www.scottnoelle.com/#mybackground
21:10:29 manifestingmommyhood ?
21:10:32 Webmama_Tina lol ok wow, cool!
21:10:35 ModWendyCooper love podcasts!!!
21:11:05 Webmama_Tina mamautumn you can go ahead with your question :)
21:11:32 Webmama_Tina current chatter: mamautumn ...upcoming chatters: mdmfrank, manifestingmommyhood 
21:11:45 mamautumn what exactly do you mean by paradigm shift, can you talk about that?
21:11:51 Scott_Noelle They're not actually podcasts. I call them "Virtual Coaching" sessions. But you access them the same way you access podcasts (except it's not free) :)
21:12:50 ModWendyCooper i wish i could charge for my podcast lol you're lucky you have the knowledge to spew and charge for it... awesome job!
21:12:56 Scott_Noelle mamautumn -- It's the shift from the old "dominator" paradigm to the "partnership" paradigm...
21:13:12 Webmama_Tina oh i see :)
21:13:16 pandora665 ?
21:13:40 Webmama_Tina current chatter: mamautumn ...upcoming chatters: mdmfrank, manifestingmommyhood, pandora665 
21:14:25 mamautumn what are the first steps to take in the shift
21:14:37 Scott_Noelle The partnership paradigm is actually older than the dominator system (see http://www.continuum-concept.org ) but we can't apply the exactly the way Stone Age people did...
21:16:02 Shanana ?
21:16:13 Scott_Noelle ...because of the realities of modern life. Creativity is required to integrate the old and the older, so I sometimes call it the "creative partnership" paradigm... (what can I say... I like to make up words. ;) )
21:16:17 Webmama_Tina current chatter: mamautumn ...upcoming chatters: mdmfrank, manifestingmommyhood, pandora665, Shanana 
21:17:37 Scott_Noelle Read "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn for more about the paradigm shift.
21:17:58 mamautumn thank you!
21:18:05 Miranda ?
21:18:05 Scott_Noelle You're welcome!
21:18:21 Scott_Noelle Next?
21:18:25 mdmfrank I've been on your email list for a while and really enjoy every daily groove.  Almost every single one gets forwarded onto someone in my list, if not many!  I really enjoy your perspective, since it meshes with my own yet introduces new ideas and ways 
21:18:26 Webmama_Tina mdmfrank, you're up! :)
21:18:30 Webmama_Tina ah she beat me :)
21:18:38 mdmfrank I've been on your email list for a while and really enjoy every daily groove.  Almost every single one gets forwarded onto someone in my list, if not many!  I really enjoy your perspective, since it meshes with my own yet introduces new ideas and ways 
21:18:47 mdmfrank oops
21:18:52 Webmama_Tina current chatter:mdmfrank  ...upcoming chatters: manifestingmommyhood, pandora665, Shanana, Miranda 
21:19:05 Scott_Noelle Thanks, mdmfrank! Do you have a ?
21:19:10 mdmfrank of looking at things that I hadn't thought of before.  SO my questino
21:19:36 mdmfrank question is related to something going on right now with my daughter, who is a little over two and a half years old
21:20:09 mdmfrank Nearly every day she takes a nap in the afternoon, and when she wakes up she cries, a lot, and sometimes unconsolably!
21:20:45 mdmfrank I can't figure out why or what to do, I've tried a lot of things, and I don't know if I just need a different mindset or if there's something I might be able to do to help her out.  Any ideas?
21:21:23 Scott_Noelle The transition from waking to sleeping and back is really quite dramatic. We're used to it, so we don't think much of it, but for some sensitive kids it's really a major transition...
21:21:51 Scott_Noelle It's like dying and being reborn every time! ....
21:22:21 mdmfrank yes, my mom told me that I used to do that too.  I don't remember what it felt like though.
21:23:02 nurturenature ?
21:23:17 Scott_Noelle Have you ever tried meditation?
21:23:27 Webmama_Tina current chatter:mdmfrank ...upcoming chatters: manifestingmommyhood, pandora665, Shanana, Miranda, nurturenature 
21:23:34 mdmfrank For myself?  Or with her?  I've tried it myself
21:23:50 mdmfrank Oh, I can see where you're headed
21:24:24 Scott_Noelle I'm actually not much into meditating in the usual way of contemplating your navel :) but it's a good way to increase your awareness of changing states of consciousness.
21:24:34 Dayna Martin lol
21:24:39 Scott_Noelle Where was I headed?
21:24:52 ModWendyCooper lol
21:24:55 Webmama_Tina lol
21:25:05 mdmfrank Well, in my own mind you were headed here: when I come out of meditation it might be a lot like what she feels like when she wakes up from a nap
21:25:36 mdmfrank Is that where you were headed?  :)
21:25:53 Scott_Noelle Yes. (You're hired!) So the more you understand the transition, the better you can be present with her in it.
21:26:12 mdmfrank Are you hiring? (j/k)
21:26:18 ModWendyCooper lol
21:26:30 Dayna Martin can I come work with you too?
21:26:41 mdmfrank It's not easy to be present with her when I also have a newborn to be present with at the same time :P
21:26:42 ModWendyCooper where's the line.... 
21:27:05 Scott_Noelle Dayna, you can help unschool my kids... takes about 10 minutes a day.
21:27:30 Dayna Martin Anytime ;)
21:27:42 Webmama_Tina lol
21:27:47 Webmama_Tina current chatter:mdmfrank ...upcoming chatters: manifestingmommyhood, pandora665, Shanana, Miranda, nurturenature 
21:28:10 mamaearth hi - I joined a few minutes ago - I have a question - is there a "line up"?
21:29:35 Webmama_Tina mamaearth, yup! :)
21:29:36 Webmama_Tina current chatter:mdmfrank ...upcoming chatters: manifestingmommyhood, pandora665, Shanana, Miranda, nurturenature 
21:29:42 Webmama_Tina Welcome to this week's Mothering Sponsored chat! This is a moderated chat. Please make sure you read and fully understand the Moderated Chat Instructions before participating in this chat. Instructions can be found here: http://www.mommychats.com/modrules.htm  ...A Friendly Reminder: Please do not post unless it is your turn to ask a question. If you have a question, please post a single "?" and you'll be added to the queue. Have your question ready when your name is called.
21:29:46 mdmfrank Thanks Scott, I feel a little stuck but I will ponder it.  Maybe if I meditate on it.  Meanwhile, I will wipe up the water that just spilled all over the keyboard.  Deep breaths!
21:30:05 Webmama_Tina lol sillies
21:30:08 Scott_Noelle mdmfrank -- contact me off-chat... I have a consolation prize for you. :)
21:30:22 Scott_Noelle info@enjoyparenting.com
21:30:45 mdmfrank Will definitely do.  Thanks times infinity!
21:30:46 Webmama_Tina manifestingmommyhood is up next! :)
21:30:55 manifestingmommyhood DH and I are both Adult Children of Alcoholics.  We are doing the best we can, but it can be overwhelming since neither of us has an example of healthy parenting.  I read your DG everyday.  There is so much to work on.
21:31:06 ModWendyCooper LOVE  that username manifestingmommyhood
21:32:10 Scott_Noelle manifestingmommyhood -- I used to attend ACOA meetings when I was a new parent. Saved my butt.
21:32:23 Scott_Noelle (Can I say "butt"?)
21:32:28 ModWendyCooper lol
21:32:51 Webmama_Tina lol of course
21:33:00 manifestingmommyhood It is so easy to fall into the trap of doing what your parents did regarding discipline etc....  I don't want to do that.  It takes soooo much effort to think before I act and sometimes my patience runs thin.
21:33:05 Webmama_Tina its short for buttocks, you know! LOL  *giggle*