Where to start...

I've been planning to start this blog for ages (years...). I finally got as far as creating it - then felt like I had nothing to say. Which is not true, I have lots to stay - I guess I'm anxious about how to get started. Do I do an introductory post or just launch straight into my ideas on parenting, or a description of what we did today. Which led me to think about what I actually want this blog to be about. 

I suppose by calling it Respectful Parenting I imply that the posts will be about ways to parent which are based on a philosophy of respect for the child. Which I guess they will be, in part - but my parenting and my relationship with my children informs my whole life these days - that's not to say I spend every moment thinking about and doing things only for them, rather that they have taught me a whole new way to be respectful towards myself, my partner, my children, my family, my friends and everyone I come in contact with, so I feel like I am a better person as a result of the way I decided to parent my children.

So I think this blog won't be a series of ideas of HOW to do things, rather a mix of things I'm thinking about and things that happen in our day, and the respectful, partnership side of my relationship with my kids will come through. I don't have any answers for anyone else, everyone will parent in the unique way that suits them and their kids. I would like to share some of my journey though because I am finding it amazing and I love the insights that I am constantly being exposed to.