CalmDepth Guides · No. 18
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Back at 7. Love you. x
A guide for grown ups with little ones.
Lumi's Lanterns · Parents
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You matter
here too.
Calm parents are not perfect parents. They are parents who pause. A few quiet seconds for you spread to every small person nearby.
●Today Imade breakfast, found a shoe, gave a hug.
●That counts.All of it.
Four small ideas, each one fits between two other things.
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Note 01 · body · 10 seconds
The doorway
pause.
Before you walk into the busy room, stop at the door. Feel both feet. Let your shoulders drop. Unclench your hands. Then go in.
●Pause herefeet, shoulders, hands
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Note 02 · talk
Say what
you see.
Put the feeling into simple words, for them and for you. Naming it gives a big feeling somewhere to land.
●"You're tired, and that's okay."
●"I'm tired too. Let's slow down together."
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Note 03 · routine
Same three
steps.
Wash, book, lights. The same small steps each night tell little bodies that sleep is on its way. You can lean on them too.
●Wash
●Book
●Lights
Same order, every night. Simple wins.
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Note 04 · senses
Let a story
do the carrying.
A soft voice in a dim room does the heavy lifting. Press play on a Sprout's Garden story, lie down beside them and listen too. Their calm becomes yours.
Seven minutes. Lights low. That's all.
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Put it together
The fridge
plan.
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- 1At the door: pause, feet, shoulders.10s
- 2In the big moment: say what you see.Talk
- 3At bedtime: wash, book, lights.Routine
- 4Then a story you both enjoy.7 min
- 5After: one quiet minute just for you.You
xox
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Follow the path · 7 bedtimes
A week of
soft bedtimes.
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- 1The Garden Says Goodnight7 min
- 2The Little Cloud Who Wanted a Nap7 min
- 3The Snail's Slow Walk Home7 min
- 4Hedgehog's Leaf Bed7 min
- 5Melo's Lullaby Jar7 min
- 6The Slow Train to Dreamland7 min
- 7The Teddy Who Chose a Dream7 min
Eighteen Sprout's Garden stories in all, for the nights after.
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Remember
You showed
up today.
That is the whole job, and you did it. Rest counts for grown ups too.
●Note to selfLights low, feet up, ten minutes. You earned it.
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