Heidi Winkler - Elternberatung

What does me doing art have to do with child care?

Quite a lot, actually!

Last night I went to an art workshop at Kinderkunsthaus in Munich (=Children’s Art House).

I love painting, experimenting, not knowing exactly what will happen next — just flowing with it in the moment.

It also feels a little like stepping into a child’s world again. 😻

Children do this naturally — they explore, try things, and follow their curiosity without worrying about the result…

As adults we often lose that!

For me, evenings like this are also about tanking up on life energy again — finding balance. When I’m at home I feel like I rarely carve out time for my art projects. Booking these evenings makes it easier for me to actually commit and do something good for my human soul.

During, and afterwards, I feel like a million bucks!

One time I met a mother there whose baby was a few months old. She was so happy to be there! It was her first evening off, and the Papa was at home taking care of their baby. You could really feel how much it meant to her to have a little space just for herself.

This is something I try to do every other month now. It is so good for me!

Thank you - and especially artsy Franzi and Anne, for creating such an inspiring and helpful space for making art.

Sometimes taking good care of children also means remembering how to play and create again ourselves — and actually taking the time to do it.

This is something I notice often when I’m out and about and see babies in a stroller or carrier:

They are completely absorbed in observing the world…

Leaves moving in the wind. 🌿
Light changing. ⛅
People passing by. 🚶‍♀️‍➡️

Babies don’t always need action.
Sometimes they simply enjoy chilling. 😄

It’s easy for us adults to forget how much there already is to discover in a single moment!

A lot of the couples I consult have lived in different countries and built their careers internationally.

Sometimes they are still at the beginning of building their lives in a new European city and now raising young children to boot!

The parents I see are capable, educated, thoughtful people.

Because they are used to solving problems logically and through their hard work - when it comes to the baby and, particularly, sleep issues - suddenly they realize they need a new skill set. 😆

You can read every book, listen to every podcast, and still find yourself awake at 3 a.m. wondering: Why is this so difficult?

Part of the challenge is that babies are not problems to solve. Zooming out and finding a moment to just “be” can work wonders. And your child feels that…

The first months and years of family life can feel really heavy, especially when you are raising a child far away from extended family or very unfamiliar to how you grew up!

A supportive person, who understands what it is like and knows how to guide you through, can be a godsend.

Hello everyone 😊

I’ve recently started a new page called Heidi Winkler Care. There I’ll be sharing thoughts, knowledge, and experiences about life with babies and toddlers — especially around sleep, regulation, and the very normal challenges of the early years.

If this is something that interests you, I’d be very happy if you’d like to follow the page or take a look.

Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/heidiwinklercare

Warmly,
Heidi 🌿

Very happy to take part in this mentoring program and learning a ton about mind-set and creating my on-line business :)

Susanne & Nicole

Susanne Pillokat-Tangen
Nicole Frenken

me and baby joey (quite a while ago)
funny how the holidays make us sentimental :)

I can whole-heartedly recommend this great place for English literature (especially for children) in Salzburg!!

www.theenglishcenter.at Herzlich Willkommen! The English Center hat seine Türen für Jeden geöffnet, der an der englischen Sprache und an englischen Büchern interessiert ist. Das Hauptaugenmerk liegt auf englischen Kinderbüchern, aber es gibt auch eine gute Auswahl an Jugend- und Erwachsenenliteratur. Das Angebot wir

Es ist noch ein Platz frei für die Eltern-Kind-Gruppe diesen Freitag - diesmal freier Austausch :)
Bei Interesse bitte melden!
http://www.eltern-kind-beratung.com/eltern-kind-gruppe/

Eltern-Kind-Gruppe - Eltern und Kind Beratung in Salzburg Alle 3 Wochen kann man teilnehmen und Vieles zum Thema Eltern-sein, Stillen, Abstillen, Beikost, Schlafen, und liebevoll Grenzen setzen lernen.

Ich und Susanne Ra******rg dürften ein Interview geben für die Salzburger Woche:Stadt Nachrichten bzgl. der
Krisenbegleitung für Baby, Kleinkind und Familie nach Paula Diederichs - eine wichtige und v.a. sehr hilfreiche Arbeit!
Danke, Sigrid Scharf, für das Interview und Schreiben
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