Red
The storm zone- Stands for
- Stress, alarm, overwhelm.
- What applies now
- Stop. Providing structure and safety is enough; otherwise it’s time for a pause. Just like at a red light.
Isa Aepli’s new book (in German)
On red and orange, you’re allowed to lie back in the deckchair.
Erziehung aus dem Liegestuhl (“Parenting from the deckchair”): 3 colours instead of 1000 worries. For parents who are tired of brooding, doubting and always trying to do better.
Isa Aepli Mother, coach and attentive observer of family life
Isa supports parents through challenging situations and reminds them of what they already carry within: orientation, trust and inner calm.
Her outlook was shaped by a childhood in the mountains and an eventful life: different countries, languages, cultures and school systems have sharpened her sense for what strengthens people instead of unsettling them further.
Her work is about less “must” and more being, about leaning back without looking away, about clarity without harshness.
Her first book was published in 2020: Denkst du noch oder lebst du wieder? (in German)
The method
3 colours instead of 1000 worries
Parenting can be easier. The colours red, orange and green stand for inner states you can use as a compass. For yourself and for your child.
Orange
The wobble zone- Stands for
- Irritability, uncertainty, lots of questions.
- What it means
- Wait. Don’t settle anything fundamental, don’t lecture. Be okay with “not knowing yet”.
Green
The green wave- Stands for
- Clarity, connection, calm.
- Now is the time for
- Solutions, conversations or agreeing on rules (screen time, helping out at home, etc.).
The green wave always comes.
On red and orange, you’re allowed to lie back in the deckchair.
Too simple to be true? The book shows how to apply it to many typical trouble spots: screen time and screen addiction, dealing with diagnoses, lying, crises, arguments. A gift for parents looking for a simple system that brings calm and helps them act at the same time.
The book (in German)
What if parenting took less effort instead of more?
Erziehung aus dem Liegestuhl is a gift for parents who are tired of brooding, doubting and always trying to do better.
Instead of more advice or complicated explanations, the book offers three colours as points of orientation for the inner states of children and adults. They bring clarity, ease relationships and restore lightness.
The author’s message is simple, and perhaps that is why it is so powerful: You are okay. Right now. Despite everything.
Don’t read it to become better. Read it to simply breathe again.
What readers say (translated from German)
“A rather bold parenting book that I’d like to hand straight to parents facing big challenges.”
“Erziehung aus dem Liegestuhl gives parents hope and orientation in a sea of opinions, expert knowledge and social media hysteria.”
“‘On orange and red, you’re allowed into the deckchair.’ Hooray, finally! Thank you, dear Isa, your deckchair approach is wonderfully relieving and super helpful. Highly recommended for all parents.”
“Erziehung aus dem Liegestuhl is refreshing and simple. And yet full of depth, experience and wisdom!”
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When meltdowns, school problems, mental health or challenging behaviour weigh on family life, you don’t have to manage it alone. I have been supporting parents online since 2021.
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