As parents, we must (MUST, not should) be willing to critically evaluate our children and ourselves, their interactions and our interactions, their mental health and our mental health, and their concerns and our concerns as we seek to be the best parents we can be.
conscious parenting
Is Parenting Innate?
There are too many complicating factors for parenting to be innate and too many factors that affect the ability of adults to be the best parents that they can be.
Conscious Parenting – Basic Traits
I am convinced that we are never really done “parenting,” even for folks without children or with grown children.
Conscious parenting – Basic tools
Instruction, engagement, and involvement are mandatory elements of the process that is parenting beyond the basic nurturing of our children.
The lessons of tyranny for parenting
Being a tyrant is the exact opposite of being a conscious parent that understands the give-and-take of effective parenting and is willing to adapt as needed to change.
Friend or parent?
Parents can be a friend for their children. These two concepts mix together quite nicely when executed in good faith.