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.
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Conscious Parenting – Basic Traits
I am convinced that we are never really done “parenting,” even for folks without children or with grown children.
Communal parenting
When we fail our children, we fail our communities and ourselves. We have a communal responsibility to all of the children in our communities.
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.