Unlike all traditional parenting styles, conscious parenting sees beyond the behavior. In various forms of parenting methods such as because-I-said-so parenting or behavioristic parenting, children are coerced and manipulated through punishment and reward to adopt or avoid certain behavior
Mom… one more minute, please, please, please!
If you are a parent of a child younger than 18 years old (maybe even older), there is a high probability that you have heard this plea or something
I have always envied parents who homeschooled. I believed this was a noble endeavor and wished I was brave enough to do it too.
Nonetheless, I knew my perfectionist tendencies will not only be an obstacle
I hope you and your family are keeping safe and healthy during these troubled times.
I recently received a copy of my Ph.D. dissertation. The topic is Employee One-Minute Mindful Breathing Microbreaks for Present-Moment Attention, Recovery, and
I usually get asked if I have a golden formula to gain cooperation from kids without yelling and repeating the request for a handful of times. Surprisingly, I have
Did you know Christmas is a $465 billion industry in the United States every year? You see, we need up to $265 billion per year to end world hunger.
The
topic of sibling rivalry is very near and dear to my heart since my entire
awakening journey started with this. My daughter, who was two years old,
Conscious parenting is a paradigm shift, but it does not concern only our children. It is a way of living. Why do I say that? Because embodying conscious parenting principles includes
Is conscious parenting permissive parenting? The answer is NO.
Although conscious parenting’s primary tool to gain cooperation is CONNECTION as opposed to FEAR (as in traditional
“It’s ok. You don’t need to cry!”“I told you this will happen!”“She didn’t mean to hit you!”“I’m so disappointed in your choices!”
These are some of the statements we tell
“How was your day?”“How was the test?”“How much homework do you have?”
These are some of the questions we ask our kids right after they come back from school believing
What if you knew the main underlying reason for most negative thoughts, behaviors, and emotions?
Knowing this, would you not be empowered to change your life
Several months ago, I witnessed a beautiful person take his life.
We all witnessed a successful, wealthy, well-known woman do the same a couple of weeks ago.
And right after,
The parents of my children’s school district have all been informed of a series of written threats of a mass shooting in the high school of our district for today. I will be taking my kids
I am eternally grateful to have been part of the advent of a blissful movement “#EVOLVE: The Conscious Way Summit 2015”. Dr. Shefali Tsabary is the forerunner in conscious parenting, and in my opinion, her book
1. Understand that Parenting Is Really About the Parents, Not the Kids
Until I truly learned I need to take responsibility for my own mental programs as well as the programs I have carved in my children’s
TED Talk with Shefali Tsabary – Conscious Parenting
LoveParenting: Dr Laura Markham Handles a Tantrum (role play!)
Dr Daniel Siegel presenting a Hand Model of the Brain
How to Love Your Child the
TED Talk with Dr. Joe Dispenza
The Backwards Brain Bicycle
How To Train Your Monkey Mind
Science of the Heart
The Power of the Heart: Heartmath
1. Live in the Present
It is simply IMPOSSIBLE to be unhappy in the present moment. Negative feelings are residues from past experiences, and worries and fears belong to a possible event in the future.
I am the only child and when I became the mother of two, I had no clues about sibling rivalry. To me, there is nothing natural about siblings fighting when people tried to persuade me;