The Conscious Parent

overcrowded, over-analytical mind. Before we know it, we lose our connection to our authentic self and ther ...

W CHAPTER 12 The Wonder of the Ordinary e all want our children to be special because this makes us feel s ...

disabled, bipolar disorder—and, at the other end of the spectrum, gifted and talented. They learn that their ...

our children understand that their sense of worth isn’t predicated on achievement. Although it’s natural to ...

sleeping over The thrill of summer’s first ice cream The crunch of fall’s withering leaves The starkness of ...

value, many in modern society have lost the ability to respond to life without turning it into a major pro ...

room, I found her humming contentedly to her dolls. Imaginative by nature, children are able to respond to the a ...

disappear to? How much of its loss are we responsible for? In innumerable subtle and not-so-subtle ways, we chi ...

Having said this, I’m not unaware of the growing body of evidence that a child is subject to profound inf ...

when we fill our children’s lives with countless activities or artificial trinkets, we rob them of their ...

Television and computers often serve not only as a band aid whenever children feel bored or upset, but ...

computer. “Let’s stop this game,” I suggested, “because I promised you an hour of computer time.” ...

with stress, allowing them to sit in the discomfort of their imperfection, staying out of it while they ar ...

manifests itself. Parents often argue that their children would make unwise choices. Let me be clear ...

the money you make, but is a matter of engaging in things for the sheer joy of it.” Perhaps more than anyth ...

I CHAPTER 13 Shelve Those Great Expectations ’m often asked, “What do you want your child to be when ...

already in place within their own being. You teach them to experience life for the sake of the experience, n ...

classes before they are of school age, in the hope of giving them a push ahead of the curve. Since we ...

perform to perfection, does it trigger in you a sense of your own inadequacy? If it does, masking this feel ...

We shouldn’t encourage them to try for a top university?” What if your children are incapable of being ...