The Conscious Parent

and the loud that our infants offer us our most-needed spiritual lessons. In their ability to draw us into ...

deeply you immerse yourself. Once you are able to enter the sacred space of infancy with a reverence for its ...

greed, they love us when they want something, whereas the next moment it’s as if we didn’t exist. To ...

separate being with unique desires, it’s a revealing moment for both parent and child. A toddler’s abi ...

results we think matter—making our toddlers kiss people they may not want to kiss, asking them to perf ...

TODDLERHOOD IS THE TIME TO SOW THE SEEDS OF CONTAINMENT Just as we must allow our toddler to exercise its righ ...

unacceptable behavior is introduced. Whether this “no” is appropriately delivered and consistently applied se ...

Though it’s important to be gentle, we must be consistent and firm in laying down boundaries. Mindful of t ...

Having enjoyed oneness with us in the first year or so of life and explored their individuality as todd ...

T CHAPTER 8 From Center Stage to Supporting Cast A Parent’s Opportunity for Spiritual Growth in the School Y ...

fear tends to abound—a time that’s about confusion as much as it’s about enthusiasm. Parched for a sen ...

painful and wrenching for us to witness. We see our children’s pain and confusion, their exhilaration and ener ...

need you to forgive them for their forgetfulness and distraction, understanding that this is hormonal. The ...

enemies they have, whether teachers praise them, how clever they are or perhaps aren’t, whether they are invit ...

ACCEPTANCE As our children mature beyond the middle school years, we get to see the effects of their upbringing. A ...

were growing up, so that they failed to learn containment, they now go wild. If you were neglectful o ...

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO CONTROL Although the behavior of a teen in high school ...

relationships or other pursuits, at this point in the game your strategy must be that of acceptance. ...

your presence and feel your unconditional faith in their ability to handle their life. If there’s any age ...

W CHAPTER 9 The Insanity of Parenthood hile acknowledging the wonderful aspects of the parenting journey, the c ...