Category — Good Parenting

As you practice conscious parenting, it is important to become aware of your inner purpose. What does that mean exactly?

Your purpose as a parent is to take on the responsibility of addressing the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of your child. That is your outer purpose. Your inner purpose is to nurture the conscious awareness that is growing in you that helps you align yourself with what is rightfully yours; peace, joy, love and creative energy.

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Wonderful, inspirational video about positive parenting… this is from the YouTube site:

Lifepositivebydesign.com

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I’ve worked with many parents over the years who routinely gave in when their children acted out. One mother I met, I’ll call her Linda, had a twelve-year-old son who often used emotional blackmail and threats of misbehavior to get his way. Linda dreaded taking him to the mall, because she knew she’d end up buying him anything he asked for in an effort to keep him from calling her names, stomping and yelling at her, and making a scene that left her feeling humiliated and powerless. In effect, her son’s behavior was holding her hostage.

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When studying about brain development and ways to teach children, the tendency is to try to understand the topic by dissecting it and studying the parts. That is the reason we talk about right/left brain hemispheres, visual or auditory memory, learning styles. And all these are very important, they help us understand how the brain works, how it grows, how children learn.

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Children in the rest of the world seem to go to sleep when bedtime arrives. At least that is the perception among some noted researchers. Bed time comes and children go to bed. In the United States, some families have troubles getting children to bed. There are, from my perspective, several reasons for this difficulty in families.

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Everybody has been around a negative person at least once in life – probably many times. A negative person will bring you down and drain your energy. If you allow them, negative people will make you angry and challenge your ability to remain positive. Whether your child or spouse has an occasional negative day or you deal with a family member, friend or co-worker that is chronically negative, there are things you can do to remain positive in the face of negativity.

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