Under the surface we begin to see that this set-up actually serves the parent, not the child. They get to decide the school the child goes into, what instrument they play, what sport, what kinds of friends they have, what activities, grades, college, and the list goes on. Why do I say this? I say it because although the parent is made to feel that they are doing everything “for” their child, the hidden – albeit unspoken – script is that it is THEY who get to choose what it is they do “for” the child. The set-up appears to be selfless, but if we examine it closely, we see through its pretense for what it is: a highly selfish dynamic. The traditional parenting paradigm is set up in such a way that it misguides the parent to believe that if they throw all their efforts into their children, then they are serving their child’s best interest. Your philosophy is a complete Paradigm shift that exposes traditional parenting as serving the interests of the parent instead of the child, how do you explain that to parents who feel they are doing everything in their child’s best interest? The child is seen as entering the parent’s life for a very purposeful reason to help the parent heal from past wounds and become more whole, empowered and healthy. What this means is that the parent no longer looks at parenting as a path where simply the child gets raised, but instead also, equally, as one where the parent pushes themselves to be raised to a higher level of consciousness through their relationship with their children.

What does it mean to be a conscious parent raising a conscious child?Ī conscious parent is one who commits to a mandate of raising their own level of consciousness through the parenting journey. Her ideas are truly revolutionary and I am so grateful to have the chance to spread her message. She has written three life changing books, THE CONSCIOUS PARENT, OUT OF CONTROL, and her latest book THE AWAKENED FAMILY. She is Queen O’s favorite parenting expert, can be seen on Oprah’s Lifeclass as well as Super Soul Sunday (this sunday Aug. Shefali Tsabary is a New York Times bestselling author, a world-renowned clinical psychologist with a doctorate from Columbia, and a sought after speaker. For those of you who don’t already know, Dr. The afternoon turned out to be nothing short of transformative, and I wanted to find a way to share that with all of you. Her book The Conscious Parent was one of the few parenting books I read before having my daughter, and it resonated with me in a way that nothing else has. I was a little beside myself with excitement because I am such a fan of her work. Shefali speak and encouraged to ask questions. I went to a beautiful book signing where a group of mothers were invited to hear Dr. A few weeks back I had the great honor of meeting one of my parenting heroes Dr.

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