The Origin of Foundations of Conscious Parenting: An Opening into Clear Communication
Let’s now understand what the term Conscious Parenting means. To me, the word conscious is associated with curiosity, and parenting is associated with nurturing.
Curiosity is a value of the heart. It is a feeling that cannot be reached through thought or language. It is a silent space in the mind, within all human beings, that arises naturally when we intentionally engage and listen without thinking. Being curious has the potential to birth a new you.
As for nurturing, intellectually we know that the nature of a mother is to nurture her child. Throughout the animal kingdom, new life resides inside its mother before coming into the world. It’s no wonder we feel an intense bond with our children, one that can never be explained in thought or language.
So we are essentially exploring and understanding our natural curiosity of what it means to be a mother, which will give a rise to understanding what it means to be a child.
By understanding ourselves, we will learn to see how we have different perceptions from our children and the world we exist in. This understanding will help us see that our children have different perceptions of us and the world they exist in.
Take for example, a four-year-old who pushes his baby brother, because the baby is playing with his toy. Can we consider that the four-year-old may have pushed the baby because his toy was taken without permission? Can we also consider that the baby just happened to pick up the toy, not knowing it was his brother’s? Both could be true. And neither is the complete truth.
But by learning how to understand different perceptions, we are learning to understand our own perceptions and the possibilities of our children’s perceptions. In other words, it helps us become curious about who we are, what we are thinking, what we are believing, as their mother in the context of the conflict between the four-year-old and his baby brother.
This helps us become curious about finding solutions on how to resolve conflict where both children are heard.
If you find yourself consistently resonating with my posts, and you’re ready to engage in a community with intention, then I invite you to engage in my Group Coaching Intensive.
Your outlook and life will feel transformed after 3 months! This program is not a traditional course, where a teacher teaches and a student learns. It is a conversation where I share my experiences of parenting and living through Dr. Shefali’s teachings of Conscious Parenting, and you will be able to ask questions that we can all discuss and explore together.
I may have feedback that will help you go deeper, or someone else from the group may share something that resonates with you.
The purpose of this Group Coaching Intensive is to create community, so that we can enter into a journey of deeper connections and communication.
If you’re ready, I ask you to engage with intention.
