“Becoming a fully conscious parent is the biggest gift you can give your child.” Eckhart Tolle

 What is conscious parenting?

Conscious parenting is about creating an environment where both parent and child grow together. It is not about power or control over another which most traditional parenting models use but rather about mutual respect, connection and self awareness.

When we make the change to parent consciously we challenge ourselves to look at our belief systems and if they serve us and our children. We look closely at ourselves and why certain things trigger us more than others and how to resolve this within ourselves instead of blaming our children.

Becoming a conscious parent allows us to evolve spiritually because we are forced to re-parent ourselves while parenting our children. It allows us the opportunities to fully integrate the part of us which haven’t healed so that we don’t pass them on to our children. In turn we are free to allow our children’s spirits to unfold naturally. Our children don’t need to be or do anything in order for us to be ok.

Most parenting models focus on the child and the behaviour of the child, the relationship is one of parent vs child, where the parent is the one to hold power over the other. Conscious parenting is about coming alongside the child, a relationship of parent with child. This doesn’t mean that we relinquish our influence over our children and allow them to run our lives. There is a always balance of both boundaries and guidance.

Conscious parents learn to attune fully to who their child is rather than trying to turn their child into who they think they should be. It is about being present with our children, honoring their uniqueness and setting aside our own agendas so that we are free to parent the child in front of us.