They carry a promise of LOVE and opportunity , and with this promise , they also push our buttons , reminding us we , too , held this promise once .

Modern parenting approaches offer many alternative viewpoints and methodologies . Those of us who are parenting with intention or contributing to raising significant young ones in our family or community weave many of these viewpoints together , sometimes in awareness and at other times with just our hearts .

All child-rearing approaches based on intention and awareness first stress the importance of care , nourishment , empowerment , sensitivity to the child ’ s needs , nonviolence , unconditional love , and supporting the child ’ s best interest .

Intentional parenting aligns with intentional living , a lifestyle of consciously attempting to live by one ’ s values , beliefs , and truth . Intentional parenting invites making intentional choices while adjusting our parenting style to our individual child . It is a mindset that invites us to observe each of our children as a whole .

A continuous practice of learning and adjusting , asking within what it is that we want for our children , our family , and ourselves . It is about bringing intention to our questions , actions , and thoughts and our relationship with our children . Potentially remembering that intention sits both in our minds and in our hearts and energy .

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