FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS

Gentle parenting involves intentionally inviting lots of empathy , kindness , compassion , respect , and trust into one ’ s relationship with their children . In general , gentle parenting aims to create a strong bond between parent and child .

Parents collaborate and are less of an authority . They invite children to learn how to participate in social situations by modeling emphatic , compassionate , and respectful behavior .

Conscious parenting is based on selfawareness . First , at the level of each specific moment , such as asking : “ Why is my child …?” before reacting , or “ Am I reacting because of what happened or because I am tired ( or any other reason )?” and so forth .

Second , at the level of ourselves as parents , our history , challenges , and limiting parenting beliefs . It invites parents to a journey of self-reflection and selfhealing so that they can then show up for their children fully present at the moment , out of sensitivity to their child ’ s