thoughts , feelings , and needs , and able to communicate effectively , acknowledging mistakes and being respectful of one another .

Spiritually aware parenting is a fairly new concept that , to my knowledge , is mostly used by Christina Fletcher and myself . In my book The Promise We Made , I offer the following definition for Spiritually Aware Parenting : “ the act of guidance and care for souls arriving on Mother Earth , creating the conditions for each soul to grow its physical vessel and spiritual conduit so that it can walk the path it asked for , manifesting its soul ’ s journey .”

Spiritually aware parenting builds on the above parenting styles . It , too , invites intention and awareness of our walk , selfhealing , conscious and intentional living , and parenting . It adds our knowing of the journey . Our spiritual journey and the deep meaning held by the understanding that we are each , and thus , so are our children , on a spiritual journey for this lifetime and beyond . When we internalize this simple , yet sometimes challenging understanding , our view of our children – little ones , often still dependent on us , yet also huge , evolved souls , changes , and so does our understanding of our role in their lives . We are to be their guides upon their arrival on Earth .

We are both teachers and students , walking a shared journey , and among our promises to them , is the promise to create the conditions they need to become a whole human – living their physical threedimensional experience , while at the same time , staying true to their beautiful luminous spiritual essence , walking this lifetime whole and in joy .

EFRAT SHOKEF , PH . D . – Efrat Shokef , Ph . D ., is the author of ‘ The Promise We Made : Three Universal Soul Promises We Made to Our Children — Near Death Experience and the Parenting Teaching it Invites ’. She is a Shamanic Energy Healing Practitioner working with children , teens , parents and families . A homeschooling mother to three spiritually aware teens , a wife , a daughter , a sister , a friend , a cosmic journeyer , and a writer . Efrat ’ s journey took her from an academic path , through a car crash and an NDE , making her unable to care for her daughters . Her physical reorganization , integrated with her NDE , invited her to say multiple yeses to the universe , and to explore the essence of motherhood and our sacred soul relationship with our children . Learn more at www . EfratShokef . com .