Five Essential Tools for Parenting

Hello...It's going to be a great day! Have you said that yet today? Thanks to my mother, I try to say it every morning right along with giving many thanks just for being able to wake up!

Parenting is much like gardening. Parents must prepare the soil, plant the seeds of a peaceful home, and lovingly care for and cultivate their children. There are 5 components of the parent-child relationship that are absolutely necessary to raising healthy children. These components only work in the context of a self-aware parenting process, where-in the parent understands the relationship between the feelings and behavior of their child, and their own feelings and behavior. This interactive system can lead to a relationship ruled by stress and fear - or, in the case of the thoughtful and loving parent who carefully assures the presence of the essential tools of parenting, a relationship that is peaceful and loving. The 5 Components are Acceptance, Understanding, Empathy, Patience, and Love. More to come on each component.

Have a blessed day.