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The Conscious Parent

Shefali Tsabary

The Conscious Parent

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In The Conscious Parent, Shefali Tsabary takes the reader on a journey into parenting, helping them to become more mindful while raising our children. From early childhood, through the teenage years, and into adulthood, there must always be an exchange between parent and child. This exchange, however, goes both ways, as both the child and the parent support the other while they develop and grow. Not only does the child benefit from the parent’s teachings, but the parent also learns and evolves as a result of their interactions with the child. For this exchange to take place, parents must work on their own consciousness, by calling themselves into question, reflecting on their past, and most of all, by truly wanting to evolve, not only as a parent, but also as a human being.

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Analysis and key concepts

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There is a huge difference between conscious and unconscious parenting

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The risks of raising children as unconscious parents

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It is essential to know who we are, and to recognise our own limits, in order to interact with children

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What is conscious parenting?

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Choosing a life of essence over ego allows us to be more conscious parents

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Take-home message

01. There is a huge difference between conscious and unconscious parenting

Most of us are aware of the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness. We can only achieve consciousness if we first experience unconsciousness, but this step is neither obvious nor simple. Parents very often remain in a state of unconsciousness, because they avoid facing their own shadows. Working on ourselves is extremely challenging, and most of the time, it is so exhausting that we avoid it entirely, because it is just easier. 

Many adults go through life without ever achieving consciousness, but this can cause problems when they become parents and start to form a relationship with their child. There is a huge difference between a conscious parent and an unconscious parent, and it can clearly be seen in the kind of relationship between the parent and the child. 

Parents who stubbornly remain unconscious do not evolve, so their relationship with their child becomes somewhat superficial and conflictual; those who choose to embrace consciousness, on the other hand, evolve and reinvent themselves, while constantly calling themselves into question, which enables them to build a flexible, malleable, soft, and adaptable relationship with their child. 

02. The risks of raising children as unconscious parents

03. It is essential to know who we are, and to recognise our own limits, in order to interact with children

04. What is conscious parenting?

05. Choosing a life of essence over ego allows us to be more conscious parents

06. Quotes

07. Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Reflect on what it really means to be a parent and on the need to evolve as a person in order to raise a child. 
  • Make peace with the fact that we are not perfect, while still constantly trying to be better. 
  • Realise that there is no such thing as a perfect parent and instead embrace being ‘perfectly flawed’. 
  • Understand how to guide a child throughout their development and respect their unique qualities and traits.

Dr Shefali Tsabary is an expert in family dynamics and the personal development of women, as well as a New York Times bestselling author. She has a PhD in clinical psychology from Columbia University and is a specialist in the integration of Western psychology with Eastern philosophy. She has written four books, including The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family. Dr Shefali is an educator of international renown, and holds workshops and courses both online and in person, all over the world.

Publishing house:

Namaste Publishing

Year:

2010

Pages:

30

ISBN:

978-1897238455