Some qualities of a
• Be fully who we are in all
parent who practices the
facets of our being
art of being present…
• Enjoy the relationship and
• listening without judgment
family we have created
• connected to the source of Life
• Encourage everyone to be the
very best they can be
• giving children our full
attention
• Recognize and use the power
of the mind, body, and spirit
• responding in a kind, loving
as a whole
manner
• Maintain an accepting,
• allowing children their own
positive outlook for
experience of life
relationships, dreams,
•
challenges (small and big),
meeting children where they
literally all of life itself
are developmentally
•
• Meet each moment of
observing and nurturing the
parenting (and life) with
family’s natural rhythm
complete and pure attention,
• solving conflict through
free from hurt of the past and
compassionate communication
worry about the future
• honoring and nurturing a
• Contribute to the expansion
healthy connection with our
of human consciousness and
children
the well being of the planet
• allow learning between parent
You will notice that we use the
and child, not just from
terms harmonious parenting and
parent to child transformational parenting inter-
changeably with parenting with pres-
• encouraging appropriate
behavior through modeling
ence or being present. This is done
and loving guidance
to emphasize the fact that we are
discussing a way of parenting that
• meeting children in the
ultimately defies complete definition
moment, free from past hurt
by words – it comes from a place of
and worry about the future
peace within. The result is a blend
• acknowledging and allowing
of acceptance, appreciation, joy,
ourselves and our children to and enthusiasm for the parent-child
fully experience feelings
relationship and the experiences that
come through it.
While the possibilities are unlimited,
when the focus of parenting is
with being present, there are many
Amy Bush is an intuitive consultant
benefits. and writer who combines practical
Parenting with
life awareness with spiritual healing to
presence allows us and assist parents in becoming free from
our children to…
the past to consciously create the
• Provide space to explore, future, so they can make the most of
grow, and learn
family life, now! Visit Amy at www.
• Be open for inspired ideas to
innateparenting.com”
come through
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Fall 2009
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