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0:04 so now it's time to talk about what conscious parenting is how do we introduce the element of Consciousness in our day-to-day parenting it is an arduous challenge indeed but not one that is inconceivable to each one of us sitting here today conscious parenting simply put implies introducing the awareness that we as parents in interact with our children based on our emotional legacies we are
0:35 unconscious to a certain degree and it is with this unconsciousness that we interact with our children the first step of conscious parenting is to become aware of this unconsciousness when we are aware and mindful that when we react to our children we are not only attempting to react to how it is they are in the moment but we are also albeit unconsciously deeply entrenched by the conditioning with which we were
1:07 raised so we react to our children believing that we're reacting to them however we are unmindful of the fact that we are deeply reactive to our unconscious past and unless we can illuminate ourselves and Enlighten ourselves to the entrapments and enslavements of our own unconscious past we will not engage in mindful parenting in order to set our children free we
1:39 first need to revisit our path and set ourselves free from the unconsciousness that exists within us then we will be able to engage with our children with reflection with wisdom with pause with hindsight with contemplation with a sense of Stillness because we are not just blindly projecting and reacting to them anymore we are aware of our issues so to speak our baggage and once we are aware and we
2:12 understand that there's something going on within us at all times we will become mindful of our reactions to our children so conscious parenting means to go back into our past become aware of the legacies We inherited from our childhoods and then from this place of awareness reflect and engage with our children
Summary
- Conscious parenting requires awareness of our unconscious reactions shaped by our past.
- The first step is acknowledging how our upbringing affects our parenting style.
- Mindfulness allows us to respond to our children with reflection and wisdom rather than reactivity.
- Engaging in conscious parenting involves revisiting our own childhood experiences.
- Awareness of our emotional baggage helps us interact more thoughtfully with our children.
- The goal is to set both ourselves and our children free from inherited patterns.
- Mindful parenting fosters deeper connections and healthier relationships with our children.