The Conscious Parent is a wonderful contribution to a deeper inquiry into what it means to parent well. Bringing body, mind and spirit together in a new parental paradigm is essential, and The Conscious Parent helps us get there.
The Conscious Parent shows how children can lead us to the discovery of our own true being. A beautiful and practical guide for raising children to live an authentic, aware, and fulfilled life.
This revised edition is still about the same kids: the ones who often exhibit extreme behaviors—intense temper outbursts, noncompliance, verbal and physical aggression—that make life extraordinarily challenging and frustrating for them, their parents, siblings, teachers, and others who interact with them. They have, of course, been described in many ways: difficult, challenging, willful, manipulative, attention-seeking, contrary, intransigent, unmotivated. They may carry any or many of various psychiatric diagnoses, such as oppositionaldefiant disorder (ODD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intermittent explosive disorder, Tourette’s disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, nonverbal learning disability, Asperger’s disorder, and obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD). But their behavior has typically been very poorly understood.
This is a masterful book. Tedd Tripp knows what he is talking about and he knows whom he is talking to. He knows children, he knows parents … and he knows the ways of God.
Most books on parenting give you advice either on how to shape and constrain your children’s behavior or on how to make them feel good about themselves. Either control or self-actualization is deemed the goal of parenting. The former makes parental wishes supreme; the latter makes childish wishes supreme.
Shepherding a Child’s Heart contains something very different. The book teaches you what your goals as a parent ought to be, and how to pursue those ends practically. It teaches you how to engage children about what really matters, how to address your child’s heart by your words and actions. It teaches you how communication and discipline work together when parents love wisely. It teaches you how your objectives shift as infants grow into children and as children grow into teenagers. Shepherding a Child’s Heart will humble you. It will inspire you to become a different kind of parent. It will teach you how by precept and example.
This book was based on research that received continuous support from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Behavioral Science Research Branch. Of great assistance was the dedicated guidance of Molly Olive ri, Delia Hahn, and Joy Schulterbrandt.
This book was also made possible by a number of important collaborations that have been a joyful part of my life. These include the main collaboration that has graced my life for the past nineteen years with Professor Robert Levenson of the University of California.
Also important to me has been my collaboration with NeilJacob son of the University of Washington and my work with Dr. Laura Carstensen of Stanford University I have been blessed with rich associations inside my laboratory.
Babywise provides sound parenting advise and common sense pediatric care to many parents who are confused, frustrated, and downright sleep deprived. As a pediatrician and father of four, my wife and I routinely receive positive feedback regarding our children’s behavior and sleep habits. Parents feel confident and relaxed when they have a plan and a goal for their infant and family. Once a family has found success with the principles in Babywise, they pass along their satisfaction to every new parent they meet. Simply put. ‘It works!’
A 'time in' approach to guiding children's behavior involves staying close to your child when they are overwhelmed with strong feelings. Staying connected helps them feel safe and secure, and to calm down. Children gradually learn to manage their own feelings and behaviour.