The Conscious Parent by Tsabary, Dr. Shefali -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

CHAPTER 1 A Real Person Like Myself

CHAPTER 2 The Spiritual Reason We Birth Our Children

HOW CAN A CHILD AWAKEN AN ADULT? HOW CONSCIOUS PARENTING IS LEARNED A CONSCIOUS PARENT DOESN’T EMERGE OVERNIGHT

CHAPTER 3 Release Your Children from the Need for Your Approval

ACCEPTANCE IS KEY THERE’S NOTHING PASSIVE ABOUT ACCEPTANCE DON’T PARENT WITH A COOKIE-CUTTER APPROACH YOU WILL ONLY ACCEPT YOUR CHILD TO THE DEGREE YOU ACCEPT YOURSELF

CHAPTER 4 A Blow to Our Ego

HOW DOES EGO FUNCTION? THE EGO OF IMAGE THE EGO OF PERFECTION THE EGO OF STATUS THE EGO OF CONFORMITY THE EGO OF BEING “IN CONTROL” YOU CAN TRANSITION OUT OF EGO

CHAPTER 5 Is Your Child Growing You Up?

FACE UP TO YOUR REACTIVITY DISCOVER YOUR EMOTIONAL INHERITANCE HOW CAN YOU INTEGRATE YOUR PAIN? HOW TO HANDLE YOUR CHILD’S PAIN TAKE ONE STEP AT A TIME WHAT IT TAKES TO TAME YOUR ANXIETY

CHAPTER 6 Life Is Wise

LIFE ITSELF TEACHES US IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRUST LIFE? YOUR CHILD DOESN’T NEED TO EARN YOUR TRUST HOW YOU DRAW MANY OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES TO YOU YOU CAN BREAK FREE OF YOUR UNCONSCIOUSNESS IT’S ALL IN THE INTERPRETATION WE GIVE IT

CHAPTER 7 The Challenge of a LifetimeInfancy and the “Terrible Two’s”

THE LESSONS OF INFANCY FOR THE PARENT A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY A CHANCE TO RECOVER YOUR RHYTHM TODDLERHOOD: A PLANET ALL ITS OWN TODDLERHOOD IS THE TIME TO SOW THE SEEDS OF CONTAINMENT

CHAPTER 8 From Center Stage to Supporting CastA Parent’s Opportunity for Spiritual Growth in the School Years

CHAPTER 9 The Insanity of Parenthood

CHAPTER 10 Parent from Wholeness Instead of Your Wounds

CHAPTER 11 A Household Built on Being

ARE YOU AWARE THAT ANXIETY IS A FORM OF “DOING?” WHAT’S THE SOURCE OF OUR FEAR OF THE PRESENT? BEYOND LIVING BY “DOING” THE MOMENT IS NOW

CHAPTER 12 The Wonder of the Ordinary

DO YOU REVEL IN YOUR CHILD’S ORDINARINESS? THE FALLACY OF THE OVERPRODUCTION OF LIFE SURRENDER THE URGENCY TO “DO” BACK TO BASICS A LIFE THAT MIRRORS WHO YOUR CHILD IS

CHAPTER 13 Shelve Those Great Expectations

HONOR WHO YOUR CHILD IS HOW TO SET THE BAR FOR YOUR CHILD WHAT CAN YOU REALISTICALLY EXPECT OF YOUR CHILD? FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, NOT THE OUTCOME USE THE RIGHT KIND OF PRAISE REALIZE THAT YOUR CHILDREN IMITATE YOU

CHAPTER 14 Create a Conscious Space in Your Child’s Life

CHAPTER 15 Connect to Your Child with Engaged Presence

HOW WE UNDERMINE OUR ATTEMPTS TO CONNECT WITH OUR CHILDREN DO YOU VALIDATE YOUR CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR, OR THEIR BEING? JUST BE THERE

CHAPTER 16 How to Handle Your Child’s Mistakes

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHY THEY DID WHAT THEY DID? HOW YOU CAN TRANSFORM MISTAKES INTO SPIRITUAL GOLD CELEBRATE YOUR CHILD’S MISTAKES

CHAPTER 17 The Two Wings of the Eagle

A CHILD CAN’T SOAR WITHOUT CONTAINMENT THE SPIRITUAL APPROACH TO DISCIPLINE DON’T AVOID CONFLICT—VALUE IT HOW TO DISCIPLINE IN A MANNER THAT WORKS THE RULE ABOUT RULES WHY TEACHING IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN PUNISHMENT ACTING OUT REFLECTS UNMET EMOTIONAL NEEDS DO YOU OWN YOUR PART IN YOUR CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR? WHY DELIGHTFUL CHILDREN TURN INTO DEFIANT TEENS HEAVY-HANDED TACTICS BACKFIRE HOW TO EXECUTE THE “NO” TIMING IS CRUCIAL

AFTERWORD Understanding Our Shared Unconsciousness

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER BECOMING A PARENT WHO IS PRESENT

APPENDIX The Consciousness Compass Questions to Ask Ourselves Some Highlights from The Conscious Parent