The Conscious Parent:
Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children Paperback – November 1, 2010
by
Dr. Shefali Tsabary (Author)
product Details
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Namaste Publishing (November 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1897238452
ISBN-13: 978-1897238455
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Instead of being merely the receiver of the parents'
psychological and spiritual legacy, children function as ushers of the parents'
development. Parents unwittingly pass on an inheritance of psychological pain
and emotional shallowness. To handle the behavior that results, traditional
books on parenting abound with clever techniques for control and quick fixes
for dysfunction.
In Dr. Shefali Tsabary's conscious approach to parenting,
however, children serve as mirrors of their parents' forgotten self. Those
willing to look in the mirror have an opportunity to establish a relationship
with their own inner state of wholeness. Once they find their way back to their
essence, parents enter into communion with their children, shifting away from
the traditional parent-to-child "know it all" approach and more
towards a mutual parent-with-child relationship. The pillars of the parental
ego crumble as the parents awaken to the ability of their children to transport
them into a state of presence.
About the
Author
Shefali Tsabary, PhD,
received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, New
York. Dr. Shefali was exposed to Eastern mindfulness at an early age and
integrates its teachings with Western psychology. This blend of East and West
allows her to reach a global audience. Her ability to appeal to both a
psychologically astute and consciousness-driven audience establishes her as one
of a kind in the parenting field.
Dr. Shefali has worked with a varied demographic, ranging from survivors of the Asian Tsunami to Third World women, from inner city youth to suburban families, and from the elderly and infirm to corporate leaders.
Dr. Shefali lectures extensively on mindful living and conscious parenting around the world, and is in private practice. She is author of Out of Control, published in early 2014, as well as the book It’s a Mom: What you should know about the early years of motherhood, which debuted on the Indian National Bestseller List for four weeks.
Dr Shefali was recently a guest on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday and Lifeclass television programs. In her introduction of the author and this book, Oprah stated that she has not been as excited about a book's philosophy as she is about this one since Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth.
This book hit #1 at Amazon and BN, and continues to remain in the top ten.
Dr. Shefali has worked with a varied demographic, ranging from survivors of the Asian Tsunami to Third World women, from inner city youth to suburban families, and from the elderly and infirm to corporate leaders.
Dr. Shefali lectures extensively on mindful living and conscious parenting around the world, and is in private practice. She is author of Out of Control, published in early 2014, as well as the book It’s a Mom: What you should know about the early years of motherhood, which debuted on the Indian National Bestseller List for four weeks.
Dr Shefali was recently a guest on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday and Lifeclass television programs. In her introduction of the author and this book, Oprah stated that she has not been as excited about a book's philosophy as she is about this one since Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth.
This book hit #1 at Amazon and BN, and continues to remain in the top ten.
Review
Transforming
Ourselves, Empowering Our Children
If
you're seeking quick and easy ways to change your children's behavior, or get
them to do what you say, this book is not for you. Becoming a conscious parent
requires looking deeply and honestly within oneself, delving into one's own
fears and shortcomings.
The Conscious Parent invites parents to become more mindful of their daily interactions with their children so that rather than seeing children's actions as "misbehavior," parents can recognize an opportunity to be kinder and more open themselves. The central premise of The Conscious Parent is that children provide parents with mirrors of their own subconscious issues, and parents who understand this can enter into a state of heart-to-heart communion with their children, learning and growing alongside their children, rather than continuing habitual reactive patterns that tend to perpetuate family cycles of power, control and dominance. As author Shefali Tsabary points out, this shift from an egoic state of mind to one of authentic being "... isn't an easy one for a parent to make."
While
much of the Conscious Parent contains the kinds of tips and pointers Tsabary
provides for her clients, this book really shines when Tsabary shares her
first-hand experiences as a mother. Parents seeking ways to bridge the gap from
parenting similarly to how they've been raised and achieving a Zen-like state
of mindfulness in parenting will delight in the examples and suggestions
Tsabary shares for how they might actually manage to incorporate some of the
lofty ideals of mindfulness to parenting, and how it feels as a parent to deal
with one's own internal doubt, fear, and resistance.
Tsabary discourages parents from using praise and scolding to mold children into doing and being what most pleases the parents, and recommends that parents grant their children the freedom to become the best they can be at who they truly are. Tsabary suggests that parents can set high standards in some areas, such as for: speaking from their authentic voice, being kind, expressing feelings directly, helping others, and engaging in daily dialogue and conversation with them.
The Conscious Parent is highly recommended for readers dedicated to living their lives mindfully who are eager to have functional, rather than dysfunctional families. This book inspires parents to set examples for children by embracing imperfections, and staying open-hearted, open-minded, and truly present and engaged. If all families adopted just some of the ideas from this book, it seems clear that the world would be a much better place.
The Conscious Parent is highly recommended for readers dedicated to living their lives mindfully who are eager to have functional, rather than dysfunctional families. This book inspires parents to set examples for children by embracing imperfections, and staying open-hearted, open-minded, and truly present and engaged. If all families adopted just some of the ideas from this book, it seems clear that the world would be a much better place.
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