Hari Om Dear Parenting Culture CommUnity! We hope you had a wonderful week! In our final class for the season, Vivekji reviewed all the parenting challenges and gave us a practice for each.
🌟 Caregiving and parenting are opportunities for growth and understanding.
🌱 Ancient wisdom offers solutions by turning challenges into training 🧠, encouraging patience, discipline, and acceptance 🙏, making parenting a journey of personal development 🚀.
🌿 Review of Parenting challenges with a practice for each -
1. Finding Balance - Wake Early 🌅
Sleep early to wake early and be ready for your responsibilities.
2. Self Care - Embrace Discomfort 💪
Embrace discomfort to focus on mental strength over physical comfort.
3. Family Communication - Journal Together 📓
Learn to communicate with yourself before others. Journal together as a family.
4. Sibling Relationships - Give Time ⏳
Spend time with your generation and each child individually through walks, games, or dates.
5. Learning Responsibility - Simplify Part 🧩
Simplify roles within the family. Introduce simple responsibilities to build confidence.
6. Screen Time - Schedule Nature 🌳
Encourage nature activities to balance screen time.
7. Instilling Values - Follow Through 🏅
Demonstrate values through actions, not just words.
8. Life Skills - Analyze Growth 📈
Regularly evaluate the development of your value system.
9. Well Being - Eat Healthy 🥗
Eating healthy promotes overall well-being, including mental and physical health.
10. Peer Pressure - Create Circles 🔄
Form positive peer groups that encourage and uplift.
11. Managing Emotions - Design Routines 📅
Establish routines to maintain emotional balance.
12. Educational Expectations - Set Parameters 🎓
Set clear functional goals for caregivers and minimum time or exposure to fundamentals for children.
13. Defining Success - Remember Ends 😊
True success is being happy.
14. Parenting Styles - Evolve Relationships 🔄
Adapt your relationship style as children grow, from confidence-building to friendship.
15. Time Management - Utilize Planners 📆
Use planners to manage time effectively.