Self-Aware Parent: 19 Lessons for Growing with Your Children

If we are open to it, we can learn a great deal about ourselves through parenting. When we can tap into this wonderful gift of self-awareness, we naturally become better parents. Parenting endures from a child’s birth to adulthood, and there are new and important lessons for us to embrace at every age.

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If we are open to it, we can learn a great deal about ourselves through parenting. When we can tap into this wonderful gift of self-awareness, we naturally become better parents. Parenting endures from a child’s birth to adulthood, and there are new and important lessons for us to embrace at every age. Through a series of relatable essays, Cathy Cassani Adams highlights the rich learning moments in our everyday experiences with children. Practical, yet profound, lessons emerge:

• Taking care of yourself makes you a better parent

• Accepting your children for who they are is the key to their self-worth

• Talking about feelings is essential at every stage of development

• Understanding children’s misbehavior makes discipline less daunting

• Slowing down and simplifying makes parenting more enjoyable

• Practicing self-awareness leads to a healthy and trusting relationship with your children.