Shefali Tsabary Quotes

#1. I think the main benefit is that much of the traditional parenting that's being carried out today is so fear based and while the parent thinks they're in control they're really being ruled by fear. Everything is connected to fear.

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#2. The child is free to live out their own destiny.

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#3. I think we're seeing that the way we've done parenting cannot be sustainable in this generation, for sure.

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#4. [I'm a conscious parent] when I stay away from fear-based control tactics - punishment, yelling and threats and I'm seeking more enlightened ways to create boundries with my child.

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#5. When we prioritize and focus and that becomes the anchor the relationship becomes the anchor and it trumphs everything else than it's at once freeing and anxiety relieving because the connection itself feeds empowerment and self-worth and self-esteem so it takes away the anxiety of raising a child.

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#6. We can teach children about natural consequences and cause and effect of their relationships which is really a mirror of what happens in nature.

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#7. Children are way more articulate, way more connected to their rights, and they want to be fully participating, empowered members of society but we have to release and we have to let go. We have to allow children to enter their self-governance and their state of empowered presence.

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#8. The Children's Justice Campaign reminds us of our sacred obligation as adults to raise ourselves into consciousness so that our children may thrive.

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#9. If you want to enter into a state of pure connection with your child, you can achieve this by setting aside any sense of superiority.

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#10. Life doesn't happen to us, but happens with us.

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#11. The more you focus on connection the more free you are on one hand and the more free you can be because the child does feel authentically connected to their destiny.

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#12. Parents who engage in this kind of [conscious] parenting understand the power of being present being mindful to take the time to build connection understanding that this foundation is the bedrock of all later self-worth, self-esteem and self-actualization.

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#13. There is no universal template that can be applied to everybody. So everyone kind of enter the process in their own way, on their own time.

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#14. The pressure we put on ourselves to produce this perfect operatic version of ourselves really puts an inordinate amount of stress and tension on us.

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#15. Freedom to really prioritize and really zone into what really matters which is the parent-child connection.

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#16. [I'm a conscious parent when I believe] a parent's presence in their child's life is of paramount value and provides the foundation for their sense of worth.

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