| What does spiritual parenting mean to | | | | perspective. It's about seeing your |
| you? Do you think it means raising your | | | | child's behavior in relation to the type |
| child to adopt your religion? Those who | | | | of person he is becoming. |
| are truly spiritual understand that | | | | Spiritual parenting is a journey deep |
| there is a different between the two. | | | | into your heart. If done with curiosity |
| Spirituality unites us, while religion | | | | and wonder, parenting is one of the most |
| puts us in separate camps which are | | | | fulfilling tasks you will ever |
| divided by beliefs. Spirituality has | | | | undertake. You will learn more about |
| room for all beliefs and recognizes that | | | | yourself than in any other earthly |
| each creed has strengths and weaknesses. | | | | endeavor. |
| It has no need to defend itself to | | | | Spiritual parenting is alternative |
| dissenters or cling rigidly to certain | | | | parenting at its best. It is not a |
| points of view because it has room for | | | | reaction to something, but a deep |
| all. | | | | response to the love and responsibility |
| Spiritual parenting is a lot like that. | | | | a mother feels for her child. Within |
| Rather than making a child into this or | | | | this love are the seeds of awakening, |
| that, it encourages the child to become | | | | the desire to give her child a better |
| more of who he is. This means helping | | | | life and the understanding that in order |
| the child to develop his God-given | | | | to do so, she must question the beliefs |
| strengths which may ultimately mean that | | | | she has adopted and acted from most of |
| the child will walk a path that is very | | | | her life. |
| different from his parents. | | | | Although it may be challenging, the best |
| Spiritual parenting is about encouraging | | | | aspect of spiritual parenting is having |
| the unfolding of a child's unique | | | | the opportunity to bear witness to the |
| talents. While most parents understand | | | | unfolding of your child's physical |
| the importance of attending to a child's | | | | strengths, emotional fortitude, |
| physical needs, they may not realize | | | | inquisitive mind and compassionate |
| that the child's emotional and spiritual | | | | heart. As I write these words, I smile |
| needs are equally important. | | | | because I know from experience that |
| Spiritual parenting is about acting in | | | | there is no greater gift that a parent |
| the present moment, while keeping a big | | | | can give herself or her child. |