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10 Basic Tips of Parenting (until age 5)

  1. Attention: Children need to be taken care of 24/7. Someone should be with them always. Don't leave them alone unattended.

  2. Food: Provide them nutritious food in time. Do not leave them hungry and crying for food.

  3. Love: They need to feel loved and cared for.

  4. Physical touch: is very important for their mental, physical and psychological growth

  5. Communication: Talk to them so they can learn to communicate freely

  6. Emotional regulation: When they are upset, reguating their emotions is very important

  7. Play: Play is very important for the growth of their brain and mind

  8. Response: Respond promptly to their needs

  9. Heal yourself: your healing and positivity is important for thier own growth

  10. Feel grateful to have him/her in your life. Their soul will receive it.


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🌱 Core Principles of Conscious Parenting (Dr. Shefali’s Approach)


  1. Parenting is about raising the parent, not the child.

    • Children are not ours to mold; they are here to help us grow.

    • Conscious parenting shifts focus from controlling children to self-awareness and healing of the parent.

  2. Children are our mirrors.

    • They reflect back our unconscious wounds, triggers, and unmet childhood needs.

    • When we’re triggered by our child, it’s a call to examine ourselves, not to correct the child.

  3. Drop the ego and control.

    • Conscious parenting requires letting go of the need to control or shape a child into a version of ourselves.

    • It encourages humility and emotional attunement, not dominance or authority.

  4. Parent from presence, not fear.

    • Traditional parenting often relies on fear, guilt, and punishment.

    • Conscious parenting uses empathy, connection, and mindful discipline grounded in present-moment awareness.

  5. Honor the child’s authentic self.

    • Rather than imposing societal expectations, parents are encouraged to see and accept the child as they are.

    • Every child is seen as sovereign, whole, and complete, with their own path.

  6. Emotional intelligence is key.

    • Children must be taught to understand and regulate their emotions.

    • Parents must model healthy emotional expression and own their feelings without projecting them onto the child.

  7. Break generational cycles.

    • Conscious parenting involves examining inherited patterns from one’s own upbringing and choosing a new way.

    • Healing ancestral or intergenerational trauma is a big part of this journey.

  8. Set boundaries with love, not punishment.

    • Discipline is about teaching, not controlling.

    • Conscious parents set clear, respectful boundaries rooted in love, not fear or dominance.

  9. The child is the teacher.

    • Every behavioral issue or tension with your child is an opportunity for the parent to learn and evolve.

    • The child helps us meet our shadow, our past, and our blind spots.

  10. Awareness is more important than perfection.

    • There is no perfect parent. Conscious parenting is not about doing everything right.

    • It's about being awake, curious, and willing to grow alongside your child.


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