1.
The Joy of Parenting:
l Celebrating
Life with your Child
l Total
and unconditional Love. Let Your Child Know that Your Love is
non-negotiable
l A
Safe, Peaceful and Loving environment
l Make
Your Home a Safe Place for Your Children. Safety Precautions.
Avoiding accidents
l Children
are for Hugging, and so are Parents. Your Child, a Bundle of Love
l Your
Children, a Very Beautiful and Special Gift that Life Gives You:
Treausure Them
l The
Sanctity of the Family Home
l The
Infinite Power of Love. Love, the Best Therapy, the Eternal
Healer
l To
Be Born Human is a Rare Privilege.
l Never
Get Tired of Reminding Your Child of How Grateful You are to Life
(or God) for Their Presence
l Rejoice for their Presence in Your Life
l Your
Children: the Center of Your Universe
l Becoming
Partners with the Very Creator. A Journey Together
2.
Parent's Responsibility:
l Your
Most Important Job
l The
Challenge of Being a Parent. Responsible Parenthood
l Once
You Become a Parent, Your Priorities and Your Life Change
l You
are Totally responsible for the Future of Your Child
l A
Job for Life: Sacrifice Now or Pay Painfully Later
l Parents:
Natural Protectors and Best Protectors of Their Children
l Fathers
as Equal Partners. Helping Fathers Fulfill Their Mission
l Protecting
Your Child from Self-Injury
l Protecting
your Children from predators
l Television
and Internet: Controlling its access to Your Children
l Explaining
Reality to your Child: War on the Family
l Your
Children: Protect Them, Love Them, Serve Them
l Don't
Let Others Define You or Your Issues: Whoever Sets the Frame,
Wins
3.
Child Development:
l Developmental
Stages: Physical, Mental, Emotional
l Pregnancy.
Your Child learns all the time. Natural Child Birth, Natural
Child Care
l Baby.
Breastfeeding. Follow Your Instincts, not the Commercials. Plenty
of Sleep
l Toddler.
Learning to Walk and Talk. Exploring the World. Social and Motor
Skills
l Child:
Need for Plenty of Exercise. The Inquisitive Mind
l Adolescent:
Physical and Psychological changes. Search for Identity. Independence:
Confrontation with Parents and other Adults. Developing Relationships.
l Psychologists:
Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Carl Jung
l Controversial
Thinkers: Bronislav Malinowski, Marshall McLuhan, and Wilhelm
Reich.
l Educators:
Maria Montessori, Paulo Freire, and Alexander Neill.
l Sex
as a Natural part of Life. Be Proud of Your Sexuality. Be Proud
to Be in Harmony with the Universe.
4.
Your Child Uniqueness:
l Every
Child is Different
l You
are just the Care Keeper
l Let
Your Child Explore the World. Your Child the Explorer, the
Inquiring Mind, the Inventor
l Respect
is a two way street
l Give
your Child choices: positive decision making
l Attitudes:
Never Problems, only Challenges and Solutions
l Self-Confidence
and Self Esteem
l Self-Control,
Self-Discipline, and Self-Regulation
l Your
Children: Love them All Equally Best
5.
Communication with Your Children:
l Talking
and Listening
l Acknowledging each other. Communication, the Secret to Success
l Truthfulness
and Trust
l Keeping
the lines of Communication always open
l Make
time to talk to your Child
l Make
Sure You Know Your Children's Friends
l Looking for Win-Win Solutions
l Learning
From Each Other
6.
Behavior and Discipline:
l Self-Discipline:
the Ideal
l Why
punishment is a bad choice
l Physical
punishment and its negative consequences
l Never
Try to "Break" a Child
l Never Shake a Baby: Shaken Baby Syndrome
l Freedom
and Limits
l Dignity
and Confidence
l Get
the Best out of Your Child
l Collaboration
versus Confrontation
7.
Children's Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health:
l Daily
Exercise and Sports. ADHD: Myth or Reality
l The
Wildestcolts Make the Best Horses
l Proper
Nutrition, Optimal Nutrition. Harmonizing the Metabolism
· Allergies,
Air Pollution, Stress, Infections, Diseases
l Yoga
and Gymnastics. Tai-Chi and Balance. Relaxation
l Martial
Arts, self-confidence and self-discipline
l Massage,
Acupressure, Reflexology, and the Healing Power of the Hands
l Taking
Charge of Your Life: Become your own doctor and your Child's.
l Food,
the best medicine. Home remedies. Preventive Medicine
l Vaccinations:
your choice and rights
l Reinforcing
the Positive. Affirmations and Visualization
l Daily
Meditation in the Light. The Power of Sound. The Power of Prayer
l Learning
Difficulties: Detecting and Dealing with them. Dyslexia
l Let
your Children Know that you are on Their side
8.
Family Unit and Extended Family:
l One of
the Most Important Decisions in Your Life: Very Carefully Chosing Your Life Partner.
Commited, Reliable, and Loyal. Take it as it is. No-one changes anybody
l The
importance of the Family and its Survival value. Family the
Natural Cell of Society
l The
Extended Family as a Resource and Support System
l The
role of Grandparents: welcome, but Parents are the ultimate
authority
l The
value of Collaboration and the Benefit of Team Work
l Siblings
Rivalry and Collaboration
l Eating
together. Family Talks, Reunions, and Celebrations. The Joy of
Being Family
l Unity
in the Family. Protecting, Preserving, and Strengthening the
Family
l Keeping
the Family Together. Loyalty, Faithfulness, Abstinence
l The Best Parent is Both Parents: Children not only Need Both Parents, but have the Right to Have the Presence of Both Parents in Their Lives
9.
School and Education:
l The
role of Public Schooling
l Teachers,
School Guidance Counselors, and Bullies.
l Be
active in your Child School. Know the Law and Regulations
l Staying
away from Special Ed.
l Give
your Child a Real Education. Education not Indoctrination
l Homeschooling
as an option
l Teach
your Child the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
l The
Culture of Excellence. Aiming High: Reach for the Stars
l Critical
Thinking. Freeing Yourself from Conditioning and Taboos. Thinking
Out-of-the-Box
l Seeing
the Whole Picture. We are Interconnected and Interdependent
10.
Society, Culture, Environment, and Peer Pressure:
l Be
Proud of Yourself, your Race, your Heritage, and so will be your
Child
l Don't
try to be what you are not. Children with a Strong Racial/Ethnic
Identity are the Highest Achievers
l The
powerful role of the Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
l Know
Your Past, Dream Your Future, Live Your Present. Be in the Here
and Now. Only the Present Exists
l Children
of two or more Cultures
l Bilingual
Ed. The language Barrier. The Cultural Barrier. The Economic
Barrier.
l Beauty
and Benefit in Diversity
l Genes, Memes, and Ecology: Knowledge is Power. Know Your Environment, so You Can Transform it
l Build
a Real Family so your Child won't have to find one outside
l Heal
Yourself, Heal Your Child, Heal Your Family, Heal Society
11.
Human Values:
l Truth, Love, Correct Action, Peace, and Non-Violence
l Your
Child: the Free Spirit, the Truth Seeker, the Brave Heart, the
Justice Lover, the Freedom Fighter
l Personality
and Character. Character Building
l The Relativity of the Physical World. Yin and Yang: Hegelian Dialectics
l The
Absolute and Eternal Values of the Spiritual World
l Religion
and Spirituality
l Respect
Your Parents, Respect Your Ancestors, if you expect Your Children to Respect you
l The
Value of Abstinence, Temperance, and Sacrifice
l You
and Your Child are Spiritual Warriors
l Teach
Your Child the Value of Work. Give Your Children Chores.
l Make
Your Child Earn his/her allowance: Work, a Great Survival Skill
12.
Conflicts, Crisis, Depression, Violence, Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, Drugs, Gangs, Teenage
Rebellion, Abuse, including Sexual Abuse:
l Contradictions
inside the Family
l Arrested Psychological Developments.
Immature Personalities. Unhealthy Attachments.
l Relationships: the Healthy ones are
Complementary, the Unhealthy ones foster Dependency
l Dealing
with conflicts without State intervention. Help from the Extended
family, Friends, and Community
l The
Negative effect of Domestic Violence, Separation and Divorce.
Keeping the Family together
l The
Child Needs Both Parents. Shared Custody, the ideal in Separation
or Divorce
l Never
Use Your Child as a Weapon Against Your Partner
l The
Dangers of being unfaithful. The Disintegration of the Family.
Children without Their Natural Protectors
l Help
your Child say No. The importance of saying No to Drugs
l Signs of Drugs
l Signs
of Abuse. Signs of Sexual Abuse
l Beware
of potential enemies of the Family
13.
Empowering your Child, Your Family, and Yourself:
l Prepare
Your Child to be a Leader, not a Follower. Developing Leadership
Skills
l Prepare
Your Child for Life: a Responsible Human Being
l Teach
your Child with your example: be truthful to yourself
l Your
Child as the Ultimate Master of their own Destiny: fostering
Self-Determination
l Help
Your Child set his or her own Goals
l Fostering
Your Child Independence and Leadership, rather than Dependency
and Parasitic Behavior
l Power
is an Aphrodisiac: on the road to fly on their own.
l Great
Energizers: Self-Observation, Attention, Awareness. On the road
to Waking Up
l Tenacity.
Strengthening Your Will. Unity of Thought, Word, and Deed:
Unifying Your Being
l Don't
waste your resources. Build Your Future or Bear with it
l Live
within your means. Budget your money. Beware of Consumerism
l Save and Invest. Become Financially Independent
l Educating
Yourself and your Child, Empowering Yourself and Your Child
l Forgive
Everyone, Forgive Yourself
l Convert
Your Pain and Anger into Action and Transformation: Rise to the
Challenge
l Focus
on Keeping Your Children, or Getting Them Back if they are not with You
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Parents, Makers of Human Society and the Most Powerful Force in
the World
