Commit to an attitude of perseverance. Have true compassion and curiosity for the feelings of your child. Practice authentic listening. Cultivate the ability to see their point of view. Be willing to hear their truth with out judging them. Find the place in you that could grasp their vision. Be willing to trust the innate greatness and wisdom of your child. Keep your finger on the pulse of their oceanic movement. Recognized shifts in their personalities as clues to their evolution. Trust Their Word ! Do your best to not take their life personally (it is theirs). Never project your life onto theirs (your beliefs belongs to you). Never punish or shame your child for honesty! Treat them with the respect you wish to be treated with. Talk to them with the consciousness that you know yourself to be capable of. Never talk down to them. Always expect the best. Always see the best. SHOW UP! Tuck them into bed at night until they choose to stop. Tell them regularly the depth and evolution you see in them. They are hungry for your loving reflection. Do not over inflate your own life, or your experience of theirs. Be human, show emotion but be fully responsible for your emotion. Let them know your authentically interested. Always know that your child has something amazing and of value to share. Claim your own values. Don’t project your values onto your child. Let them see you working through your problems. NEVER GOSSIP to them, with them, around them, or about them. Teach compassion and tenderness through example. Love their friends, no matter what. Your child will grow because of it. Know that you don’t know the course of their evolution, the profound mystery of their life unfolding.  It is impossible for them to make a mistake. “Mistake” is an attitude. Shift the word mistake to “Adventure”. Be involved. Shift the phrase or thinking “I hate it when that happens” to “I love it when that happens”. Teach resilience. This is a world of infinite possibilities. There are unlimited options and choices. Speak of death to them. Wonder about the infinite. Practice and discuss the tool of “On my death bed… will this matter?” If I had only six months to live, would I choose to spend my time doing this? Investment and Return. Support them to utilize their gifts with excellence and respect. No need to push. As a parent, learn and express the truth of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, they will learn through your action. Share your concerns with your child with out imposing your belief system onto them. Share your beliefs and values with out negating theirs. Share your beliefs and values as a beneficial addition to theirs. Share your beliefs and values with out your needing them to agree. Teach your child of the power of their body as a sensual vortex. They are 100% responsible for their actions, and consequences generated from their emerging sexuality. Empower, not misuse. Offer the option of abstinence, it is a choice which is respected. They get to choose, and their choice should be about honor and not shame. Avoid judging your child’s point of view in regard to your “sound reasons”. Choice, Choice, Choice. MOTHERS/FATHERS do your own work! Your Child is not your confidant, but you are available to be theirs. Your life’s problems should never become theirs. Allow innocence it’s course. Hold their problems with open hands, allowing them to unfold in the spaciousness of your non-opinionated presence. Mirror, reflect, offer, never judge. Share your sleeping and day dreams with each other… It is amazing and touching what you will learn…..

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