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Aware Parenting

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Compassionate Support for Conscious Parenting

Parenting can be one of life’s most profound journeys. It can also feel overwhelming, confusing, and at times lonely—especially when you’re trying to raise your children with awareness, empathy, and intention.

If you’ve ever wondered:

“Why is my child acting this way ?”

“How do I stay calm when things feel out of control ?”

“How can I discipline without disconnecting ?”

You’re not alone.

Aware Parenting offers a path forward. It’s a gentle, respectful approach that helps you respond to your child with clarity, compassion, and confidence—while honouring your own needs too.

What is Aware Parenting ?

Aware Parenting, created by developmental psychologist Dr. Aletha Solter, is a trauma informed, attachment based approach that helps parents foster emotional safety, trust, and healing in their family.

It is based on three guiding principles:

1. Attachment and Emotional Safety

Children thrive in close, attuned relationships. Aware Parenting supports practices that deepen connection, such as:

Responsive listening and co-regulation
Holding, cuddling, and physical closeness
Trusting your child’s cues and rhythms
Building secure emotional bonds through presence

2. Supporting Emotional Release

Crying, tantrums, clinginess—these are not "bad behaviours," but signs of emotional stress. Aware Parenting encourages us to:

Welcome all feelings (without rushing to stop them)
Understand crying as emotional healing
Stay present and connected while our children express emotions
Help children release tension through safe expression

3. Loving Discipline Without Punishment

Discipline doesn’t have to mean punishment or control. Instead, Aware Parenting invites:

Boundaries that are clear, kind, and consistent
Understanding the unmet needs beneath behaviour
Nurturing cooperation through empathy and connection
Repairing disconnection without shame or reward systems

A Different Way of Being With Your Child

Aware Parenting reminds us that our children’s behaviour is communication—not defiance. When we pause, listen, and respond with empathy, we begin to change the dynamic from conflict to connection.

This approach can be especially supportive if:

You’re breaking cycles from your own upbringing
Your child is highly sensitive, strong-willed, or struggling
You want to parent without yelling, threats, or punishments
You’re looking for a grounded way to raise emotionally resilient children

You Don’t Have to Do It Alone

Many parents I work with are doing their best to stay present and calm—but feel stretched, unsure or triggered. Aware Parenting offers not just tools for your child, but healing for you.

In our work together, I offer a supportive space where we explore your unique challenges and goals, drawing on:

Aware Parenting principles
Emotionally attuned communication
Nervous system regulation
Inner child work and self-compassion tools

Whatever you bring to the session—stress, guilt, overwhelm, or confusion—you will leave with more clarity and answers that are uniquely offered to you, with nature and presence as co-therapists.