Compassion begins with the parent’s ability to feel what the teen is feeling.
By Dr. Nelly Franoody-Zahiri
In the accelerated rush of our society today, it has taken me a decade to see what has been forgotten in Peace Learning Parenting. Parenting with the focus and the intention of knowing and feeling that we are all connected and that families do much better collectively when interacting and sharing values rather than perceiving each other as competitors in a highly individualistic society. To achieve this healthy emotional and social balance, and in order to stay connected, I suggest we add to our daily vitamins the following 5 Cs:
- Compassion
- Communication
- Co-operation
- Culture (meaning sensitivity to other Cultures) and
- Conservation.
These are the Big Cs for Peace Learning Parenting. (more…)