you will most likely experience unpleasant, frustrating, or even painful interactions with them.
You don’t have to stay locked in frustration or struggle forever. You don’t need to wonder when your child will stop going through this “phase.” As a parent or grandparent, you can unlock the secrets of your child’s true nature, discover their specific motivations, and let them show you exactly what they need. You can raise a child who feels capable, confident, and valuable in the world. You can start today.
Just imagine. . .
. . .a world in which the “Terrible Twos” do not exist.
. . .a world where teenagers don’t rebel.
. . .a world where families support and honor each other and peace prevails effortlessly.
This kind of world is possible. It starts with understanding and honoring your child’s true nature. It starts with becoming a Child Whisperer. And when you become a Child Whisperer, you don’t just become a better parent. . .you create a better world.
Could You Be Wounding Your Child
And Not Even Know It?
S ome approaches to parenting are “wounding parenting styles,” meaning they inadvertently wound children. They are not intentionally hurtful—in fact, any given parenting style may work for certain children. But standard parenting practices just don’t take into account your child’s true nature. The easiest way to wound a child is to ignore, judge, or squash that nature!
Just like children express a unique nature, so do their parents. Most parents are naturally drawn to parenting approaches that honor their own true nature, rather than their child’s, just because that approach feels more natural to them.
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SYDNEY’S STORY
Slow It Down
Sydney’s mother has told her many times in her life to hurry up. She wanted Sydney to move quickly and finish things a little faster. Ever since discovering Sydney’s true nature, she’s stopped asking that.
Sydney’s mother has learned that she herself naturally expresses a more swift, dynamic energy. And Sydney’s own natural movement is more gentle and flowing. The two of them have come to understand that they express different natural energy and movement—and both are okay.
Sydney’s mother says this about those former power struggles: “I could see the goal, be it cleaning her room or finishing her homework. I couldn’t understand why she couldn’t just do what needed to be done (and quickly). I could have avoided many conflicts and tears had I just realized that she could take her time and still complete what was important. My greatest joy in raising this child is seeing her sweet, honest concern for others blossom into a mature appreciation of the gifts everyone brings to the table.”
Now that mother and daughter understand each other’s own unique energies, they can honor each other as Sydney becomes an adult and they move into a new phase in their mother-daughter relationship.
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Why the Self-Help Industry Exists
In the current billion-dollar self-help industry, millions of adults spend loads of time and money trying to find themselves, looking for healing and self-understanding. For most, this healing involves recovering from the wounds and traumas of their childhood.
Why do we have so many wounded, insecure adults running around? Yes, there are those who experienced traumatic and abusive childhoods. (Not to be dramatic here, but I throw myself into that group! I have personally spent a few decades and many thousands of dollars in pursuit of finding and living the true Carol!) But others who experienced relatively good childhoods still feel like something’s missing, like they are not free to be their best selves.
In the more than twenty years I have worked in the field of self-help and personal development, I have assisted hundreds of thousands of adults in re-discovering their true natures. I have found that it does not take trauma or abuse to wound a child! All it takes is not seeing them for who they
Christopher Knight, Alan Butler