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Intentional Parenting Through a Family Mission and Vision

There are no face-to-face classes at CCSF for now. Please see the official CCSF Announcement, or see below in CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT section.

This is a historical time, dealing with Covid-19.  It's a time when we are considering our own health, the health of of others, and even life and death.  For many of us, whose schedules have emptied because of cancelled gatherings, meetings, parties, sports events, work... there is possibly some time to take stock in what is most important. Spring time is the time of year when we also think of growth, blooming, and what is flourishing, and the time every year when I bring up the family vision and mission.  A vision and mission help us make choices with a purpose.  In the book, Becoming The Parent You Want To Be, by Laura Davis and Janis Keyser, they write how this framework can guide our parenting.  "Creating and holding a vision is critical to us and to the health of our families.  When we know what we are striving for, we have a yard stick by which to measure our choices and actions as parent.  We learn to enact our values in the present and project them into the future."  (p.3) In this Covid era, when you are making choices as to what is essential to living and thriving, and while you are spending more time at home, consider your core values and what gives meaning and purpose to your family --then write it down.

Developing a Vision for Your Family
Becoming The Parent You Want To Be

Want to Give Your Family Value and Purpose? Write a Mission Statement
The Atlantic

FAMILY VISION AND MISSION WORKSHOPS are back this spring!-- If allowed by CDC.
Creating a Family Vision and Mission (Part 1) and a Family Plan (Part 2)
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BOOK DISCUSSION
This week of March 16, we will continue to discuss Part 3/Chapter 4:Raising a Child Who Wants to Behave: Dare Not to Discipline from the book Happy Kids by Laura Markham. Please leave your thoughts, questions and comments below to discuss this chapter. Next week, the week of March 23, we will discuss Chapter 5: Raising a Child Who Achieves with Joy and Self-Esteem: Mastery Coaching.

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS
As of today, SF is now in a shelter-in-place mode.  Please be mindful if you go out and about, use your good judgement and keep your social distance.

EXTRAS
Becoming The Parent You Want To Beby Laura Davis and Janis Keyser is a book I read when I was a new parent, and before I started teaching parenting education.  I had forgotten all about this book, until a colleague reminded me of it.  When I picked it up again recently, I realized that this book helped form many of my parenting ideas.  I like how it addresses the fact that all parents are different, and every child needs to be parented in their own way. It is a fabulous resource that is worth picking up, or checking it out from the library.


Comments

Nancy said…
I would love to hear your thoughts. Is there anything from Chapter 4 in Peaceful Parenting that you would like to incorporate or are using with your child/ren? Anything that did not resonate with you? Have you created a Family Vision and Mission? How was that process? Has this helped you make make choices for your family? Would you share it with us? Any other comments?

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