Creating Your Holistic Paradigm

The world of parenting is continually evolving, driven by changes in society, technology, and our understanding of child development.

While valuable in many respects, traditional parenting approaches rely on old habits and authority figures. and do not fully address the complexities of today's world.

A paradigm shift in parenting becomes essential as we strive to raise well-rounded, resilient children in an ever-changing environment.

Principles Over Authority: The new paradigm prioritizes principles as the guiding force for parenting, emphasizing the importance of understanding and consensus over hierarchical authority.

Future-Focused: The new approach looks ahead and prepares children for the future, emphasizing forward-thinking strategies, while the old paradigm tends to be rooted in past traditions.

Adaptability and Diversity: The new framework encourages adaptability to change and welcomes diversity of views and approaches, while the old paradigm often remains static and resists change.

Three key points that define the new parenting paradigm versus the old are:

Building the Foundation: A Holistic Parenting Paradigm

Once we realize our power to shape our environment and as a result, our future, we set to create for our children a nurturing environment under our new paradigm.

Our Paradigm has three basic concepts.

A human has four dimensions to develop, from childhood to senior years.
BODY HEART MIND and SOUL

We have an inner world and an outer world, and each affects the other. We need to create a nourishing outer world for our children.

We must choose our guiding principles to make our rules and decide our roles. We must review them periodically.

Our roles as parents

First, we need to understand our roles as parents. We have roles as a couple, within our family, with our kids, and in the world around us as parents. All of these roles affect and shape our children.

in section 1. We'll explore what it means to be a parent in our family, with our kids, and in the world. we will learn what produces lasting results

So, let's get started on our parenting adventure and learn how to create our plan for raising great kids.

Our Parenting Roadmap

Next, we need a roadmap for parenting, which is like a plan that helps us know what to do. This roadmap helps us know where we're going and where we should go.

Introducing the 3-D Parenting Roadmap:This roadmap is explained in more detail in the rest of the book, and it's also how this website is organized.