1. Children are our greatest teachers. They mirror to us what we are avoiding seeing in ourselves and our blind spots.
2. Children intrinsically have all they need to become their unique and authentic selves. They are on their own  journey of unfoldment that we get to be a part of.
3. Accepting our children for who they are, not who we want them to be or what they achieve, is the best gift we can give them. 
4. Parenting is about us wanting to look like “GOOD Parents”, and not about them.

Conscious parenting points toward the parent's awareness and growth. Parents begin to see the causes of their reactions to their child’s behavior by losing their patience, feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Parents gain understanding of their part in the parent-child dynamic, seeing their judgment and expectations as barriers to their viewpoint. This fosters shifts toward deep and long-lasting changes in the relationship between them. The child then grows into an adult who’s capable of deep, healthy and successful relationships in their life creating a fulfillment and purpose. 

Gentle parenting, on the other hand, encourages age-appropriate discipline that teaches valuable life lessons which causes shame and guilt in the child just like how we were raised. The child feels unseen, unheard, not understood nor validated. This can create further dysfunction.