"Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" Testimonials
Stay
at Home Mom • Working Together
• Wise
Investment • A Blended Family
No More Yelling • A
Peaceful Household • Changing Behaviors
• The Parent's Reactions • The
Tools to Help • Just the Beginning
• More Quality Time • A
Sense of Direction •
Honoring
Each Other •Educating
the Educator •The
Ripple Effect •Gentle
Instincts •Words
of Wisdom •Interplay
•Smooth
Mother •
My
Three Roles
As a stay - at - home mom of a Four year old and a 1 1/2 year old, I was beginning to think it was time to return to work. My children had begun to have regular fights over toys, my 1 1/2 year old was throwing tantrums, and my 4 year old always seemed to need me. By five o'clock I was often yelling and not behaving like the mom I had envisioned I would be. The CP Course has shown me how to help my kids work through their problems, ease their tantrums and give my daughter the attention she needs without entirely interrupting what I need to be doing. Most importantly, the course has increased my awareness. I continue to say or do things that are not always appropriate, but now I recognize my mistakes immediately and I am less likely to repeat them. And of course I never want to do anything but stay home! Janet Schenone
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I have attended the "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" course and feel it would be a great benefit for parents to be trained in these techniques and methods. The course enables its participants to evaluate their current parenting techniques, and challenges them to parent in a new way that helps to foster healthy, self - motivated children. The course contains a lot of material, and while I have not yet incorporated all the techniques, I have been extremely pleased with the results of the one's I have implemented in my home. I intend to keep working towards the goal of implementing all of the information. My son and I have a better relationship and we work together now rather than struggling to see who will win the battles (getting dressed, getting buckled into his car seat etc.) that face us each day Thank You - Tara Georgiou
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Barbra Gilman's class, "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" has been the wisest "investment" I have ever made for myself, my family, an especially my children. Even after being a teacher for over ten years, it was an eye opener to realize what words and actions we do daily to criticize and strip down our children's self-esteem. This class gives the parent(s) the tools needed to approach every situation that they might encounter with the ability to deal with them in a positive manner. I believe every parent and teacher should be given the opportunity to take this class, so that our children filled with self-esteem can take the world into a wondrous future! Jodi Egan
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"Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" taught by Barbara Gilman has really been a blessing for my family. I was just married this past July and my husband has a 12 year old daughter to add to my family of a 12 year old daughter and an eight-year-old son. A blended family like this presents many challenges, but the largest being maintaining self-esteem and a sense of importance in each child. The tools taught in this class have become an integral part of our family and you can see, indisputably, the sense of strength and identity growing in each of our children. Peace and love are what our family now holds. Julie McGrathe
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Taking the "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" class was an enlightening experience. My relationship with my daughter has grown; evolved into something unexpected. We are respectful, kind; considerate. The techniques taught are useful with any relationship I have. No more yelling or battles over bath or bed. And we will use the conflict resolution technique again and again. Thank you Barbra Gilman for your insight and support. I would recommend this class to all parents, it is fantastic! Linda Justice
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This program has taught my husband and myself techniques to relate to our children in a more respectful and empathetic way. In a matter of weeks, our household has become more peaceful, supportive, and loving. Christy Leeseberg
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This class makes you more aware of how your actions, examples and word choices affect the outcome of your families behavior and interactions. By simply changing very basic behavior in myself, listening skills, negotiation skills, thinking before speaking, our family in a short time has been able to have a greater respect and awareness of one another's needs. I'm sure in years to come the impact will be even more impressive . Thank You - Andrea Junghans
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The course, "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm", has increased my awareness, I now know it's not a child's behavior that needs redirecting, but the parent's reactions. I have learned the reasons behind a behavior, which has helped me understand and act on my child's needs -- not punish their behavior. The role plays during class have been very helpful in seeing situations from a child's point of view. I frequently identified with the wrong way or the ineffective way of handling situations. They have also motivated me to try to raise a "conscious family". I have learned a great deal from the class and appreciate the opportunity. Thank You - Pat Duncan
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Thank you for the five-week course "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm". The course was truly eye - opening. I could see through the role plays and exercises how I have "sabotaged" the spirit of my four-year-old -- and strive to recapture and return it to her. Thanks to this course and workbook I have the tools to help correct my reactions to her brother -- thus helping her be who she was intended to be. Steve Duncan
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The name of the class "Conscious Parenting for a New Pardigm" is just the beginning. It's more like redirecting the whole family's behavior. I was very skeptical in coming to the class and thought that for the most part we were pretty good parents. The thing that this class has opened my eyes to -- is not to react to the way I want my child to be -- but to treat them on their level and help direct them down the path that is right for them. Thank You- Steve Sage
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This class has created an awareness for me about my parenting style. Prior to this class, I yelled and screamed to get my children's attention and cooperation. I routinely became frustrated with their behavior and would "strong arm" them into doing what I needed done. These past few weeks I've implemented the tools we've discussed in class and I feel calmer. I still have frustration but I realize it's me not my children. I now understand that children behave the way they do to get attention or gain power. Just realizing why they behave the way they do has helped me greatly redirecting their behavior. Our family life is no longer chaotic. We're spending more quality time together and our home is peaceful. I've learned to shift my focus from what I need to what my children need. I know our lives have been enriched by this course.
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This class has given me a new sense of direction with respect to raising my child. I feel empowered with new skills to be a better, more patient parent who can teach my child to empower himself with self-confidence There's a lot of information but the key is to keep reviewing, because with every new day there's a new lesson to be learned and taught. There's no manual that comes with your child when you bring him home from the hospital. However, this class offers new approaches to parenting that help to break the misguided parenting we experienced as children and to set new guidelines to help raise healthy, loving children. Thank you Barbra! Helena O'Halloran
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I
just finished the course, "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm", and can't
believe the way this new information is changing my life.
My son is six years old, is an only child, and is my treasure in this
lifetime. Try as I may, many of the ways that I was parenting him, just
weren't working. His biggest challenge is self-control or impulse control...
and this is becoming a bigger problem as he moves out into the world
through school and sports. I have responded to this behavior much as
MY parents did, with consequence and punishment and "outside" stimulus.
Well, it wasn't working -- his behavior didn't change an I got crazy!
I have learned so much through this class... I can't believe it! First, it's pretty ironic that the name of the course is Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm. I'm finding that, in order to change my sons behavior, it's all about changing MINE! The course has given me great insight and countless tools with which to teach and guide him. The course is helping me to learn that he DOES have power and worth in this world, that he DOES create his own reality, and to help learn to love and nurture and celebrate... his "self." We are learning about our feelings and how to express them in a healthy way. We're learning so much about working together and honoring one another. Above all else, I've remembered that the most important lesson in parenting -- is love... no matter what.
It has been such a relief to find that I don't have to do it all! I mean that the whole point is -- to work together to bring peaceful solutions to OUR problems. We are learning, now, to work as a team -- for the betterment of " the family." Through practicing the strategies that I've learned in the RC be course, we are both becoming more " awake" during the moments in our lives and want to make them joyous. Linda Zerrer
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I have been involved with child care and child education for the past 20 years and have taken numerous courses. As a unity Sunday school teacher for the past five years, I welcomed the CP training.
CP is a positive and nurturing way to direct children in positive directions. Both the book and workbook provide many examples, but during classes, we got lots of hands-on experience with different situations -- both detecting and modifying behaviors.
The class also provides plenty of examples that can be applied to adults as well. And that was something of a revelation to me, but it seems to be what I'd been seeing the most success with. I look forward to putting more of this to practical use with children here also. Thank you, Stephanie Kulabus
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The "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" course has helped me to be a more patient, understanding and more confident mother. I've learned techniques for dealing with challenging behavior, which I was able to use immediately with my two-year-old. I was amazed at how easy an effective these techniques were.
The methods used to teach the class, such as role-playing and real-life examples, made for easy an entertaining learning.
I also enjoyed learning about the psychology behind why we respond the way we do. This knowledge of human behavior has not only helped my relationship with my son, but it has made a ripple effect with my spouse, parents and the students that I teach.
In conclusion, I thank Barbra for the opportunity to grow and expand my awareness of human relationships. I look forward to sharing this knowledge with others. Lisa Panman- Thole
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I thoroughly enjoyed taking the "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" series. I am grateful for what the class has given me and my family!
The class gave me the permission I needed to follow my gentle instincts as a mother, along with a different way of parenting then that which our previous generations were accustomed to. It helped me commit further to redirecting my own behavior. As a result, my son and I enjoy an even deeper bond then before, a wonderful openly expressive and communicative relationship (he knows he can talk to me about anything!) and a great way to teach my son life skills and the importance of setting goals for himself and our group (family) through our family meetings. I believe this will be a great training ground for him to build upon, so that by the time he is 18 years of age, he will be prepared to handle life on his own by understanding important life principles well.
I personally have learned a great deal about applying these skills in every kind of relationship; personal (between husband and wife), business, social, etc., and received much more from the class than I ever expected.
Barbra is a caring, trustworthy and sincere teacher. She deserves much credit. It is easy to feel comfortable about sharing with your own difficulties with your children, and know that as parents, you will be excepted as the human being that you are without judgment.
I believe this class will greatly benefit schools, associations dealing with children, and of course every parent.
With much gratitude, Anne Mazer
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"Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" is a GREAT course! Not a day goes by that Barbra Gilman's " words of wisdom" don't pop into my head, whether at home or with the foster care children I work with.
Where as some parenting classes only show movies, CP is different. There are plenty of scenarios to take part in, so the information stays in your mind. I feel like I've been given a chance to practice what I've learned. The workbook and textbook complement each other well and the stories are helpful and taken from real-life. The workbook gives you an outline to look back on.
I found myself using these techniques on my spouse at home and if I keep using them they work! This course has definitely changed my outlook on why children misbehave.
Jeanne St. Cyre, Family Care Coordinator for the Partnership for Safe Families
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" Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" is a well-balanced course that complements all adult behavior courses and studies. The course offers reflections upon past behaviors and experiences, offering tools to make changes in a positive way.
Interplay between peers by acting out scenarios for problem solving gives a useful demonstration to action, reaction, and feelings that maybe displayed by the other person during conflicts.
" Family Meetings," "One-on-one Communications" and the "4 R's of Logical Consequences "are just a few of the tools that will be useful throughout life.
Robert W. Raton
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Since I made the decision to take "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm," my experience of being a mother has just been smoother.
The very act of joining with other parents, sharing experiences, admitting mistakes, and learning new techniques has been healing to me on a very deep level.
I like the way I am mothering these days and my children are more cooperative
and happy.
Thank you
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The "Conscious Parenting for a New Paradigm" course has been a positive experience for me in at least three roles that I play in my life: my marriage, my role of mother/grandmother, and my career.
My relationships have improved tremendously. CP has helped me to understand how to negotiate towards a win-win situation so that I do not get into the "control mode" and carry around anger and frustration.
My commitment in all that I do is to come from the truth and this course provides the tools to focus on what life is all about and who we are.
Overall, this course provides the three elements of universal law: awareness, creativity and acceptance.