Happy Father's Day and ICP Updates

Happy Father's Day to all you wonderful Fathers who read our blog. Your role is vital and we salute you. Enjoy your day. We'd love to hear about your Father's Day stories.


Thank you to everyone who participated in our live chat with Jeff Brown Tuesday June 14th. We all had a lot of fun connecting and growing our Soulpods! If you missed the chat that's OK because all our chats are available to be read at your leisure. All prize winners will be notified by email.


1. There is a brand new page added at the top of our blog: "Live chat recaps."  We've listed all our chats so they are accessible at any time.

2. We've also updated our "Book Review" page so you can easily look over the books we've reviewed and find our more information about the authors.

Live Chat Line Up: There are no scheduled chats for the month of July. We are taking this time to work on our submissions and begin our second children's book and to play outside as much as possible. In Montana Summer's are short so you need to make the most of it. Mother Nature is calling. Our blog will still be as active as ever so be sure to tune in. 


Chats will start up again in August.
August 2nd. ~  Caron Goode ~ Raising Intuitive Children
August 23 ~  Gina Otto ~ Cassandra's Angel
September 27th ~ Cathy Cassani Adams returns to tell us about her new book. 
We will have more information about these wonderful authors, their books and live chats coming soon.


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~ Carol Lawrence and Stacy Toten

Are you an author who's vision, expertise, book, articles, etc fit in with Intentional Conscious Parenting? We would love to share your content during the month of July. Email articles to Carol at intunedparenting@gmail.com

 Movies for the soul!



Radio for the soul! Wayne Dyer, Doreen Virtue, Abraham Hicks, Cheryl Richardson, Debra King and so many others. If you haven't heard of Hay House Radio you are missing out!

Parenting Responsively For Connection ~ Book Tour ~ Day 9

Day 9 ~ 
Parenting Responsively For Connection Book Tour

Today we have the great pleasure of being the hosts of the Virtual Book Tour for the E-Book Parenting Responsively for Connection Written by ACPI Parenting Coaches for parents to deal with the most difficult task of maintaining connection with the growing child whose behavior changes and shifts.

Yesterday, the book tour stopped by our wonderful friend Leigh Harris's awesome blog Metaphysical Mom and Dad. Feel free to stop by and read the excerpt, The Intention to Connect.

Visit now if you haven’t had the opportunity to meet all the authors.

In the meantime enjoy this book excerpt written by Alan Carson.

Parents as Leaders

Many parents are familiar with Dr. Dorothy Law Nolte's inspirational poem, 

Children Learn What They Live.  The first few lines begin with:

If children live with criticism, They learn to condemn. 

If children live with hostility, They learn to fight.  

If children live with ridicule, They learn to be shy. 

If children live with shame,They learn to feel guilty.

Regardless of which of the three parenting courses I am facilitating, 

I always begin by emphasizing that parents are leaders. As parent leaders we:

                • Influence our children to do what we want them to do

                • Realize that we cannot influence our children unless we are in a connected                                                    relationship with them.

                • Have a vision

                • Focus on what we want, not what we do not want; we are positive

                • Listen

As a parent, I can most influence my child's self-esteem by realizing that I do shape my child's self-concept and self-worth because my child becomes what I believe she can become. Self-concept refers to all of those traits and abilities that my child believes she possesses. Praise and recognition play a major role in shaping my child's self-concept because I am constantly sending messages to my child. Since kids largely spend the first four years of their lives with us, our children internalize our verbalized observations:

"You are such a hard worker."

"You are a very unselfish friend."

"When something is difficult for you, you really become determined."

"I always enjoy asking for your opinion because you have lots of good ideas."

"You are a very thoughtful girl."

When we see behaviors that concern us, parent leaders focus on what they want:

Instead of saying "You're lazy," they say, "You need to work harder."

Instead of saying, "You won't be able to do that," they say, "If anyone can do it, it is you."

Instead of saying, "Boy, were you lucky," they say, "You worked hard for that."

Instead of saying, "Are you ever going to learn? " they say, "I trust you won't make that mistake again."

Instead of saying, "You are very selfish," they say, "You are a more considerate person than this."

Leaders encourage, motivate, communicate, bring out the best in people and give them hope. I will share with you a true story from my days as a guidance counselor. Mrs. White asked me to help her 7th grade daughter Anna with her schoolwork, as Anna's grades had been on a serious decline. Within two weeks of beginning to work with Anna, Mrs. White emailed me:

                "I think I know what is causing Anna's stress—my mother. She moved into our neighborhood recently and has been giving Anna a hard time ever since. She has been criticizing her—asking her if she is stupid because she forgets things, and asking her if she is on drugs, etc."

                This is not only an example of poor leadership, but also an example of how an influential adult can severely hurt a child's self-concept. How are kids going to believe in themselves if their loved ones don't have faith in them? We want our kids to feel they are very capable and possess a multitude of abilities. They will develop a strong self-concept if we love leaders and role models.

                Parents are also crucial to the formation of their child's self-worth.  Self-worth refers to the extent to which the child sees herself as being worthy— worthy of love, success, friendship, and respect. If we want our children to make good decisions in life, we better instill in them a strong sense of self-worth. As actor Christian Slater said, "It doesn't matter how famous you are if your head is telling you, 'You stink.' All you ever do is try to escape from that."

                A scene from the movie about Johnny Cash's life, Walk the Line, will forever be imprinted in my brain.

Live chat TONIGHT with Jeff Brown author of SoulShaping A Journey Of Self-Creation

Are you ready? 

Live chat with Jeff Brown Tonight!

SPONSORS AND PRIZES~

A lucky chat winner will be winning a copy of Jeff Brown's book SoulShaping.
Free Thinking Human Being T-Shirt

Handcrafted choker made by Grace from Blessed Elements.

All chats take place at this time: 9 PM Eastern, 8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific

Date: June 14th

Author: Jeff Brown is the author of SOULSHAPING and many articles. Jeff writes for Good Morning America.

Book: SoulShaping A Journey Of Self-Creation

Topics: We will be talking with Jeff about his compelling new book SoulShaping, spiritual health, inner growth, how to look for answers within yourself and more. Here's your chance to ask Jeff all your questions!

Here's just a few of the awe inspiring reviews of Soulshaping. Be sure to also read our review and tell us what you think! We want to hear from you.

Next live chat update ~ Guest Author: Jeff Brown

~ LIVE AUTHOR CHAT WITH JEFF BROWN COMING UP TOMORROW TUESDAY JUNE 14TH 

SPONSORS AND PRIZES~

A lucky chat winner will be winning a copy of Jeff Brown's book SoulShaping.

Join in for a chance to win a handcrafted necklace by Grace from Blessed Elements.

More prizes to be listed on the day of the chat!

Interview With Jeff Brown Author Of Soulshaping

Jeff could you please tell me about yourself? Do you have any children or wish to someday?

I wouldn’t know where to start, or end :) (b) I do not have biological children, although I have been like a parent for most of my adult life. I have many people close to me who I meet that need with. I do, though, still imagine that I will one day adopt or have children, after the book writing madness has let me go. The Divine Mother has her own ideas about my creative output.

How did Soulshaping come about?

It was birthed in a soulnami of inner dimensions. I always knew I was going to write but I had much to do in the form of prep work first- Divine Preparation at the School of Heart Knocks. When the moment was right, it pushed through me like a torrent, demanding to be expressed.

What advice would you give a parent who is choosing to walk a conscious parenting path?

Do your own inner work. And do it often. Clear your own emotional debris. Learn your own projections and patterns. And continue to prioritize your quest for your own unique purpose. The more aligned you are with your own purpose, the more satisfied you will be when the kids demand your attention.

You never know when your soul is going to call out and draw you into choosing a more connected path. Walking your true path is not easy, but it is more rewarding than stumbling along.

Any suggestions for teens who are venturing out into the world? Tips on how to listen to their inner guidance, connect with their soulular phone?

Don’t let anyone else tell them who they are. Even well intentioned advice givers cannot know anyone else’s unique path. Also, create space in your life for developing a relationship with your inner voice. The deeper you go, the higher you will climb later in life.

What was the publishing process like for you? Did you go the traditional or self-publishing route?

Soulshaping A Journey Of Self-Creation Review

Jeff Brown's Soulshaping A journey of self-creation is a life changing soul-shifting journey of one mans metamorphis. If your ready to excavate your inner caverns of self this book will guide you on your way.

Soulshaping is the optimal demonstration of walking one's true path.

Jeff Brown summons the power of the explicable graphic dance between walking a disconnected path or choosing a soulshifting, life changing, conscious shaping path. He demonstrates the willingness and depth one must be willing to go through to unveil their soul, their purpose, their path.

Soulshaping encourages others to join in the transformation of spirit. Together we can change the collective consciousness by changing ourselves one person at a time.

Are you willing to dance with your inner calling?

As you unwrap the gift of Soulshaping A journey of self-creation we wanted to share a few little soulular snippets with you from Jeff Brown.