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This book presents a mother’s unique approach to parenting, centered around her deeply understood ‘why’ for becoming a parent. It emphasizes her strong belief in the importance and long-term benefits of what she calls “parenting ownership,” where one parent takes the primary role in a child’s upbringing.
This narrative details her journey in defining, creating, and nurturing a deeply rooted yet adaptable mother-child bond. Unlike typical parenting books filled with scientific research, studies, statistics, and other averages of calculated data, this is an authentic and heartfelt account of one woman’s humbling experiences and life lessons on her unexpected path to motherhood. Her courage in sharing these lessons aims to inspire mothers and primary caregivers everywhere to consider her approach and decide for themselves if and how they want to shape their parenting journey uniquely.
What is Agile Parenting™?
A parenting style based on iterative learning for both child and parent requires a change in perspective regarding the various parent-child relationship theories we are accustomed to today. AgileParenting™ is founded on the importance of parenting according to specific values that never go out of style (or shouldn’t). If implemented as intended, these values are universal and a good starting and anchoring approach to parenting. Such values include respect, openness, courage, and commitment.
Parenting is both rewarding and challenging. With a clear purpose and a well-established navigation system, you can tame the difficulties and enhance the joys.
Personal Parenting Principles
The most critical aspect of holding space for my child is active listening. Absorbing what she is telling me at the time without trying to think of a “good” response or any response.
I communicate everything with my child. I tell my child she should never be afraid to tell me the truth. I tell her that no matter how bad she thinks the truth is, it is never as bad as a lie.
How you hold space for one child differs from how your other children need you to hold space for them. All things equal, you need to be there to observe each child, to learn and understand them to the best of your ability so that you can hold space for each one meaningfully.
Trust is a fundamental element in any relationship, especially in our relationships with our children.
Agile parenting is founded on the importance of parenting according to specific values that never go out of style (or shouldn’t), that, if implemented as intended, are universal and a good starting and anchoring approach to parenting.
The attachment we developed through consistent and responsive caregiving fostered a sense of safety and security in my child that was crucial in exploring the world around her.
Being able to stay home with my child has been the second biggest blessing after having my child. During this time, during the first year of my child's life, I started realizing the beauty in re-discovering and re-experiencing the most fundamental concepts of life.
The notion that every moment must be filled with purposeful endeavors can get quite exhausting, but in a society that glorifies the "hustle” and the pursuit of success as a measure of happiness, moments of idleness are viewed as unproductive and not good enough.
My parenting so far has been highly intentional and, for some, maybe overly passionate. I’m OK with knowing that. It is also based on a learning and improving mindset with much room for reflection and adjustment.