Activity 1 - Parenting Philosophy

As parents, the decisions we make about child raising are influenced by our emotions, our experiences as children, media, our studies, our peer groups, and many other factors. In the busy pace of our adult lives, we often need to make parenting decisions without taking the time to research or reason them out. Developing a parenting philosophy can help us understand our needs and our children's needs, and feel more confident in our parenting decisions.

The purpose of this activity is to help us observe how we and others think about parenting, to develop our parenting philosophy, and to learn more about how other parents in our group think about parenting.

The task is to create a statement of your parenting philosophy. You may create this in any language. You may use any number of words, images, charts, graphs, cartoons, film, or other creations to express your ideas.

There is no right answer for this task. A philosophy that works for one parent may not work for another.

These websites may help you develop your ideas.

Please share your philosophy and any resources you find in our G+ Community. Languages other than English welcome!!!

Please engage in conversations about our parenting experiences and beliefs. The latin root of the word conversation is "to turn about together." Ideally we will be open to new ideas, and develop our own thinking.

Learning together, growing together, each making a difference.