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FOREWORD

WE ALL KNOW that parenting is the hardest task in the entire world. Nothing challenges us more than raising these little humans. In my own foray on this journey, I was constantly befuddled by all the advice I was getting and felt overwhelmed trying to decide what kind of parent I wanted to be: Tiger? Helicopter? Lawnmower? Who was I? What was my parenting style? Frankly, I spent the early years of my parenting searching for the answers to these questions and finding none. I felt as many parents feel—desperate and frustrated.

It was then I realized I had been looking in the wrong places. The answers couldn’t come from the traditional models of parenting as they espoused control before connection. I was seeking the opposite: connection before control. The answers needed to emerge from within my own consciousness and through the elevation of my own inner awareness and worth.

It was here that the seeds of conscious parenting were birthed. It was here, through my own struggles as a mother, desperate to connect better with my daughter, that I discovered a passion for conscious parenting and began to write books on it. I truly believe conscious parenting is the only way we will evolve as a planet and heal the next generations of children. This is why I am supportive of this wonderful book by Dr. Vanessa Lapointe; it encapsulates the message of conscious parenting in an artful and insightful manner. Those who read Parenting Right From the Start will delight in its eloquence and grace.

Dr. Vanessa’s book intuitively captures the power that parenting has to transform the inner world of the parent and thereby, the child. Firmly grounded in the principles of conscious parenting, this book speaks to the challenges every parent faces—from sleep struggles to toileting troubles to sibling rivalry. In this unique work, Dr. Vanessa has merged consciousness with the beautiful principles of attachment to help parents practice concrete skills with their children in real time.

Dr. Vanessa’s own personal experiences as a mother, combined with her decades of professional expertise, allows her to write with passion, relevance, and remarkable compassion for the unique journeys each one of us undergoes in the parenting process. You will read her words and immediately feel a significant shift in connection with your children. You will understand what has been blocking you and you will discover the courage it takes to remove these barriers to what you desire most: a close relationship with your most beloved children.

When I met Dr. Vanessa at one of my workshops, I knew immediately that here was a woman who not only was a heartfelt mother, but also a highly talented psychologist. She has the capacity to understand the human spirit like few can, and she’s able to communicate her insights with an ease that is truly transformational. It makes me so proud to be part of this book’s journey into the world because I know it has tremendous power to change how parents treat their children. Read it, absorb it, and find a wonderful path of truer connection with your children.

SHEFALI TSABARY, PHD

Author of The Awakened Family and The Conscious Parent