I'll be teaching a parenting class this summer--Your Child As Zen Master,---and in my explorations for the class, I've run across an interesting book that helps parents understand which style their child prefers. Check out Elizabeth Wagele's The Enneagram of Parenting for some fun cartoons that illustrate each of the nine Enneagram behavioral styles. In this case, a picture is certainly worth a thousand words, and the sometimes difficult to understand Enneagram made simpler by Wagele's work.
If you'd like to know your Enneagram type, you can take the free Enneagram Test on this blog. I've also ordered Know Your Parenting Personality by Janet Levine--In my opinion, self-awareness is where it's at when it comes to parenting.
I'm the quintessential baby-boomer, finding more ways to explore and create my life in my 60s. Currently, I am turning to parenting with renewed interest: my own experience with it and what I believe is possible.
Although I had a psychotherapy practice for 14 years, I never worked with parenting issues. I was too nervous about my own parenting. I now know there are no guarantees in parenting, yet many opportunities to live fully into our love for children. I’ve also learned that parenting isn't over just because the kids are grown.
For 20 years I've been evolving myself through the More To Life Program, which my husband and I started in Bozeman, Montana in the 80s. I now work with this program as a Senior Trainer, traveling to other cities to offer this life-changing experience.
My husband Claud and I have been married for 36 years, and we’ve been learning from our children for over 30. The newest additions in our family (two children-in-law and grandbaby in utero) have helped me remember that all children are our teachers, not just the particular ones I birthed.
We all have unlimited opportunities to learn from our children and the children of the world.
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