What is “Peaceful Parenting | POF195

I get this question a lot. Sometimes people ask me because they know they want to be more peaceful, but some people ask because they think it means raising kids who are entitled snowflakes. I get it, and frankly, I wasn’t sure if it was for me until I understood what it was all about.

In a “full circle moment” I'm interviewing Kiva Shuler, the CEO of the Jai Institute of Parenting where I was trained and certified as a Parent Coach! We are talking about what “Peaceful Parenting” is, and what it isn’t.

We know that our childhoods carry enormous weight throughout our lives. As parents we have to approach the job of raising our children in a new way that recognizes we are living in a different world and we are tackling issues and situations that didn’t exist before. Peaceful parenting recognizes that our children are facing new challenges with mental health, social media, and the online world.

Parenting in a more peaceful way doesn’t mean your kids run the show. It doesn’t mean there aren’t boundaries. As parents we know we can’t be perfect, and we aren’t trying to be, but we show up for our kids with humility, curiosity, listening, and honouring who our kids are, not who we expect them to be (how many of us wish we had a little “mini me”? I know I did!). We know parenting can be painful, frustrating, gut wrenching and full of joy, fun, excitement and connection. It can be all these things at once!

For Kiva’s masterclass, The science of staging calm, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

About Kiva Schuler

Kiva Schuler is the Founder and CEO of The Jai Institute for Parenting, an organization that has trained over 1,000 parenting coaches globally. She is also the author of the ground-breaking book The Peaceful Parenting (R)evolution: Changing the World by Changing How We Parent which examines the "consequences" of traditional parenting methods and offers a more modern approach grounded in emotional intelligence, values-led leadership, and effective communication.

Kiva's passion for parenting stemmed from her own childhood experiences of neglect and trauma. Like many of her generation, she had a front-row seat to the kind of parenting that she did not want for her own children. The Jai Institute is the fulfillment of a promise that she made to herself when she was 16 years old that when she had children of her own, she would learn to parent them with compassion, consistency and communication.

Kiva’s passion, enthusiasm and effervescence instantly create openness, connection, and inspiration with her audiences. On a mission to change the culture around parenting, Kiva wants children to grow up to reach their full potential, and live their lives free of trauma, shame and emotional wounds. As a single mother, she has built an extraordinary business that has touched tens of thousands of lives, and empowered others who share her mission to do this work. Kiva holds a B.S. in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and is a Certified Professional Life Coach.

Social Media:

Website: https://www.jaiinstituteforparenting.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kivaschuler/

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jaiparenting?_t=8Y6Z0glR6Vu&_r=1

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I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting.

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