Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller – How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.

Azam Jamil, a prominent speaker in Canada, recommends what he calls the “the Hour of Power” – 20 minutes of visualisation and meditation, 20 minutes of exercise and 20 minutes of reading inspirational or informational books. Imagine what would happen to your life if you did this everyday.

This made me think, what if we applied a similar idea to parenting. An hour of powerful parenting. Perhaps twenty minutes spent on imaginitive play, a twenty minute walk and talk, and twenty minutes reading time. If we even spent an hour a day solely focussing on them what kind of impact would that have…

What would you include in your hour of powerful parenting?

Other Articles in the Series:

Compartmentalizing Time
Remember Your Purpose Outside of Parenting
Aim High
Get Organised
Be One Step Ahead

2 Responses to “An Hour of Powerful Parenting”

1. t-bird says:

   May 19, 2007 at 3:14 am

   20 minutes gentle “baby massage” with some lovely gentle music on in the background

   20 minutes reading fabulous stories

   20 minutes just “being”

   I think just to re-make that bond in an evening when you have been busy, busy all day either with or without your child around is the most powerful thing you could do. Of course, I would challenge you to stay awake for 20 minutes cuddled up to your “baby” all cozy and quiet together (or is it just me that can’t manage that?)
2. Mother at Large says:

   May 25, 2007 at 10:01 am

   There’s a good piece in Psychologies magazine about how we can only truly enjoy ourselves if we focus on one thing at a time. The idea is that when we check email while on the phone, neither activity is satisfactory. An hour’s powerful parenting could be a good chance to block out distractions and focus exclusively on our children, so I’m all for it.