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Intentional Parenting: A Practical Guide to Awareness Integration Theory

In this diverse world, parents and educators around the globe today face new challenges connecting with raising children. The Nigerian Igbo belief ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ can re-emerge as ‘It takes a multi-cultural perspective in the village that raises a child prepared for the culturally integrated world’. This book offers a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, and fresh, global perspective on parenting today by delving deep into the cultural, ethnic, and traditional characteristics of parenting, as well as the latest evidence-based scientific research on parenting a healthy child in every developmental stage for this era. Fascinating topics discussed here include connecting to an infant, potty training toddlers, teaching emotional regulation to preschoolers, task management of school-age children, dramatic transitions of tweens, and communicating effectively with an adolescent.


Nicole Jafari, MBA, EdD, is a Faculty Member at California State University, where she teaches developmental psychology courses expanding prenatal to life span. Her research interest is life-span developmental challenges, parenting strategies, and the association between scientific and spiritual growth. She has published developmental textbooks, and research studies on child, family, and individual growth in various scientific and academic journals.

Eileen Manoukian, MBA, EdD, is an International Parenting Coach and Early Childhood Educator in private practice and the founder and Director of Gem Educare, a childcare center/preschool in Los Angeles, California. Her research interests include the importance of emotional intelligence in young children, how early childhood educators support students’ school readiness, and improving social emotional skills in young children.

Foojan Zeine, PsyD, LMFT is a Psychotherapist and the originator of Awareness Integration Educational and Psychological Theory and Intervention (AIT). She has authored and co-authored five books in multiple languages, including Life Reset: The Awareness Integration Path to Create the Life You Want (2017), and Awareness Integration Therapy (2021). She offers certification training programs to educate clinicians and coaches.

“It’s so refreshing to find a parenting textbook that recognizes that parents and children all have different perspectives, experiences, and desires. In today’s multicultural societies, it is imperative that we all learn and adapt parenting styles from one another. I especially adore that this book comes from a more child-centric philosophy than many other parenting texts. Based on the awareness integration approach, the techniques and suggestions for providing care for children of different ages are all designed to make both parent and child more aware of their thoughts and emotions. This ensures children will learn and create with care and intention, rather than simply reacting to the world around them. Our planet desperately needs more human beings who come from such a place.”
Meryl Davids Landau
Award-winning author of Enlightened Parenting

“This book is a compelling work that acknowledges that cultural beliefs and education go hand-in-hand. This resource for parents on developmental theories and educational approaches is phenomenal and profound. There is no cookie-cutter model for parenting, and the authors show this in this practical guide.”
TaWanda Randolph, EdD
GSA Child Care Program Manager

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ISBN: 1-5275-8375-9

ISBN13: 978-1-5275-8375-7

Release Date: 6th July 2022

Pages: 290

Price: £67.99

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ISBN: 1-5275-1052-2

ISBN13: 978-1-5275-1052-4

Release Date: 27th April 2023

Pages: 290

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