So what is it to parent consciously? What does it imply and what is needed?

Well, for me it has become a journey into myself and my childhood. This life that i have been gifted is not mine. Can i claim ownership? can I say these children are mine and they belong to me? Do you belong to your parents? or were they your passage here, your caretakers till you were able to care for yourself? I see myself as a caregiver to my kids, a friend. Their journey will not be mine. The world they have been born into is very different from the one I grew up with! Mine was not an digital age, theirs is! So they will face the challenges this new age brings, and it has different values and different needs. - working remotely and internationally was never possible before. Cell phones, instant messaging, and dating is becoming an online affair. Communication is immediate, no more writing letters, fax. Their brains will develop differently, they will think differently. However, there are fundamentals that every human being needs for healthy development. A deep need for love, contact, safety, and a playground to learn about relating, about self expression, the skills to live by. Children learn through playing and interaction.