Whether married or co-parenting, single parenting or fostering, mothers and fathers have the choice to model healthy, forgiving, mutually respectful relationships
full of unconditional positive regard to enhance their family life.
The philosophy of unconditional parenting is centred the therapeutic
principle of the unconditional positive regard which aims at meeting children with unconditional love, support and full acceptance regardless of how they behave.
Modern therapy largely embraces the
practice of unconditional positive regard, meaning that the therapist is expected to accept the client as he or she is and show them respect and understanding at all times, no matter what they have done.
I would now like to broaden the perspective a bit and talk about the full
potential of unconditional positive regard in relation to growth and personal development - of how unconditional parenting paves the way for what is called self actualized human beings.
This gets facilitated by the therapist's presence and acceptance of the client at all times, and especially by the
concept of unconditional positive regard, which asserts the client's acceptability, though they have both good and bad qualities.
If you're interested in reading more about this view point, you're welcome to go and read these parenting articles about the
power of the unconditional positive regard and what is called unconditional parenting.
«As a counselor, my goal is to establish a warm and supportive relationship, free of judgment, and full
of unconditional positive regard.
The concept
of unconditional positive regard, initially developed by Carl Rogers and used in person - centered (Rogerian) therapy, holds that providing a relationship in which one is truly accepted, without any conditions or judgment, allows healing to occur, in most cases.
According to Carl Rogers, the humanist therapist who coined the concept
of the unconditional positive regard, many people's need to seek constant approval and admiration stems from their childhood experiences with their parents.
My approach is one
of unconditional positive regard and working together to develop skills and techniques for you to achieve your personal goals.»