Synergy Parenting


​Synergy Parenting is as old as mankind itself. 

​It is the ​fair give-and-take between generations
and amongst families.

Synergy Parenting is the proverbial village
​parents need to raise their kids. 

Since the old Extended Family no longer exists,
it is time for new concepts for mutual support.
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Parenting calls for partnerships.
Partnerships when two or four hands aren't enough
and when there are not enough hours in the day.

​Partnerships to help with struggling teenagers and
precocious adolescents, overwhelming demands,
expensive ambitions and often enough with
​quite unexpected challenges.

Partners to help make things possible, to help see ideas
​and talents clearer, perhaps to give a warning in time too.
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Parents need help from other parents who know
​what it's like - and they will offer help in return.

Parenting needs synergies.
Famillages provide ​them.
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“For one thing, the biological interests of the parent and the child
are not identical. It makes sense that children should take their calories and protection from their parents, because their parents
are the only ones willing to provide them, but that they should get their information from the best sources they can find, which might not (necessarily) be their parents.”
                                                                                    Steven Pinker
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Synergy ONE.    Between families.
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Synergy Parenting lets families turn into each other's guests and hosts, they become mentors for ​each other's children, and they build common playgrounds for cultural, linguistic and academic challenges.
Most of them start off with local neighbourhood solutions when their kids are toddlers, later they find partnerships for intelligent language exchange holidays for their teenagers and eventually the ideal internship placement or student accommodation abroad ... over many years they invite the world into their home. 
Frequently it is another parent who comes up with a crucial eye-opener and at times, their word weighs more with your kids than your own - but this works the other way 'round too.
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Synergy Parenting thrives on Extended Family 2.0 
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Extended Family 2.0!
Synergy TWO.    Between generations.
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Never before in history have parents (and grandparents!) been able to learn so much from their kids. And we don't just mean the ease with which youngsters tackle all things digital!
No wonder - never before has our world changed so rapidly.
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Keeping in touch with what your kids learn in school keeps up a flow of new knowledge and contemporary thinking. Your kids' views on life are fresh and fascinating, and your attention and interest make sure that all doors between you remain wide open. And of course, they listen to some pretty cool music too.

Timeless insight ONE:  Parents who listen have kids who listen.
Timeless insight TWO: That goes for grandparents too!
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