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'''Connection-Centered Parenting (CCP)''' is the '''practical application''' of the [[LP Psychological Framework]] and [[Lightning Path Human Development Framework]] within parenting and caregiving contexts. It is designed to '''prevent damage''', '''heal disconnection''', and '''support full-spectrum child development''' ([[Human Flourishing]]) by providing [[Needs-Satisfying Environments]] and fostering healthy [[Connection]] between children, caregivers, the environment, the natural world, and the [[Fabric of Consciousness]].

Rooted in the LP understanding that '''children thrive in connection''', CCP emphasizes the creation of safe, attuned, truthful, and ideologically-free environments where healing, satisfaction of the [[Seven Essential Needs]], and integration can occur.
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==Concept Map==

===Key Terms===

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===Related LP Terms=== 

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===Non-LP Related Terms===

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== Notes ==

While the '''LP Psychological Framework''' provides the '''theoretical structure''' (e.g., Ego Modes, Connection Framework, Needs Satisfaction, Disconnection, and [[L-I-N Dynamics]]), '''Connection-Centered Parenting''' is its direct implementation within the domain of child-rearing and family systems.

Practitioners of Connection-Centered Parenting:

* Provide [[Needs-Satisfying Environments]] for physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs
* Attune to the child’s [[Spiritual Ego]] and [[Bodily Ego]] to support connection and [[Integration]]
* Recognize and eliminate [[Ideology]] (I) and [[Lying]] (L) embedded in inherited parenting models
* Replace punishment, coercion, and discipline with [[Relational Safety]], [[Containment]], and modeling of authentic presence
* Facilitate development from [[Deficit Mode]] to [[Growth Mode]] through consistent attunement
* Support their own healing as caregivers in order to avoid reenacting disconnection and trauma
* Work to repair [[Toxic Socialization]] damage caused by colonial, capitalist, and authoritarian child-rearing norms

== Fields of Application ==

* Parenting and caregiving
* Attachment and early childhood development
* Healing from intergenerational trauma
* Parent education and Connection Coaching
* Community and cultural revitalization efforts
* Institutional reform (schools, clinics, child welfare systems)

== Research & Sources ==

* Sosteric, Mike. “The Damage We’re Doing to Our Children and Ourselves.” June 24, 2018. https://repo.lightningpath.org/articles/journalistic-pieces/the-conversation/the-damage-we-are-doing-to-ourselves.html
* [[HEALING Framework]]
* [[Lightning Path Workbooks]] (esp. Book Two: HEALING Framework, and Book Three: Connection Framework)
* [[Rocket Scientists' Guide to Authentic Spirituality]]

== Future Desiderata ==

* Development of caregiver [[Connection Assessment Tools]] and Need-Satisfaction indices
* Longitudinal case studies comparing CCP with mainstream models
* Integration of CCP into [[Healing-Centered Pedagogy]] and community healing modalities
* Creation of multimedia parent education curriculum grounded in the LP system

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