The Art of Krishna Conscious Parenting

Target Audience: This workshop is for parents, for those planning to enter the grahastha ashrama, or for those involved with teaching children in any capacity.

Benefits of this workshop

• Gives parents the encouragement and confidence they need to raise their children with a strong bhakti foundation while pursuing their academic objectives.

• Guides parents in the basic principles, motivations and methods of Kṛṣṇa conscious parenting.

• Provides tips and techniques for successful parenting through my own humble experience as a mother who homeschooled her two boys.

• Every family is unique so the workshop offers tips for applying these principles to your

individual circumstance

Summary of the Workshop

This workshop provides principles and practical techniques for making the home conducive to Kṛṣṇa conscious parenting, preparing our children academically, and providing extracurricular activities for them.

The Home Environment

• The culture of devotional mediation in the morning.

• The science of eating only prasāda. Installing the connection of spiritual food to the

mind and heart.

• Relationships: friendships, mentorship, etc. Everyone around us shapes us – its important to choose wisely.

• Learning to love the Deity through service.

• Limit access to the internet. Why, how and is it really necessary.

• Character training based on Kṛṣṇa conscious habits.

• Children and the Holy Name.

Academic Curriculum

• The scriptures as the basis of good parenting.

• How to teach Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to children.

• Spiritual and academic benefits of teaching Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

• Creating a strong academic foundation and critical thinking skills.

Extracurricular Activities

• Cultivating children’s confidence as devotees of Kṛṣṇa

• Developing social skills and devotional character

• Teaching public speaking and communication

• Organizing outreach opportunities for children

• Participating in festivals and holidays

• Inculcating discipline and managing misbehavior

About Speaker

Aruddha Devi Dasi married Anantarupa Das and moved to the US. Together they started a temple in Boise, USA, in 1986 as a small weekly program in their home. Now thirty years later there is a beautiful ISKCON temple for Sri Sri Radha Bankebihari. 

Aruddha homeschooled her two sons, Radhika Ramana and Gopal Hari, by mainly using the Srimad Bhagavatam translated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Both her sons completed their PhDs from Oxford University at the age of 21. This experience gave her the conviction that the Bhagavatam can give a child everything he/she needs to become a well-rounded devotee and member of society. While her children graduated early, Aruddha explains that is not the goal. Rather, for her it reinforced that through learning from the Srimad Bhagavatam, children develop a higher capacity to absorb and complex subjects and principles are assimilated with ease. 

Aruddha is the author of Homeschooling Krishna’s Children, which is published by the BBT. This book provides a complete guide to Krishna conscious parenting. With the help of a team of parents from around the world, she has been publishing Srimad Bhagavatam – A Comprehensive Guide for Young Readers (Cantos 1, 2 3,4, 5, 6  and 7 are available on Amazon as well as the publishers in Delhi). Her team creates engaging study content to guide children, parents and teachers to study Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Bhāgavatam, chapter by chapter in a delightful way.

At the age of 73 she is travelling the world to share her wisdom and experience. She is hopeful that parents will see the value in giving their children the strongest foundation based in Bhakti principles.