Discovering a Child’s Genius

© Copyright 2003 by Nicole MacKenzie, USA
(Explore Issue: Volume 12, Number 2)

A breakthrough in child rearing through a new technology that develops emotional intelligence, as presented in the book Parenting Rule #1, Mom Has Fun! “It’s time Mom has fun and here is how. May everyone embrace these brilliant concepts!” Book endorsement by Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling stories Chicken Soup for the Soul.

At the birth of my first child I noticed that a very important detail was missing. My child was not born with an instruction manual. The methods of parenting I studied while looking for one did not reflect what I had learned and taught participants in my weekend trainings about appreciation, accountability and living in magnificence. I knew I wanted to thoroughly enjoy the process of raising my child, while simultaneously providing her with self-respect and emotional intelligence. The question was how to create a parenting technique that included the experiences of fun and accountability at the same time.

One thing I am certain about is that every person is born with a unique gift. People who recognize that gift and act upon it tend to lead a more fulfilled life. Almost anyone may truly pick a “game” they love to play and make a living from it. So my quest became how to raise my children in a way that would best prepare them to live a happy, fulfilled and responsive life. Neither the authoritarian nor the “laissez-faire” systems seemed to fulfil my criteria. There needed to be something new, something honouring our fast moving world, something that could bring out a child’s genius.

The Mackenzie Learning Method became the basis for the exciting new parenting technique, Rule #1, Mom Has Fun! The MacKenzie Learning Method is a curiosity- based, judgment free, audio and visual feedback system that allows a person to see their impact, potential and brilliance and thus attract a more synchronised, fun and satisfying lifestyle. The method strengthens a person’s emotional intelligence thus allowing them to live life in greater accordance with their essence and vitality.

The revolutionary difference in this parenting technique is the combination of my system of holding a child accountable without judgment or criticism and the MacKenzie Learning Method. This brings out the brilliance in a child while strengthening their emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the key to building a successful life. People who learn to respond to life rather than react to it, by taking everything personally, have a much greater chance of success.

The beauty of emotional intelligence is that you can learn it. Like math or reading, anybody with curiosity can learn emotional intelligence. If you work with a young child in this way parenting becomes particularly easy. The older a person is, the more ‘enculturated’ habits you have to undo in order to enhance the emotional response mechanism.