What if the goal of parenting isn't raising a child who listens-but raising an adult who still wants to talk to you?
Nadia Granski became a mother at eighteen and grew up alongside her first child, gradually believing she had figured out the parenting puzzle. Then her second child arrived and challenged nearly everything she thought she knew.
Parenting: Return on Intention is a deeply personal journey through the messy, funny, painful, and unexpectedly beautiful moments that shape a family. Through stories of raising two very different children, a generation apart and across two continents, Nadia explores what happens when parents loosen their grip and choose curiosity over control, building trust with their children.
Through everyday conflicts, mistakes, conversations, and moments of clarity, she explores questions many parents recognize: How do you get your teenager to talk to you when shutting down is easier? What changes when we try listening instead of lecturing? How do we repair our relationship with our children after getting it wrong? At its heart, the book is about raising independent children without sacrificing connection-and staying close long after childhood ends.
This isn't a prescription for perfect parenting. It's an invitation to pause, question what we've inherited, and consider the bond we're building with our children-one ordinary moment at a time.