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Parenting & Family

Parenting is one of the most rewarding and demanding things you'll ever do. Mindfulness can help you stay patient, present, and connected with your family - even on the days when nothing goes according to plan.
A close-up black and white photograph of a child giving a kiss to an adult's cheek. The adult's left eye is closed, and they are smiling slightly. The child has curly hair, and both individuals' faces show tenderness and affection, capturing a perfect moment for a day for dads.
Gratitude
A Day for Dads 

Whatever your plans for Father's Day, appreciation, memories, forgiveness, reflection, and simple kindness can all play a part. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • June 8, 2011
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Kids & Teens
Helping families with special needs kids 

Parents of children with special needs will be able to take part in free services for the entire month of June at The Mindfulness Center in Bethesda, Maryland.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • June 6, 2011
A woman and a child sit cross-legged on grass in a park, surrounded by fallen leaves. They both have their eyes closed and hands resting on their knees, as if meditating. The woman wears a yellow shirt and jeans, while the child wears a black shirt and jeans.
Expert Interviews
Parenting Happily 

As parents, we experience stress at various times during the day—whether during a hectic morning routine, a hurried bedtime ritual, or a silent drive to school. But mindfulness can help in many ways, says psychologist Raelynn Maloney.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 19, 2011
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Expert Interviews
Childbirth and Beyond 

Nancy Bardacke shares how she has helped thousands of parents-to-be reduce stress, boost positive emotions, and manage both the contractions of labor and the contractions of life. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • December 10, 2010
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Magazine
Mindful Childbirth 

Pregnancy, birth and early parenting are the most transformational time in the adult life cycle. Barry Boyce reports on a mindfulness center that teaches skills that interrupts patterns of dysfunction.  Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • August 24, 2010
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Magazine
Barbie Dolls and Bottom Lines 

Like any progressive mother, Karen Maezen Miller was torn when her daughter entered the Barbie stage. But what's worse—Barbie’s commercialism and hypersexuality, or Mom’s grown-up judgments and concepts? Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 24, 2010
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