Compassion
How to Save Your Marriage from Parenthood
Amie Gordon offers five tips to maintain (or reignite) the spark in your relationship.
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mindful parenting
Anxiety
A Loving-Kindness Meditation for Moms
Parenting is beautiful and rewarding, and it is hard work, even on the best of days. Try leaning on this mindfulness practice when things get rough.
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Kids
How Mindfulness Protects Against Postpartum Depression
According to research, rather than antidepressants, there’s another option in dealing with postpartum depression: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.
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Kids
How Mindful Parenting Differs From Just Being Mindful
According to new research, children who experience mindful parenting are less likely to use drugs or get depression or anxiety.
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Kids
The Captain Steers the Ship
What children need, says parenting expert Susan Stiffelman, is the security of knowing that someone capable and loving is nearby to help them navigate life. And the difference that can make—even when it comes to the little things—will amaze you.
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Daily Practices
Raising the Mindful Family
Busy schedules, digital devices, long commutes—all of this leads to family members who are disconnected from each other as never before. Psychologists Stefanie and Elisha Goldstein show us ways to strengthen relationships, increase everyone’s well-being, and bring the family back together.
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Compassion
Seeing Behind “Bad” Behavior
Kids struggling with chronic emotional and behavioral problems are sometimes labelled as "misbehaving" by parents and teachers alike. Here's how to speak to the child behind the behavior.
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Daily Practices
3 Mindfulness Exercises You Can Try with Your Kids
If you build a game around it, kids will be drawn to mindfulness.
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Kids
Can Living in the Moment Make You a Better Parent?
According to a new study, mindfulness may lead to a happier, healthier parenting experience.
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Kids
Parenting with Presence
Reporter Susan Freinkel follows two expectant couples from their first class in mindfulness-based childbirth to the blessed (not to mention painful) event. They learn things on their journey to parenthood that can help us all navigate life’s transitions.
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