When parents and kids practice mindfulness together, life gets a lot calmer. There are no perfect parents and no perfect kids--just perfect moments. Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World features mindfulness strategies and activities that are easy for anyone to do anywhere. It's a mindful parenting guide for caregivers and children to practice being totally present, so everyone feels noticed, respected, and heard. These guided techniques are simple, quick, fun, and designed to be used wherever you are. Explore a range of different mindful parenting exercises to spread empathy, emotional awareness, and acceptance within your whole family. With Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World, you'll get: Latest and greatest--Mindful parenting techniques that are grounded in research, and presented in simple, straightforward language. Anyone, anytime, anywhere--Simple, effective, and fun practices that can be done at home or on the go. True to life--Real-world examples of how mindfulness has helped families that will show you what's possible. Let Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World be your guide to happier kid and caregiver relationships.

When parents and kids practice mindfulness together, life gets a lot calmer. There are no perfect parents and no perfect kids—just perfect moments. Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World features mindfulness strategies and activities that are easy for anyone to do anywhere. It's a mindful parenting guide for caregivers and children to practice being totally present, so everyone feels noticed, respected, and heard. These guided techniques are simple, quick, fun, and designed to be used wherever you are. Explore a range of different mindful parenting exercises to spread empathy, emotional awareness, and acceptance within your whole family. With Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World, you'll get: Latest and greatest—Mindful parenting techniques that are grounded in research, and presented in simple, straightforward language. Anyone, anytime, anywhere—Simple, effective, and fun practices that can be done at home or on the go. True to life—Real-world examples of how mindfulness has helped families that will show you what's possible. Let Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World be your guide to happier kid and caregiver relationships.

You are eager to exit your front door and rush to an important business meeting, but at breakfast, your precious child spills milk all over the hot pancakes you just made, turning them into mush. Your knee-jerk reaction is an uncontrolled yell and an obvious expression of frustration and disappointment. Most of the immediate reactions we have, with our kids or otherwise, are a result of the early 'hard-wiring' in our brain we developed mostly in our childhood, from the adults around us. How do we improve our parenting and instil a deep parent - child connection if the hard-wiring in our brain makes us behave in ways we wish we could take back? We can choose new wiring by practicing principles and model presented in "Mindful Parent Happy Child." When parents practice these methods, they are on a path of not only growing joyful and resilient children but they are directly participating in growing a more compassionate world.

We live in a chaotic and often unpredictable world, so it's only natural for you and your child to have anxieties. But seeing your child cry, cling to you, or even use aggression to avoid his or her own fears and worries may cause you to worry even more, trapping both of you in a cycle of anxiety and fear. You can interrupt this cycle with the proven-effective mindfulness and acceptance skills taught in this book. Drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy, Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance offers a new way to think about your child's anxiety, as well as a set of techniques used by child psychologists to help children as young as four let go of anxious feelings and focus instead on relationships with friends, learning new things in school, and having fun. You'll learn these techniques, use them when you feel anxious, and teach them to your child. With practice, you both will let go of anxious feelings and your child will find the confidence to enjoy being a kid.

A mindful approach to parenting that helps children (and their parents) feel happier, healthier, calmer, and less stressed in our frenetic era Rooted in the science of the brain, and integrating cognitive neuroscience and child development, Mindful Parenting is a unique program that speaks directly to today's busy families who make up what Dr. Race calls "Generation Stress." Research has shown that mindfulness practices stimulate the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Regular stimulation of this part of the brain helps us feel happier, healthier, calmer, less anxious, less stressed, and makes it easier for us to concentrate and think clearly—the very behavior we are hoping our children will display. Dr. Race provides: An explanation of the way the brain works and why parents and kids today are more stressed, anxious, and angry than ever before Practical solutions to the problem: Things parents can do to change brain patterns and create a more relaxed and happier home "Brain Coolers": Quick tips that can be used in the moment to help families relax, recharge, and create happiness (such as "The Three Breath Hug") Mindful Parenting understands the realities of raising a family in our fast paced and often-frenetic world and provides hundreds of easy-to-implement solutions, both for parents and their children, to help them manage stress, create peace, and live happier lives. "This book is a must-read for all parents of our generation.” --Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx

Michelle Gale takes us on an intimate (and often hilarious) journey through her most difficult life experiences to show us when we embrace our struggles and imperfections with awareness, humor, and love, our suffering becomes our greatest strength.

Provocative, life-changing and kind, this book will transform how you think about yourself as a parent, and transform how you parent. With a few simple techniques, The Mindful Parent takes you on a timely and liberating journey to the heart of what we all really want - a deep and lasting relationship with our children.