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Many parents
Many children
Mindful Parenting is a contemplative practice through which we become more mindful of our children and, in doing so, experience a more joyful life.
Today's Sip: Share with your child.
Our
lives are complicated and we do our best to protect our child from
life's difficulties. The extent to we which we expose
our child to the "real" world is a personal parenting decision.
But, many
of us seldom share with our child deep personal feeling about life.
Perhaps we believe that doing so would provoke trauma or unnecessary
pain in our child. Or perhaps we fail to do so because we don't consider
the role of our child in our life in that way.
Mindful parenting
involves an opening of the heart, and a sharing of deeply felt feelings.
If we refrain from sharing deep thoughts out of a belief that doing
so could unnecessarily burden our child or create trauma, then perhaps
our decision is prudent. But if we simply don't think to turn
to our child, consider doing so.
Today, when you tap into a deeply
held feeling , breath deeply and consider sharing it with your child.
It may emerge as a question, or simply a statement. At the
moment of your sharing, many things may begin to open.
Experiencing the Joy of
Connecting With Our Children
The Mindful Parent
Your mindful parenting practice tip
of the day.
Be
sure to
sip slowly
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