Mindful Parenting is a contemplative practice through which we become more mindful of our children and, in doing so, experience a more joyful life.
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The Daily Sip:  With Every Step You Take, Your Child's Heart Beats
 
Today's tip centers on a powerful mindful parenting verse that can be recited many times throughout the day:

          With every step I take
          My child's heart beats  

As the day progresses, we can forget about the marvelous presence of our child in our lives.  The excitement or concerns of the day overwhelm the more subtle awareness of our child that, like a flickering flame, brightens and dims.

Were we able to hold our child in more fully in awareness, as we went about the day, deep feelings of joyfulness would be enhanced.
This verse can be recited every time you take a step.  Whether walking to the office, to an important meeting, into a confrontation, to meet someone for lunch, to the courthouse, in the park, or to your car or onto a bus. 
 
Whatever you may be doing, you can let your footsteps open awareness to your child by allowing each footfall to echo with your child's heartbeat.  Sense each beat as you place each foot onto the earth.

     Verses are powerful tools for enhancing the practice of mindful parenting.  The Verses section of this website provide many verses applicable toa variety of moments throughout the day.
     Please consider submitting a verse to be included in The Mindful Parent website Verses section.
    
We all have special moments to share through which we can help each other become more mindful parents.

Monday May 17, 2004
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Experiencing the Joy of Connecting With Our Children
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The Mindful Parent is an organization devoted to sharing with parents and other child caregivers ways in which to enhance the many joys of parenting.  By mindfully attending to our children, both when we are physically present with them and when we are physically separated from them, we can enhance our sense of connection to them and, in turn, our connection to the cosmos.  This makes us a better parent, a happier person, and a more vital human being.
 
To facilitate a more mindful approach to parenting, The Mindful Parent publishes on its website, and in its bi-weekly newsletter, mindful parenting verses and commentaries.  The Mindful Parent website also serves as a community forum that encourages and supports a mindful parenting dialogue and the sharing of mindful parenting experiences.
 
In the spirit of developing a mindful parenting community, we encourage you to submit a mindful parenting experience through verse, commentary, and imagery to share with others.  We believe that through our collective experience, we can help each other develop a deeper and more meaningful mindful parenting practice.  Click here to learn more about making a submssion.  We thank everyone who has contributed or is considering making this very compassionate contribution.

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