Our experience has been that deeper healing for children and young adults almost always flows more easily when we as parents are also paying attention to our own path of healing. We know that “what we do” can oftentimes “speak” more forcefully to the minds and hearts of those we love then “what we say.” Here are some resources that have helped us learn how to keep a mindful and measured balance in our parenting.
- Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control by Heather Forbes Looking for fantastic hands on parenting help…. go no further. Although this information is a valuable resource for all types of parenting challenges, the material presented here on “attachment and trauma” is applicable across the board and most especially for more severe challenges. As the mother of ten children, and a professional teacher for over 25 years, I have found this resource to be full of clear guidance and simple tools which, when carefully considered, lead to more peace and ease in my own parenting and teaching endeavors. SM https://www.beyondconsequences.com/
- Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, Jon Kabat-Zinn with Myla Kabat-Zinn. Hyperion, 1997. One of our favorite books on parenting gently, presently and tenderly. Jon wrote this with his wife. It’s a treasure for any parent trying to figure out how to be more gentle and present with children.
- Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World: Effective Strategies To Stay Centered At Home and On-the-Go by Nicole Libin PhD
- The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate by Susan Kaiser Greenland
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive: 10th Anniversary Edition by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell
- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
- Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE and Carla Naumburg PhD
- Dr. Shefali Tsabary: Conscious Parenting Can Change the World (Oprah Winfrey EP #93 Super Soul Conversations) YOUTUBE VIDEO
- Breakthrough International; The Brain Gym Program.
- https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Gym-Simple-Activities-Learning/dp/0942143051
