21 Days of Parenting Mindfully : Your Guide to Raising a Mindful Child

One of the challenges of being a parent is to live our moments as fully as possible - awake and aware - walking our own path with heart and above all, nourishing our children while learning and growing ourselves. What is important is that we are authentic and show authenticity with our children, honoring them and ourselves in the best way possible. What matters is the quality of the attention we bring to each moment and our sincere commitment to be a conscious, rather than a perfect, parent. Our deepest desire as parents is to see our children grow and thrive - to see them become healthy, joyful, and emotionally intelligent human beings. Our role is to support them in this process. Mindfulness is available to all of us and it is a way of living in the world - a way of being in the world - that improves our quality of life, allowing happiness to flourish, peace to be possible, and love to abound. Nowhere does mindfulness matter more than in the raising of our children. 21 Days of Parenting Mindfully is an introduction to the principles and truths of connecting with your children in a loving and mindful way - with awareness, compassion, empathy, and love. This book is derived from my own life experiences as a parent, my mindful parenting research, and my professional knowledge of mindfulness practices, including my Certification from the UM Medical School Center for Mindfulness in teaching mindfulness-based education and stress reduction practices. My hope is you will find the information contained within relevant to your own life as a parent and that we, together, can raise our children mindfully, one loving and attuned interaction at a time. Lorrie Jones, MBSR CHT BSN and founder of Simple Serenity, provides education, consultation, and coaching-integrating the most effective principles and practices of Mindfulness and Hakomi therapies-encompassing a "mind-body" approach to health and wellness. Learn more about Lorrie's other guidebooks, 21 Days of Living Mindfully: Your Guide to Conscious Living, and 21 Days of Eating Mindfully: Your Guide to a Healthy Relationship With Yourself and Food -www.simpleserenity.com.