
Emptying the Emotional Backpack
Practicing MindfulnessSeptember 20, 2018 1:30 pmBy Marcella Marino Craver

Helping Your Child Express Gratitude
Practicing MindfulnessSeptember 6, 2018 3:22 pmBy Jon Lasser, PhD
Gratitude is a complex experience of thoughts and feelings that we have in relationships with others. Psychologists believe that gratitude is an important part of our overall well-being and that having gratitude leads to greater happiness and better interpersonal relationships. Most children develop thoughts and feelings related to gratitude through social learning (i.e., observing gratitude expressed by others) and by having their own experiences of gratitude.

How Not to “Lose” Your Temper
Practicing MindfulnessAugust 6, 2018 10:02 amBy Dr. Laura Markham
Mindfulness is the opposite of "losing" your temper. Don't get me wrong -- mindfulness doesn't mean you don't feel anger. Being mindful means that you pay attention to what you're feeling, rather than just acting on it. Anger is part of all relationships. It's acting on it mindlessly, with words or actions, that compromises our parenting (and other partnerships).
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