Community of Mindful Parents

This article is reprinted from Christine Carter’sblog about raising happy kids, which can be found on the Greater Good Magazine website.  We don’t have to wait for Valentine’s Day to generous with our hugs! Dacher Keltner’s studies show that touch is the primary language of compassion, love, and gratitude–all positive emotions. Read all about the [...]

The Community of Mindful Parents Welcome  Mindful Media Reviewer Fred Ingham The Community of Mindful Parents is thrilled to announce a new feature to our online community – the Mindful Media Review. The author, Fred Ingham, (pictured) will be keeping us up to date with the latest and greatest books, local events, and films. Fred [...]

The following post has been re-posted with permission from Christine Carter’s Raising Happiness Blog By Gillian Growdon The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – By Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD The holiday whirlwind leaves behind great memories, but also exhaustion: at my house I’ve noticed an uptick in the [...]

See full article at npr.org Children’s temper tantrums are widely seen as many things: the cause of profound helplessness among parents; a source of dread for airline passengers stuck next to a young family; a nightmare for teachers. But until recently, they had not been considered a legitimate subject for science. Now research suggests that, [...]

Reposted, with permission, from The Attachment Parenting Doctor Being a mother can be much more joyful than we make it, if we learn to recognize when and why we make it harder than it should be. As a pediatrician, I often ask mothers to stop regretting the past, as well as to stop worrying obsessively about the [...]

Dr. Andrew Weil, author of the new book ‘Spontaneous Happiness,’ chats with with friend and colleague, Dr. Mehmet Oz, about the blues, beating afternoon sugar cravings (yes, he gets them too), and why he was once known as ‘The Mad Turk.’ We’re getting ready for happiness month at Everyday Health, and we’re honored to have [...]

The Roots of Empathy program is looking for parents with infants turning 2 -4 months old in October who are interested in helping to foster empathy in students for the 2011-12 Roots of Empathy program.  The commitment is once a month for 40 minutes at an elementary school near your home from October through June.  It is [...]

Hello Community~ I hope you are all well on this full moon evening! This email is a birth announcement of sorts…. I am excited to share the news with you! My colleague and friend Carrie Kenner and I are excited about birthing a retreat for Mothers and their Children. This is an experience I’ve been [...]

If you have already purchased tickets for the film Race to Nowhere, we look forward to seeing you March 24th at 7:00 at the Mercer Island JCC.   This event is SOLD OUT! We would love to continue the conversation with you.  Please see our forum or friend us on facebook to add your thoughts, insights and feelings [...]

At the Community of Mindful Parents we empower parents of children under 5 years old to become more effective, mindful and compassionate parents. We offer two parenting groups, Listening Mothers and Reflective Parenting, both with research based curriculums that promote strong family bonds and sets the foundation for long lasting emotional health. Additionally, we are an online [...]

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