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Fathers are happier when doing more housework

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by Malka

Fathers are happier when doing more housework, says study. The study also found that men who spend more time with their children and work similar hours to partners are less stressed
 

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Trying to be a mindful mom

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom October 27, 2010
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Being a mom to four young children is often very overwhelming, exhausting, frustrating, you name it!  Don’t get me wrong though. Of course, I adore my children.  I love each of them for their unique and special qualities.  And usually I love spending quality time with them.  HOWEVER…

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Wisdom for Megan

by Courtney Martin August 25, 2010
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What is the one thing no one ever told you about mothering  that you wish they had? Read on for a list of advice from a number of moms I talked to. *That you have an excuse to reprise the daily dance contests you had as a child (Beat It!) and get to watch Star [...]

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Which is better – day camp or ‘lazy summer’?

by The Mindful Doctor June 8, 2010
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Check out our new ‘Mindful Doc’ section on our menu.  Questions can be submitted in the comments section to Dr. Lelach Rave.   Question: I am the parent of 2 children ages 3 and 5. With summer here and the pre-school year complete, I am feeling the effects of the move from a very scheduled [...]

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Kindness makes the world go round!

by Yaffa Maritz April 11, 2010
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That is what I felt when I had the gathering in my house last weekend of 10 ANGEL AGENTS, as I call them. This gathering was to launch “The Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy” an idea that Courtney Martin, a young successful writer from New York had couple of years ago.  Since then, she has [...]

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Slow down, we move too fast

by Yaffa Maritz March 23, 2010
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Story number one: My mother lives in Israel and every year I go see her, as she is in her late 80’s and cannot travel anymore.  Last visit, I noticed that the aging process has left obvious footprints on her physical being.

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Emotional coaching or is it magic?

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom March 17, 2010
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The other day I found myself at home alone with my two year old.  My three older children were out with friends and I was relaxing on the couch, reading a book, while my two year old was playing nicely. Then, he decided that he wanted a snack.  From where I was sitting, I saw [...]

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Aiming for later

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom March 12, 2010
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It’s hard to think about later when your child is screaming for cookies in the market.  When the baby wakes again in the night and you’ve just fallen back asleep, so tired your skin aches.  When you absolutely must get out the door and your four year old can’t remember where he put his shoes– [...]

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Children learn from parents and parents learn from children

by New York Times Family Column March 10, 2010
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Question: My husband and I have different opinions about how parents’ behavior affects a child. I believe that the child learns from your behavior and watches how you react to situations, in turn learning how to handle his emotions. If you are patient even when a child is fussy, that helps him learn to be [...]

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The challenge of mindfulness for Mothers

by Mara Applebaum February 28, 2010
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Modern women still feel the centuries of social command to be selfless and all sacrificing for the sake of their children. Yet mindfulness is impossible without a sense of oneself. Earlier generations of women — our own mothers and grandmothers — had fewer opportunities to develop their own identities or to even know how they [...]

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Character Corner: Citizenship – weekly musings, quotes and parenting tips from WisdomCommons.org

by Valerie February 25, 2010
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Thirteen year old Katherine resents having to pick up and vacuum the basement playroom every Saturday morning.  She protests that she doesn’t even spend time down there – that all of the clutter and dirt are from her younger sisters, Jill and Jennifer.

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A child therapist’s view on Mindful Parenting

by Jason Goldstein February 24, 2010
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A child needs to be met and held. In my work with children, my focus is to empathicaly recognize these needs of the child. This includes the need for validation of a child’s affective or emotional experience, the need to be admired, and the need for soothing.

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Reflections on The Mindful Brain written by Daniel Siegel

by Community of Mindful Parents February 18, 2010
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Welcome to a journey into the heart of our lives. Being mindfully aware, attending to the richness of our experiences, creates scientifically recognized enhancements in our physiology, our mental functions, and our interpersonal relationships. Being fully present in our awareness opens our lives to new possibilities of well-being.

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Character Corner: Acceptance — weekly musings, quotes, and parenting tips from WisdomCommons.org

by Valerie February 16, 2010
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Ten year old Janie discovered a lump on her guinea pig, Panda.   She showed her mother, Ann, and they took the guinea pig to the vet, who told them that it might or might not be cancer and that surgery would cost $600. 

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Compassion in action

by Yaffa Maritz February 10, 2010
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In a previous post (Getting through giving) I discussed how giving, rather than getting is key to our well being both as individuals and as a society.  Since then, it seems that everywhere I look, I see the emerging  trend of communities  coming together to celebrate the art of collaboration, support and compassion.

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Peering in

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom February 9, 2010
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Yesterday I watched the Superbowl. This doesn’t sound like a big deal—me and millions of other Americans, right?  Wrong.  I have hated watching sports for most of my life.  As a kid, I whined so much on Sundays that there was nothing to watch it’s a wonder I don’t recall upsetting my parents.  In those [...]

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A child’s ‘big emotions’

by New York Times Family Column February 8, 2010
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Question: How do I help an almost-6-year-old learn to handle disappointment and frustration? This is a child with big emotions, both positive and negative. Nearly every time he doesn’t get his way, he instantly gives in to his impulse to stomp, throw something, cry, scream, and sometimes hit and push.

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Mindful Food Selection

by Beverly Pressey February 5, 2010
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As mindful parents, I imagine that you have tried to decipher a nutrition label on a food package in order to determine if the product was healthy or not.  Odds are that after studying this label you were still unsure.  You may be unsure because most consumers in the United States don’t have a visual [...]

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The writing is on the wall

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom January 28, 2010
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Today was ‘one of those days’.  The children were home from school and my two year old decided that he didn’t need a nap.  I willed his sleep to come.  I sat by his door – I walked away.  The sleep did not come.  After some time I gave up and let him come out.  [...]

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A toddlers verbal challenges

by New York Times Family Column January 22, 2010
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By T. BERRY BRAZELTON, M.D., and JOSHUA SPARROW, M.D. from The New York Times Syndicate’s FAMILIES TODAY column. Question: My son is two and a half.  He speaks in sentences but his verbal exchanges are more descriptive than interactive — almost like a running commentary. He also has problems “naming” things. He doesn’t seem to grasp [...]

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Character Corner: Generosity–weekly musings, quotes, and parenting tips from WisdomCommons.org

by Valerie January 20, 2010
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Whenever Louisa (age eight) and her little sister Jenna are each offered something special, Louisa immediately makes a judgment about which item is most desirable, and lobbies to get that one for herself.  She wants the biggest cookie, the purple bathrobe, and the window seat.

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Do you lie to your children?

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom January 14, 2010
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I don’t believe in lying to my children.  I know that plenty of people do though. There is the occasional white lie, (I will buy that for you another day)  the ‘magic lie’, (the tooth fairy gave you that money) and even the bold face lie (there is a hidden camera in there and I can see whatever [...]

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Fattening up babies?

by Beverly Pressey January 13, 2010
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We are so obsessed about weight in this country.  Even babies are targets. Babies are supposed to have visible body fat.  It is normal for a baby to have several chins, a neck that is hard to find, and rolls of fat at their thighs, wrists and elbows.

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Character Corner: Balance — weekly musings, quotes, and parenting tips from WisdomCommons.org

by Valerie January 13, 2010
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Through 2010, the Community of Mindful Parents will feature weekly articles about character virtues and parenting.  What character qualities are valued across time, religion and culture?  What do our traditions have to say?  How can we nurture them in our children? Twelve-year-old Annie gets straight A’s– at a cost.  She hurries away from the table [...]

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Don’t hide that squash!

by Beverly Pressey January 9, 2010
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Many parents hide food in order to get their children to eat what they think is healthy.  There are even several cook books that will assist you in these efforts.  What does hiding food accomplish?  On the positive side it allows parents to feel better about the healthy foods their child unknowingly eats.  All other [...]

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A three year old’s ‘potty progress’

by New York Times Family Column January 9, 2010
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By T. BERRY BRAZELTON, M.D., and JOSHUA SPARROW, M.D. from The New York Times Syndicate’s FAMILIES TODAY column. Question: My 3-year-old daughter is fully potty-trained for urination — no diaper at night or for naps. But she refuses to use the toilet for a bowel movement and asks for a diaper instead (she will sit on [...]

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Strategies for mastering stress

by Joel and Michelle Levey January 9, 2010
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Life’s myriad of changes often lead to an accumulation of stress. Here is a compendium of simple, common sense strategies for transforming mental and physical tension into energy creatively and effectively expressed. None of these strategies are new. Many will be familiar to you, but we often need to be reminded. Circle the ones you’d [...]

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Downtime – do we really deserve it?

by Thoughts from a Mindful Mom January 8, 2010
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Okay, it’s 4:57.  Somehow you’ve managed to have dinner already prepared and it is warming in the oven.   Your husband is due home in about half an hour at which time, you’re hoping on having a lovely family dining experience.

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The dangers of over parenting; A review of the Time Magazine article

by Dr. Amy Lundgren December 13, 2009
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Time Magazine’s November 30, 2009 cover article by Nancy Gibbs begins with the ominous statement that “the insanity crept up on us slowly….” Gibbs’ warning about the dangers of “over-parenting” goes on to include lots of scary statistics, such as “25% drop in free playtime for 6-to-8-year-olds from 1981 to’97 while homework more than doubled.”

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Mindful Parenting in the Holiday Season

by Laura December 11, 2009
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The boon and bane of the holiday season is that it recurs every year, and over the years, memories can be laid down, lived, and renewed.

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