Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the present moment without any judgment. Cultivate deliberate, non-judging, pure awareness of the present moment.
Awareness is our core intelligence. Even though we assume that our mind is a subject to our conscious control, we spend little time actually living in the present. Most of the time our mind [...]

I will make every effort to create my home as a place of refuge and comfort for everybody.
I will treat space around me with care and respect.

It may be obvious for you that you love your child but… do you feel it often? Is it easy for you to evoke a feeling of love in your heart? Can you do that right now?
If you are a parent who has not experienced enough love from your parents (like most of us), you [...]

I will build my family on the foundation of love, trust and  acceptance.
I will embrace life as a joyous adventure.

You can become more mindful through simple acts, such as taking a moment in your children’s bedroom to watch them peacefully and breath with them before you wake them for school.
Susan Kaiser Greenland, The Mindful Child

In the late 1960s and early 1970s meditation was mainly an unfamiliar terrain, explored only by few seeking a transcendental state of consciousness. Some traveled to Asia to study Eastern religious traditions in their natural settings. A decade or so later, doctors like Herbert Benson, Dean Ornish and Jon Kabat-Zinn rendered the practice more familiar [...]

I will look at my parental shortcomings with kindness and forgiveness.
I will hold my children tenderly in thought and action.
I will look at my children as sovereign human beings with their own personalities, interests and needs.
I will be grateful for their uniqueness.

The Art of Attunement
Imagine that your child is crying. You have tried to distract her and feed her. Nothing is working.  She is wincing and screaming inconsolably.  You are frustrated; you don’t know what to do.
This would be a perfect moment, when instead of trying to immediately remedy a difficult situation, you may use attunement.
What [...]

We all wish we could avoid our mistakes, especially when we realize how profoundly they can influence our children.
Accept that it is impossible to be a perfect parent. Be mindful of your shortcomings and make a willful attempt not to repeat your mistakes. Take time to reflect and evaluate your parental decisions. Forgive yourself your [...]

We want to build our home with intention of creating a place of comfort and acceptance for all its members where mutual love and respect never waivers. Children should always feel welcomed, appreciated and never out of place, even in the situations of conflict or disagreement. When we disapprove a child’s behavior we tend to [...]