Mindful parenting can be challenging. When a child's behavior challenges our calm we are no longer in the present without judgement. We are judging the behavior and in the future with a consequence.
Mindful parenting can be done. We need only take time and practice.
The link below is a great resource to help you get started on mindful parenting.
As I read and took notes I connected with the idea that transitions are not the in-between time, but its own time. This got me thinking of life's transitions. Infancy to Toddler. Toddler to Preschool. Preschool to Elementary. Elementary to Middle school....and this is the challenge.
If you haven't hit the transition to middle school yet, hold on tight and start preparing now. If you are there, take a deep breath we are here to support you. If you've been there, you know.
One of my favorite quotes is:
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