What Children Need

What Children Need

You may have guessed that I’m not referring to material items in the title – this post is not about providing food, shelter, or clothing for our kids. I’m not talking about love, either, although undoubtedly children need that as well. Most parents love their children...
How to Build Resilience

How to Build Resilience

What do you do when negative emotions show up? If you’re like many of us, your first impulse is to get rid of the bad feeling ASAP. Maybe you turn on the TV to distract yourself, or eat something for comfort. Some people try to change their mood directly by...
Mirror Neurons and Mindful Parenting

Mirror Neurons and Mindful Parenting

 When I was a teacher my face was my most powerful tool – despite the sticker charts displayed on the bulletin board (see my post about why I should have chucked those), despite the “prize box” pulled out weekly for students who had earned classroom “bucks” –...
Becoming Mindful of your Motivational Style

Becoming Mindful of your Motivational Style

When you reflect on why you’ve done the things you’ve done over the past week, what patterns do you notice? What percentage of your activity was motivated by “shoulds” or “musts,” and what percentage by values, interests, and desires? This may be worth...