Parenting & Family Articles & Practices - Mindful https://www.mindful.org/category/mindfulness-for/parenting-family/ Healthy Mind, Healthy Life Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:17:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mindful.org/content/uploads/cropped-Mindful-logo-blue-550px-1-48x48.png Parenting & Family Articles & Practices - Mindful https://www.mindful.org/category/mindfulness-for/parenting-family/ 32 32 On the Other Side of Sadness: Teaching Our Kids (and Ourselves) That It’s Okay to Feel Anything https://www.mindful.org/on-the-other-side-of-sadness/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:09:43 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=12632 Do our kids know that it's okay to feel sad? To feel whatever they're feeling? Heather Campbell Grimes explores learning to sit with her daughter’s emotions, and her own.

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]]> Raising Happy Children In Challenging Times: Practices that Build  Essential Skills For Well-Being https://www.mindful.org/raising-happy-children-in-challenging-times-practices-that-build-essential-skills-for-well-being/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:58:37 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666991 Can you build your child’s capacity to be more inclined towards well-being, even during seasons of difficulty or uncertainty? Teachers Wendy O’Leary and Helen Maffini say yes, and offer three everyday practices you can try today for raising happy children.  

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]]> The Easiest Way to Deepen Your Yoga Practice? Teach It to a Child. https://www.mindful.org/the-easiest-way-to-deepen-your-yoga-practice-teach-it-to-a-child/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:19:20 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666916 If you’re looking to refresh or deepen your yoga practice—but feel overwhelmed with the demands of life—you might be surprised that what’s “interrupting” your practice might be the very thing that can strengthen it.

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]]> 7 Creative Family Gratitude Practices That Make Appreciation Meaningful and Accessible https://www.mindful.org/7-creative-family-gratitude-practices-that-make-appreciation-meaningful-and-accessible/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:22:52 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666039 Teaching kids gratitude is important—but how do you shift it from the abstract to the practical? Here are 7 family gratitude practices to make thankfulness a natural habit.

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]]> Let Them Lead https://www.mindful.org/10-ways-to-uplift-young-leaders/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:56:28 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=665715 For some adults, today’s teens are an enigma. How can we support them as they learn, grow, and choose their future path? What matters most is fostering their ability to trust in their own wisdom.

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]]> Are We Wired to Want Stuff? https://www.mindful.org/are-we-wired-to-want-stuff/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:07:17 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/are-we-wired-to-want-stuff/ Neuroscience can explain why your kids have the holiday gimmees.

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]]> Henna as Mindfulness: A Creative Practice for Calm and Connection https://www.mindful.org/henna-as-mindfulness-a-creative-practice-for-calm-and-connection/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:22:16 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=665104 In this practice, mindful teacher Rose Felix Cratsley invites kids and caregivers to explore henna as an art form and as a gentle mindfulness activity that nurtures stillness, creativity, and cultural appreciation.

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]]> Facing Our Fears: Why We Shouldn’t Sanitize Halloween https://www.mindful.org/shouldnt-sanitize-halloween/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:26:44 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=14978 How boldly should we be facing our fears? One mindful parent’s attempt to balance the lure of gore and guts with her children’s need to experiment safely with fear.

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]]> Shifting Habits: Three Mindful Parenting Tips You Can Try Today https://www.mindful.org/three-mindfulness-parenting-tips-you-can-try-today/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:49:37 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/three-mindfulness-parenting-tips-you-can-try-today/ Susan Kaiser Greenland offers three mindful parenting tips to help kids pause and reflect so they can identify and shift habits.

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]]> The “About To” Moment: Teaching and Modeling Response vs. Reaction https://www.mindful.org/the-about-to-moment/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:14:06 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/the-about-to-moment/ Children learn largely by example. Susan Kaiser Greenland explains how the "about to" moment can foster awareness and compassion.

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