What Is Mindful Parenting? Benefits Of Mindful Parenting.

What is mindful parenting? Yes, from the title you can get it that this post is all about mindful parenting. Now, before jumping to the topic answer this question: Do you shout at your little one and then feel bad about that? If your answer is yes, then you are not the only one. People are so stressed out these days that some things go out of their control and as a result stress hormones take control of our mood and brain. So when people are stressed they are not able to take right decision and cannot think properly. And children have to face the effect of these stressful situation.

What is the meaning of mindful parenting?

Parenting is not easy and no one can deny this fact. To meet the needs of family we need to work hard. Taking care of your child, finishing your household chores, meeting your project deadlines and the list of to do’s goes on. Switching from one task to another task and thinking what is next thing to do, make us absent from the present moment. As a result we are less attentive in the present moment. Things can be done efficiently without being stressed too, just we should have the right approach towards them. It is not about being perfect but being mindful and there comes mindful parenting!!

Mindful parenting is all about being aware or leading the way of your consciousness towards your child’s action in the present time. It is not about staying positive all the time. Parenting can give you the feel of all the seasons. Some days it will be gloomy when nothing is done on time, your child is so cranky. But you can also experience sunny days when you check off all your to-do list, your kid finished meal on time without showing tantrums. So, in short mindful parenting is the process of thinking and then reacting towards our child’s action. It is being engaged in this moment that is not affected by past or future worries.

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Benefits Of Mindful Parenting

Here are some ways it can be beneficial to parents :-

• You can control your emotions.

• You feel less stressful.

• Better understanding of your child’s thoughts and feeling.

• Strengthens your relationship with your child.

• Keeps you away from parental anxiety.

• Kids learn to solve their problem in a calm and respectful way.

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How To Practice Mindful Parenting?

It doesn’t require a major change to practice mindfulness, here are the simple ways you can start practicing :-

Analyze your moments of emotional triggers

Figure out the situations that cause your emotional outburst, when your emotions are triggered. And try not to judge the moment or rather reject it. Remind yourself that you can handle this peacefully and accept the situation. Once you learn to be aware of your feelings move on to the next step.

Pause and think deeply over the situation

The most demanding part of mindfulness parenting is to create a cool zone in the heat of the moment. And you can achieve this when you learn to pause. Pause for few moments, try to stop yourself from giving spontaneous reaction and think over the matter. The time you are giving yourself to think will cool you down and you can think in proper way without showing emotional outburst.

Think from your child’s perspective

Parents being on the stronger side of the relationship often forget to analyze a situation from a child’s view point. You should not come to conclusion without knowing your child’s point of view. It is obvious that your child will behave like a child but it is silly if you also behave like your child. So next time when you are angry just pause for few seconds and analyze the situation from your child’s perspective.

Be light-hearted

Sometimes it is better to not to take things so serious. We all are human beings and so our kids, hence no one is perfect and we make mistakes. Being a lighhearted help you to manage your negative emotions and thus create a healthy and positive atmosphere around you.

Set boundaries between love and discipline

Loving your child doesn’t mean we cannot teach them to be disciplined in life. Parents want to see their child happy, disciplined and organized in their life. Therefore it is very essential to set boundary between love and discipline. Communicate with your children, teach them to learn the difference between good and bad. And then discuss the rules and let them take the ownership of the rules.