Browsing: Mindful Parenting

My daughter recently drew my attention to a flower. Her invitation to notice offers a simple starting point for this practice: follow a child’s attention and allow yourself to discover what they see. A flower, sounds in nature like a bird’s song, or sunshine moving across a leaf can become a meeting place between generations.

There is one sentence that can stop attempts to repair a tumultuous or estranged parent/child relationship in its tracks. For many, this experience may sound achingly familiar: An adult child is naming a painful experience from their youth, often something a parent said or did that hurt them. They are typically hoping to share the…