Mindful Parenting: Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting & Raising Kind, Confident Kids

By Hunter Clarke-Fields

Kids & Family

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Bestselling author of Raising Good Humans and Mindful Parenting Course creator Hunter Clarke-Fields shares interviews, inspiration, and coaching. Mindful Parenting is about becoming a less irritable, calmer, and more joyful parent. We know that you cannot give what you do not have. And when you are thriving, when you have calm and peace within—then you can give it to your children. Learn about Mindful Parenting and get inspired! https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/

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Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...

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11.30.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 10] Sports & Performance Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
11.28.2023 Mindfulness & Attachment Styles - Josh Korda [429] Our brains develop in relationship with our caregivers. In fact, we parents are instrumental in shaping and forming our children’s working models of the world. This is at the heart of attachment styles. Yet a lot can interfere with a ...
11.23.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 9] Sounds Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
11.21.2023 Get Back to the Earth With Your Kids - Jill Winger [428] Do you feel like with your busy family life, sometimes you’d like to just go back to the way we used to live? Slower, more intentional, closer to the earth? That’s what this week’s conversation is all about. I talk ...
11.16.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 8] Lake Stillness Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
11.14.2023 [Mindful Parenting Coaching] How To Hold Boundaries With a Toddler [427] What do you do with a toddler who is starting to test boundaries by throwing food? How do you handle the meltdown in the store? In this special On-Air coaching episode, I walk Amber, mom of a toddler and a ...
11.09.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 7] Grounding - Feeling Feet Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
11.07.2023 How Do We Prevent Anxiety in Kids? - Laura Morton [426] Kid’s anxiety has reached epidemic proportions, with absenteeism due to mental health on the rise. Our kids are more anxious than ever. What do we do about it? How do we prevent it? I talk to Laura Norton, the mom ...
11.02.2023 [Mindful Parenting Podcast Friends] TiLT Parenting: Parenting a Differently-Wired Child This is a special friend of the Mindful Parenting Podcast —meet the TiLT Parenting Podcast with Debbie Reber! Join Debbie and her husband, Derin, for a super honest, super vulnerable conversation about their journey as a couple navigating parenting a ...
10.31.2023 The Science of Less-Stress Parenting - Dr Cara Goodwin [425] There is a lag time between the research on parenting and parents getting that research. What does science tell us about parenting? I talk to Dr. Cara Goodwin, clinical psychologist, about what the research says about topics like parental stress, ...
10.26.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 6] Self-Compassion for Mistakes Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
10.24.2023 Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns & Defiance - Alyssa Blask-Campbell [424] Small humans can have some BIG emotions! How do we navigate tantrums, meltdowns, and defiance and actually raise emotionally intelligent kids? Alyssa Blask Campbell returns to the Mindful Mama Podcast to discuss her new book, Tiny Humans, Big Emotions. If ...
10.19.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 5] Ocean Breathing Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
10.17.2023 Essentials of Child Brain Development - Greer Kirshenbaum, Ph.D [423] What does a child’s developing brain need from us as parents? What can we do to support kids' emotional regulation and mental health? Neuroscientist and doula, Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum talks to us about what children need for their brain development. ...
10.12.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 4] Cloud Visualization Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
10.10.2023 The Myth of Normal Parenting - Gabor Maté, MD [422] Dr. Gabor Maté talks to us about how to reconnect with your feelings, trust your instincts, and help kids express emotions in healthy ways. If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear ...
10.05.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 3] Settling Down Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
10.03.2023 Calming the Chaos with Challenging Kids - Dayna Abraham [421] Do you have a “challenging” kid? Then you need to listen to this episode. Dayna Abraham, author of “Calm the Chaos,” talks to us about the 5 stages of moving out of the crazy days of multiple meltdowns to building ...
09.28.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 2] Bedtime Ice Melting Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
09.26.2023 How to Talk About Hard Things with Kids - Sara Olsher [420] When we parents are going through something hard, often our kids are, too. How do we talk to our kids about difficult things like divorce or a medical diagnosis? What if it’s cancer? Sarah Olsher walks us through talking to ...
09.21.2023 [Mindfulness For Kids 1] Calm Reminder Join Hunter Clarke-Fields and Dr. Christopher Willard in this special series of mindfulness practices for kids! Mindfulness offers kids a powerful tool for managing the pressures of school, peer relationships, and the increasing digital distractions, ultimately promoting their overall emotional ...
09.19.2023 [Mindful Parenting Coaching] How do I share my calm? [419] Brittany is a mama who wants to respond with empathy and stay attuned to her 3-year-old son, but how do you do that in overstimulating or triggering moments? She’s heard the advice to “share your calm,” but HOW? Hunter coaches ...
09.14.2023 [Mindful Parenting Podcast Friends] Minimalist Moms: Slowing Down Family Life with Jillian Hankins This is a special friend of the Mindful Parenting Podcast —meet the Minimalist Moms Podcast with Diane Boden! In this episode, Diane and her guest, Jillian Hankins, delve into the topic of slow and simple living. They explored the significance ...
09.12.2023 Toddler Dinnertime SOS - Amy Palanjian [418] You’re tired at the end of the day, but looking forward to sharing a meal with your family. You’re short on energy—but you need to pick a recipe, chop and prep ingredients, and tend to the kids. How are you ...
09.07.2023 Become the Parenting Mentor You Wish You Had - Hunter Clarke-Fields Mindfulness is such a buzz word these days, so what exactly is Mindful Parenting and how do we do it? In a special reverse-interview Hunter talks to Lynn Weller about mindfulness and how it has benefited her and the families ...
09.05.2023 Parenting Beyond Power - Jen Lumanlan [417] Conventional discipline methods like time-outs, countdowns, and “consequences” teach children that it’s OK for more powerful people to control others—a lesson they take out into the world. This is how we learned White supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism from our parents—and ...
08.29.2023 How To Keep Kids Safe From Porn - Amy Lang [416] Don’t shut your eyes and pretend it’s not there—most kids are going to see porn at some time! And it can be scary and have long-lasting negative impacts on kids. So what do we do? Amy Lang comes to the ...
08.22.2023 The Unsustainability of American Motherhood - Jessica Grose [415] American mothers are struggling. “Obviously!” you may be saying, but there are some clear reasons for this and some reasons that go back into our history. Learn why American motherhood is unsustainable what we can do about it with Jessica ...
08.15.2023 The Yoga of Parenting - Sarah Ezrin [414] “I can say without a doubt that the most advanced yoga I”ve ever done is raising a child,” says Sarah Ezrin, author of The Yoga of Parenting. In this conversation we talk about balancing strength with sweetness, how to bring ...
08.08.2023 The Power of Music in Parenting - Laurie Berkner [413] Kids sing, dance, and stomp to the infectious music of Laurie Berkner, the singer-songwriter responsible for your child singing “We are the dinosaurs.” In this Mindful Mama Podcast episode, we talk about the power of music—how it helps kids express ...
08.01.2023 [Mindful Parenting Coaching] Tweens: Navigating Turmoil with Love [412] Katrina’s family has been through a lot of turmoil and now her 9-year-old daughter is struggling with a dive in her self-confidence, anger, and some major doubts. How can Katrina show her tween loving acceptance while also guiding her through ...
07.25.2023 New Book! Raising Good Humans Every Day - Hunter interviewed by Carla Naumburg [411] My new book is about 50 simple ways to press pause, stay present, and connect with your kids because it’s the little things we do each day that can make all the difference in raising kind, confident, and conscientious kids. ...
07.18.2023 How Acceptance (& Regret!) Help Our Parenting - Dr. Diana Hill [410] In our hectic parenting lives it can become easy to lose track of what’s important and get bogged down by the stress of it all. Diana Hill, clinical psychologist talks to us about how Acceptance and commitment Therapy (ACT) can ...
07.11.2023 How Parents of ADHD Kids Can Thrive - Dr. Mark Bertin [409] How do parents cope with an ADHD kid? Dr. Mark Bertin, developmental pediatrician has said that “ADHD tends to push parents away from the exact parenting approaches that best address ADHD.” In this conversation we talk about how parents can ...
07.04.2023 Raising Good Humans Summit! Mindful Parenting Experts Weigh In [408] Get a taste of the Raising Good Humans Summit! We’ve come together with New Harbinger to hold an event in July, 2023, and you can listen to a sampler of it here. You’ll get practical guidance and hear fascinating discussions ...
06.27.2023 What Are the Signs of Burnout? - Mara Glatzel [407] What do you need right now? Can you even answer that question? Many parents—moms especially—aren’t comfortable asking for our needs when our children have so many. There’s a real sense of scarcity of time and energy for meeting our needs ...
06.20.2023 Good Enough Digital Parenting - Katie Davis & Cyber Security with Howard Globus [406] What happens to little kids, tweens, and teens in a world where technology is ubiquitous? How does it affect their development and how should we parent when it comes to technology? I talk to University of Washington researcher, Katie Davis, ...
06.13.2023 The Impact of Fathers - Bassem Gerges [405] Would you want parenting classes to be required of fathers? Bassem Gerges believes that fathers have a profound impact on their kids' lives—for both the good and the bad—and fatherhood should be treated like a profession that we have to ...
06.06.2023 Nesting After Divorce - Beth Behrendt [404] When a couple separates, it’s usually the kid’s lives that are disturbed the most—being shuttled from house to house. What if, instead of that, the kids stayed in their family home and the parents moved back and forth? This is ...
05.30.2023 Reclaim Play - Avital Schreiber Levy [403] Kids independent play time has dropped precipitously in the last 30 years and it’s hurting kids. Hunter talks to Avital Schreiber Levy, author of Reclaim Play about why that is and how we can reclaim the lost art of independent ...
05.23.2023 Preventing Alcohol Issues in Your Kids- Jessica Lahey [402] None of us want our kids to grow up addicted to alcohol or drugs, but how do we prevent it? It turns out there are research-based ways to inoculate our children to the harmful effects of addiction (turns out, it ...
05.16.2023 [Mindful Parenting Coaching] How to Get Your Child to Do Chores [401] What do you do when your child won’t do chores? Paloma is the mom to a 9-year old daughter who is starting to act way too much like a teenager. Tempers have been running high and she wants her daughter ...
05.09.2023 400TH Episode! Parenting Wisdom with Hunter Clarke-Fields, Lynyetta Willis, Bethany Saltman, and Zaiba Hassan [400] It’s the 400th episode of the Mindful Mama Podcast!!! To celebrate, Hunter hosted a party/roundtable with a few of her favorite guests. She talks to Zaiba Hasan, Bethany Saltman, and Dr. Lynyetta Willis about how parenting has changed in the ...
05.02.2023 Declutter! Making Space for Happiness - Tracy McCubbin [399] Sometimes we get all excited to declutter and then the stuff just…comes back! We manage to re-clutter—especially with kids around. Why does it seem like spaces never remain decluttered for long? Professional organizer and author Stacy McCubbin helps us understand ...
04.25.2023 Bring Your Kids Into the Kitchen - Nadiya Hussain [398] Need some inspiration to get your kids into the kitchen? In this episode, we have Nadiya Hussain on the Mindful Mama Podcast—a British television chef, author and television presenter. You may have watched her win the Great British Baking Show ...
04.18.2023 Understanding Tweens & Teens - Douglas Haddad [397] Tweens and teens can be super-challenging for us parents. They’re going through massive changes, they can be impulsive, and they need us as they navigate their transition to adulthood. How can we raise happy, self-confident tweens and teens? What should ...
04.11.2023 Keep Your Kids Safe From Gun Violence - Dr. Johanna Thomas [396] Gun violence recently surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for American children. This is the reality, so how do we American parents keep our kids safe from guns? It turns out there are some very simple questions ...
04.04.2023 Taking Men & Boys Out of the "Man Box" - Todd Adams [395] We’re learning more and more about the “man-box” and how harmful it is to men, boys, and all of society. Men are lonely and disconnected and many are in crisis. What do we need to do to address it? How ...
03.28.2023 How to Keep Monogamy Hot - Ashleigh Renard [394] Being in a long-term monogamous relationship is notoriously difficult, and then you add kids into the mix, and it can be the death blow to a healthy sex life. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Your relationship with ...
03.21.2023 Helping ADHD with Nutrition - Dana Kay [393] Kids with ADHD and their families often face many struggles, including tantrums and stress. Often a multifaceted approach is needed to provide children and their families with the tools needed to not only survive, but to thrive with ADHD. It ...

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