In this episode, Dr. Mary is joined again by Dr. Marina Heifetz, Child and Adolescent Psychologist and mindfulness educator from Toronto (Ontario) for a discussion on mindful parenting. They review the benefits of mindful parenting and explore how to bring this into practice through approaches, such as the TINGLE method and responding rather than reacting. The importance of parents’ awareness of their own emotions, appropriate expectations for each child, and self-compassion are discussed.

Resources:

https://www.gottman.com/blog/mindful-parenting-how-to-respond-instead-of-react/

Dr. Kristin Neff: https://self-compassio.org/category/exercises/#guided-meditations