What if being fully present with your child is more powerful than all the parenting advice in the world? In this deeply insightful conversation, Carrie welcomes Lindsay Miller, mindfulness kids coach and host of the Stress Nanny podcast, who shares transformative tools for mindful parenting.

Lindsay introduces us to the powerful "benches in a park" metaphor, explaining how throughout life we need to learn to sit on all emotional benches—whether they represent joy, fear, anger, or grief. As parents, our natural instinct might be to pull our children away from uncomfortable emotional experiences, but the greatest gift we can offer is our willingness to sit alongside them through every feeling.

For parents struggling with the overwhelming amount of parenting information available today, Lindsay offers a refreshing perspective: "We're not going to go wrong with presence." She shares how her own mindfulness practice began with just two minutes in the morning and evening, proving that even small commitments to presence can yield remarkable results.

The conversation explores practical visualization tools like the "beach ball" metaphor for understanding emotional regulation and the "thought river" concept that helps both parents and children recognize that thoughts are separate from who we are. These accessible practices can be implemented immediately with children of any age.

Whether you're parenting a highly sensitive child or working through your own emotional landscape, this episode offers compassionate guidance for fostering self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience in both yourself and your children. Listen now to discover how mindful parenting can transform your family dynamics while honoring each person's unique emotional experiences.

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