In this episode, we discuss the final chapter in the book “Parenting from the inside out”.

The chapter is titled “How we develop Mindsight: Compassion and reflective dialogues”

We found this episode very rewarding and we hope you do too! The chapter brings the book to an end in a nice way and opens up many avenues of discussion. 

A couple of things that we discuss in this episode are:

Mindsight

Mindsight is the ability to see the mind of the other person.

What does it mean to be mindful? One way to remind oneself what it means to be mindful is to use the acronym COAL 

Be Curious

Be Open

Be Accepting

Be Loving

Elements of the Mind

We discuss the elements of the mind and how they resonate for us:

• Thoughts
• Feelings 
• Sensations 
• Perceptions
• Memories
• Beliefs
• Attitudes
• Intentions

Empathy 

How does one promote and help develop empathy in our children?

The importance of pretend play, storytelling and having conversations about our emotions are key!

Reflective Dialogue

In an interview on mentalhelp.net, (https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/interview-with-daniel-siegel-md/) - Daniel Siegel said:

“Reflective dialogue means talking about thoughts, feelings, perceptions, memories, sensations, attitudes, beliefs and intentions. If parents can remember those 8 factors, or some of them anyway, and put them on a list and just remember to talk to kids about them, it would be so helpful.”