The Conscious Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline: A Mindful Approach for Building a Healthy, Respectful Relationship with Your Child (Conscious Parenting Relationship Series)

Help your child learn self-discipline, cooperation, and responsibility! When a child misbehaves, the situation can quickly escalate into an uphill battle of yelling, tears, and resistance—on both sides. But what if you could avoid all that? Conscious parenting is about being present with your child and taking the time to understand the reasons and motivations behind behaviors. This relationship-centered approached means that you respect your child's point of view as you both learn how to create a mutually-beneficially set of behavioral rules. By practicing this mindful method, you can support your child emotionally and help nurture important social development. Parent coach Jennifer Costa teaches you how to: Communicate openly with your child about proper behavior Build a supportive home environment Determine your child's behavioral triggers Learn strategies that will help your child feel calm Teach your child long-term coping skills Discipline your child without embracing anger With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline , you will learn to create a calm and mindful atmosphere for the whole family, while helping your child feel competent, successful, and healthy. Mindful kids are less stressed, more focused, and much happier! Mindfulness means paying attention on purpose. This sounds simple, but it's not always easy, even for children. Kids face stress every day as they try to fit in with their peers, worry about grades, and struggle to sit still in a classroom. With The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Mindful Children , you'll learn how practicing mindfulness can help your child refocus attention to reduce anxiety, control emotions and behavior, and even improve grades. Being mindful will help your The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Mindful Children uses techniques such as meditation and sensory awareness to help your child gain more self-control and be less stressed. You'll also learn how to use mindfulness in your own life! With repetition, these exercises will help your children to manage their own emotions and reach their full potential, now and for years to come.
A child talks back to her mother.
A teenager starts slamming doors and giving dirty looks.
A naughty toddler seems to enjoy the negative response he gets from his exhausted parents.

When misbehaviors begin, they can quickly escalate into an uphill battle of yelling, tears, and resistance--on both sides. This guide is a reassuring and realistic resource for parents struggling to find a positive balance with their kids, featuring guidance on how to:

• Set priorities for children of any age
• Open the lines of communication both ways
• Enforce punishments that teach rather than torture
• Work successfully with your partner
• Cultivate an environment of mutual respect

With short takeaways at the conclusion of each chapter, this guide is the only resource you need to cope with behavior issues and raise a well-behaved child!

An introduction to mindfulness The benefits of mindfulness Welcome to your practice The brain How children learn Children's learning styles Child development basics Infants (birth to walking) Toddlers (Walking to three years) Children (three to nine years) Practicing mindfulness with children (three to nine years) Preadolescence, adolescence, and beyond Teaching your child mindfulness Mindfully teaching children through stories Mindful parenting pointers Living a mindful life Conversations with mindful parents Mindfulness programs in school. With this guide, you'll learn how practicing mindfulness can help your child refocus attention to reduce anxiety, control emotions and behaviour, and even improve grades. It uses techniques such as meditation and sensory awareness to help your child gain more self-control and be less stressed. You'll also learn how to use mindfulness in your own life! With repetition, these exercises will help your children to manage their own emotions and reach their full potential, now and for years to come A reassuring resource for parents struggling to find a positive balance with their kids, featuring guidance on how to: set priorities for children of any age; open the lines of communication; enforce punishments; and, cultivate an environment of mutual respect. An introduction to discipline for parents shares advice on how to set priorities, promote communication, establish the link between choice and consequence, enforce consequences, and change disciplinary style to reflect a child's age When misbehaviors begin, they can quickly escalate into an uphill battle of yelling, years, and resistance on both sides. This guide provides a realistic resource for parents struggling to find a positive balance with their kids