I found a book at work about a week ago and decided that I wanted to read it. It's called "Parenting from the Inside Out" by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. & Mary Hartzell, M.Ed. Here is the description from the back:
I am SO excited to be reading this book. I've tried very hard to do my best raising my son with good manners, healthy habits and to be strong and independant, loving and caring. I really think that this book with strengthen that in me even more! I started reading it today, and although I haven't gotten very far at all, I read a little something I'd like to share with all the other Mommies I know.
BEING MINDFUL
Mindfulness is at the heart of nurturing relationships. When we are mindful, we live in the present moment and are aware of our own thoughts and feelings and also are open to those of our children. The ability to stay present with clarity within ourselves allows us to be fully present with others and to respect each person's individual experience. No two people see things in exactly the same way. Mindfulness gives respect to the sovereignty of each person's unique mind.
When we are being fully present as parent's, when are are mindful, it enables our children to fully experience themselves in the moment. Children learn about themselves by the way we communicate with them. Whe we are preoccupied with the past or worried about the future, we are physically present with our children but are mentally absent. Children don't need us to be fully available all the time, but they do need our presence during connecting interactions. Being mindful as a parent means having intention in your actions. With intention, you purposefully choose your behavior with your child's emotional well-being in mind. Children can readily detect intention and thrive when there is purposeful interaction with their parents. It is within our children's emotional connections with us that they develop a deeper sense of themselves and a capacity for relating.
I know it was super long, but it's soooo true! I can't wait to read more and more and I'll probably share every now and then. At the end of every chapter there are "Inside-Out Exercises" that are meant to help me explore new possibilities for internal understanding. I'll update about my journey to becoming a "better Mom".
"How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell explore the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way that we parent. Drawing on stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly affect the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories that will help them raise compassionate and resilient children."
I am SO excited to be reading this book. I've tried very hard to do my best raising my son with good manners, healthy habits and to be strong and independant, loving and caring. I really think that this book with strengthen that in me even more! I started reading it today, and although I haven't gotten very far at all, I read a little something I'd like to share with all the other Mommies I know.
BEING MINDFUL
Mindfulness is at the heart of nurturing relationships. When we are mindful, we live in the present moment and are aware of our own thoughts and feelings and also are open to those of our children. The ability to stay present with clarity within ourselves allows us to be fully present with others and to respect each person's individual experience. No two people see things in exactly the same way. Mindfulness gives respect to the sovereignty of each person's unique mind.
When we are being fully present as parent's, when are are mindful, it enables our children to fully experience themselves in the moment. Children learn about themselves by the way we communicate with them. Whe we are preoccupied with the past or worried about the future, we are physically present with our children but are mentally absent. Children don't need us to be fully available all the time, but they do need our presence during connecting interactions. Being mindful as a parent means having intention in your actions. With intention, you purposefully choose your behavior with your child's emotional well-being in mind. Children can readily detect intention and thrive when there is purposeful interaction with their parents. It is within our children's emotional connections with us that they develop a deeper sense of themselves and a capacity for relating.
I know it was super long, but it's soooo true! I can't wait to read more and more and I'll probably share every now and then. At the end of every chapter there are "Inside-Out Exercises" that are meant to help me explore new possibilities for internal understanding. I'll update about my journey to becoming a "better Mom".
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