By Dan Harris — 2017
No amount of meditation will allow me to unhear the sickening thud of my toddler’s head as it made impact with the edge of our wooden coffee table.
Read on www.nytimes.com
CLEAR ALL
How do you encourage the girls in your life? Join our Real Talk conversation.
When Phil Jackson began coaching the Chicago Bulls—and later the Los Angeles Lakers—he says he used the Zen philosophy of mindfulness to help build both teams.
How do we raise a happy, confident kid? And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success? Our confidence develops from understanding and having a mastery over our emotions (aka emotional intelligence)—and helping our children do the same.
1
Teacher and child psychologist Jean Gross shares her tips for helping children believe in themselves, and discusses how you can encourage them to be determined and to enjoy challenges.
Playful Mindfulness brings together wisdom from the worlds of mindfulness (paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and kindness) and improvisation (making life up courageously as you go along) so readers can find greater confidence, calm, and connection.
These days it’s hard to count on the world outside. So, it’s vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion—the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions.
4