Mindful Parenting is the “parents’ abilities to pay attention to their child and their parenting in a way that is intentional, present centered, and nonjudgmental” (Coatsworth et. al, 2018, p513).
If you have questions about a Mindful Parenting lesson in Lucas County, please email Patrice powers-barker.1@osu.edu
From Lucas County Mindful Parenting Lesson:
Recommended Handouts:
- Feeling Wheel for infants and toddlers, from Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, University of Kansas prism.ku.edu/project/feelings-wheel
- The Feelings Wheel, developed by Dr. Gloria Wilcox
- Mindful Parenting for Parents and Caregivers, Washington State University Extension Fact Sheet by Jenn Crawford
Good Articles for Specific Ages of Children:
- Zero to Three, Mindfulness for Parents by Maria Gehl, Kathy Kinsner, and Rebecca Parlakian, 2018
- How to Survive Your Toddler’s Epic Tantrum by Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, 2019
- Four Tips for Parenting a Teen with ADHD by Mark Bertin and Karen Bluth, 2021
Important Reference: (There are many great journal articles on Mindful Parenting but this one from 2009, shares a model that has been used and studied for many additional, current publications).
Duncan, L., Coatsworth, J., and Greenberg, M. (2009). A model of mindful parenting: Implications for parent-child relationships and prevention research. Clinical child and family psychology review, 12(3), 255-270. doi: 10.1007/s10567-009-0046-3. PMID: 19412664; PMCID: PMC2730447.
References:
- Abdullah, M. (2018). Self-Compassion for parents: Do you beat up on yourself for being a bad parent? There’s an alternative. Greater Good, Berkeley. https://self-compassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Self-Compassion-for-Parents-Greater-Good.pdf
- Bogels, S., and Restifo, K. (2014). Mindful Parenting: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners. Mindfulness in Behavioral Health.
- Coatsworth, J. D., Timpe, Z., Nix, R. L., Duncan, L. G., & Greenberg, M. T. (2018). Changes in Mindful Parenting: Associations With Changes in Parenting, Parent-Youth Relationship Quality, and Youth Behavior. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(4), 511–529. https://doi.org/10.1086/701148
- Coyne, L., Gould, E., Grimaldi, M., Wilson, K., Baffuto, G., Biglan, A., (2020). First things first: Parent psychological flexibility and self-0compassion during COVID-19. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32377315/
- Duncan, L. G., Coatsworth, J. D., & Greenberg, M. T. (2009). A model of mindful parenting: implications AR5for parent-child relationships and prevention research. Clinical child and family psychology review, 12(3), 255–270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-009-0046-3
- Fuller, J. L., & Fitter, E. A. (2020). Mindful Parenting: A Behavioral Tool for Parent Well-Being. Behavior analysis in practice, 13(4), 767–771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00447-6
- Huggins, T. (2021). How parents and children can learn emotional skills together. Greater Good Magazine,https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_parents_and_children_can_learn_emotional_skills_together
- Pakdaman, S., (2014). Sugan Bogels and Kathleen Restifo: Mindful parenting: A guide for mental health practitioners. Book Review. Mindfulness. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-013-0256-0