Mindful Parenting

During my group coaching session today, I recalled Judith Beck's book, "The Beck Diet Solution."

An essential ingredient of effective parenting is contained in that work.

What I call "Mindful Parenting" is similar to the mindful eating that Dr. Beck recommends. She states that we should eat while thinking about what we're eating; tasting the texture of the food, smelling the aroma, and enjoying the experience. Similarly, rather than respond spontaneously and regret our actions later, we need to think before we respond, assess the child's mood as well as our own, and mete out only those consequences that we have planned and discussed beforehand.

I hope this give you food for thought!