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Mindful Parenting: Meditations, Verses, and Visualizations for a More Joyful Life.

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This book made such a difference in my life. I have an easier time dealing with stressful events that used to drive me crazy, even after they were over. I feel more compassion toward my child when she gets challenging, and as a result, it's easier to deal with. Most of the verses and meditation techniques are easy to learn and then do on my own. The verses only take a few seconds to do during the day and I even made up one of my own which I now recite with my child.

I'm one of the least mindful folks you could imagine....very goal driven, type-A, go-go-go. I've tried meditation without much success, and was pretty nihilistic about my ability to truly slow down and live in the moment. Then I read this book. First time, cover-to-cover in one evening (there's my go-go-go thing again), and then again, slowly, over a few weeks, letting it settle in a bit. And then, i actually started to utilize the verses in the morning with my daughter (i'm the get-her-dressed-fed-taken-to-school dad in the AM), and was surprised...ok, maybe amazed...that even I could actually find that moment, and really 'be' with my daughter in that time. I rush her less, which i'm thinking she's happy about, but more so, I really savor our time together in a more intense way than previously. Life changing? no, at least not yet (baby steps, eh?), but this book taught me, by utilizing verse to help me be more mindful, how to begin this process. And knowing me, that's actually a pretty amazing feat. I'd recommend this book to any parent who could use a little guidance into being a more mindful, particularly with their kids.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It helped me realize that I rush through life and I need to slow down and enjoy as many moments with my children as I can. I keep it as a reference to help me remember to take life more slowly and savor more moments with my children. My husband picked up the book and couldn't put it down! He even started inventing his own sayings for the adorable things our children do that we usually don't take note of! I highly recommend it as required reading for parents in the 21st century who are so busy, they don't pay attention to the most precious moments!

This book is amazing! It has helped me to appreciate my children and my family and to live in the present. It has taught me how to focus on my children and how to deal positively with stressful situations. I am much more relaxed and much easier to live with!