Mindful Parenting Resources - Links, Books, and Articles
Links
Mindful Parenting Blog
The Mindful Parent - a website devoted to sharing with parents and other child caregivers ways in which to enhance the many joys of parenting.
Community of Mindful Parents - an online community of expectant moms, parents, grandparents, extended families and friends with the goal to nurture powerful relationships between parents and their children.
Books for Parents
Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace by Denise Roy
Mindful Parenting: Meditations, Verses, and Visualizations for a More Joyful Life by Scott Rogers
Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child's First Year
by Cassandra Vieten
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate by Susan K Greenland
Child's Mind: Mindfulness Practices to Help Our Children Be More Focused, Calm, and Relaxed
by Christopher Willard
Sensational Meditation for Children: Child-Friendly Meditation Techniques based on The Five Senses
by Sarah Wood Vallely
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel
Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children by Sarah Napthali
Buddha Mom: The Path of Mindful Mothering by Jacqueline Kramer
Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood by Karen Maezen Miller
Books for Kids
Milton's Secret: An Adventure of Discovery through Then, When, and the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee Maclean
Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
Zen Ties by Jon J. Muth
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth
Zen Ghosts by Jon J. Muth
Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth
A Pebble for Your Pocket by Thich Nhat Hanh
Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents by Sarah Conover
Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire by Dharmachari Nagaraja
The Three Questions: Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy by Jon J. Muth
Guided Meditations for Children
Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Young Children: Playful mindfulness meditation practices to promote health and happiness guided by Amy Saltzman M.D.
Articles
The Mindful Birth -- "A new program is applying mindfulness meditation to childbirth and parenting. Could it lead to easier births and healthier babies?" From the Osher Center for Integrative Health
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: An Important Tool in Mitigating Compassion Fatigue in Caregivers from HopefulParents: grassroots support for parents of kids with special needs.
Mindfulness Helps Angry Parents Keep Their Cool from TerrificParenting.com
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