Mindful discipline : a loving approach to setting limits and raising an emotionally intelligent child

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Mindful discipline : a loving approach to setting limits and raising an emotionally intelligent child

Author:

Shapiro, Shauna L.

ISBN:

9781608828845

Physical Description:

xiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Foreword / by Dean Ornish -- Foreword / by Christine Carter -- A discipline we can feel proud of. Introduction ; Why discipline matters ; How self-discipline develops ; Mindfulness ; The mindful discipline approach ; Relationship -- The five essential elements of mindful discipline. Unconditional love ; Space ; Mentorship ; Healthy boundaries ; Mis-takes ; The heart of maturity ; Epilogue -- Appendices. Discipline and the brain ; The basics of attachment ; Qualities and capacities of a healthy, self-disciplined individual ; The promise and perils of praise.

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Emotions in children.

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Summary:

"Raising happy, compassionate, and responsible children requires both love and limits. In Mindful Discipline, internationally recognized mindfulness expert Shauna Shapiro and pediatrician Chris White weave together ancient wisdom and modern science to provide new perspectives on parenting and discipline. Grounded in mindfulness and neuroscience, this pioneering book redefines discipline and outlines the five essential elements necessary for children to thrive: unconditional love, space for children to be themselves, mentorship, healthy boundaries, and mis-takes that create learning and growth opportunities. In this book, you will also discover parenting practices such as setting limits with love, working with difficult emotions, and forgiveness and compassion meditations that place discipline within a context of mindfulness. This relationship-centered approach will restore your confidence as a parent and support your children in developing emotional intelligence, self-discipline, and resilience-qualities they need for living an authentic and meaningful life"--

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Raising happy, compassionate, and responsible children requires both lovenbsp;andnbsp;limits.nbsp;Innbsp;Mindful Discipline, internationally recognized mindfulness expertnbsp;Shaunanbsp;Shapiro and pediatrician Chris White weave together ancient wisdom and modern science to provide new perspectives on parenting and discipline.

Grounded in mindfulness and neuroscience,nbsp;this pioneering booknbsp;redefines disciplinenbsp;and outlinesnbsp;the five essential elements necessary for children to thrive:nbsp;unconditional love,nbsp;spacenbsp;for children to be themselves, mentorship,nbsp;healthy boundaries, andnbsp;mis-takesnbsp;that create learning and growth opportunities.nbsp;In this book, you will also discover parenting practices such as setting limits with love, working with difficult emotions, and forgiveness andnbsp;compassion meditations that place discipline within a context of mindfulness. This relationship-centered approach will restore your confidence as a parent and support your children in developingnbsp;emotional intelligence, self-discipline, and resilience--qualities they need for living an authentic and meaningful life.

Author Notes

Shauna Shapiro, PhD, is a professor, clinical psychologist, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness whose work has been featured in Wired, USA Today, Oxygen, The Yoga Journal, and the American Psychologist.
Chris White, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician, parent educator, and life coach He is the creator and director of Essential Parenting, an organization that supports the psyoho-emotional development of children and their parents.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Using the word "discipline" to mean self-regulation in alignment with personal values, this gentle handbook teaches parents Buddhist-style practices of mindfulness as a basis to access their own wisdom and meet their children's needs with the right mix of love and limits. Clinical psychologist Shapiro (The Art and Science of Mindfulness) and pediatrician White see the process of parenting as having five essential elements: the yin factors of unconditional love and space to build autonomy and competence balance the yang factors of mentorship and healthy boundaries, and the lessons in humility and forgiveness that come from our "mistakes." Breaking from their calm tone, the authors criticize both authoritarian and permissive parenting approaches as unhealthy, in contrast to their preferred "authoritative" approach, which gives children clear limits and hierarchy, but as containers that make them feel receptive and safe rather than as tools of control. Though oversimplified descriptions of the physiology behind feelings of safety and fear prove distracting, Shapiro and White's commitment to balanced parenting gives readers motivation to become strong role models. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Mindfulness expert Shapiro and pediatrician White describe a holistic system in which parents improve their child's behavior and promote cooperation while at the same time fostering motivation, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and resilience. The authors offer five elements of mindful discipline: unconditional love, space for children to be themselves, mentorship and transfer of values, and the admission of one's own mistakes. The carefulness edge takes place, the authors say, when parents develop their own self-awareness and can adopt their child's perspective. This enables the child to choose the best course of action based on the competing needs of the moment, instead of their own history. VERDICT Combining parenting skills with the practice of mindfulness is genius. Essential for anyone raising a family. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Dean OrnishChristine Carter

Foreword	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Part 1 A Discipline We Can Feel Proud Of
Introduction	p. 3
1 Why Discipline Matters	p. 13
The Key to a Healthy Mind and a Fulfilling Life
2 How Self-Discipline Develops	p. 23
Growing From Impulses to Judgments to Authenticity
3 Mindfulness	p. 37
Nourishment for Life and Parenting
4 The Mindful Discipline Approach	p. 49
Transmitting Self-Discipline
5 Relationship	p. 67
The Source of Nourishment
Part 2 The Five Essential Elements of Mindful Discipline
6 Unconditional Love	p. 85
Preserving Trust and Inherent Value
7 Space	p. 103
Supporting Autonomy, Competence, and Responsibility
8 Mentorship	p. 119
Promoting Healthy Habits, Strong Values, and Emotional Intelligence
9 Healthy Boundaries	p. 137
Encouraging Impulse Control and Adaptability
10 Mis-Takes	p. 157
The Gifts of Compassion, Humility, and Forgiveness
11 The Heart of Maturity	p. 175
How Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Are Grown
12 Epilogue	p. 185
Appendices
A Discipline and the Brain	p. 189
B The Basics of Attachment	p. 191
C Qualities and Capacities of a Healthy, Self-Disciplined Individual	p. 195
D The Promise and Perils of Praise	p. 197
Suggested Reading	p. 201
References	p. 203

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