Mindful Moments Blog

Time-In ToolKit Helps Mom Realize: My Son's Behavior Is Normal And Healthy

This mom feared something was wrong with her three-year-old child. And then she realized that his behavior was a sign of healthy brain development.

A Parent's Guide: Meditate With Toddlers And Teens To Improve Emotional Intelligence And Resilience

Even though today’s kids exhibit elevated levels of restlessness, stress, and anxiety, only 1.6% of children in the U.S. meditate. Here are the benefits of meditation on the developing brain and how parents can practice meditation with kids at every age.

Three Ways To Stop Misbehavior

When time-outs didn't work, this mom turned to three things, and it stopped her child's misbehavior.

One Simple Question I Ask Myself To Keep From Yelling At My Child

This mama was able to respond instead of reacting in the face of her son's big tantrum by asking this one simple question.

Children Will Never Forget

Safe, powerful, connected. Supported, nurtured, and seen. These are just some of the ways we want our children to feel.

Feeding The Senses Helps Regulate Emotions: Part 1

Learn about your child's sensory system and how dysregulation leads to big emotions. Here are some tools to alert or calm your kiddo's nervous system to help regulate big feelings and behavior.

Our Kids Are Listening Even When They Don't Seem Like It

I was starting to lose hope that my three-year-old was actually absorbing anything when I talked to him about emotions or attempted to elicit empathy after he hit or kicked another in a fit of rage. But then this happened, and I realized he had been listening after all.