mindful parenting

Keys to mindful parenting:
1. notice what is happening and what you are feeling and thinking.
2. accept what is going on without judgement. a book: everyday blessings: the inner work of mindful parenting. 7 intentions and 12 exercises for mindful parenting.

Example of mindful parenting.
kids get up late in the morning. Asked her to get dressed but she didn't respond, instead, plays with some toys. I got cats litter to clean, dog to feed. I became more and more irritated with the kid. I wasn't ready for work myself and was beginning to worry about impending deadlines. I started to bark orders. Get dressed！ What's up with you?

To rewind the morning, what's mindful parenting? All I need to do was take stock of the situation. Notice my feelings of anxiety and exhaustion. Notice the kid's exhaustion was also making her distractible and emotional. Notice that no matter how speedy we had been, I still would not have been able to get to work on time. Accepting this situation nonjudgementally rather than futilely trying to force it to be something other than it was. I might have been able to help my kid be more mindful by putting her in touch with her tiredness was making her more distratible. Then I could have ushered her along in a more supportive way, by showing empathy, offering her a meaningful rationale, and giving her choices.