Mindful Discipline

White, Chris, Shapiro, Shauna

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781608828869

Raising happy, compassionate, and responsible children requires both love and limits.In Mindful Discipline, internationally recognized mindfulness expertShaunaShapiro 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 bookredefines disciplineand outlinesthe 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 andcompassion 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 developingemotional intelligence, self-discipline, and resilience—qualities they need for living an authentic and meaningful life.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• WHY DISCIPLINE MATTERS
• HOW SELF-DISCIPLINE DEVELOPS
• MINDFULNESS
• THE MINDFUL DISCIPLINE APPROACH
• RELATIONSHIP
• UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
• SPACE
• MENTORSHIP
• HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
• MIS-TAKES
• THE HEART OF MATURITY
• EPILOGUE
• DISCIPLINE AND THE BRAIN
• THE BASICS OF ATTACHMENT
• QUALITIES AND CAPACITIES OF A HEALTHY, SELF-DISCIPLINED INDIVIDUAL
• THE PROMISE AND PERILS OF PRAISE
• SUGGESTED READING
• REFERENCES