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Mindful Parenting: Presence not Perfection
Dates: Tuesdays April 14, 21, 28, 2020 Time: 6:30- 8:30 PM Where: Online via Zoom Bonus: Recorded Sessions that can be accessed whenever time permits. Registration at Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness Contact: Teacher Cheryl Blackington for More Information 616-581-9217 teensjustbreathe@gmail.com |
Class Description
We are in the midst of one of the biggest health crisis of our lives! Who would have thought just a short time ago that we would essentially be under house arrest! When we began offering this class it was scheduled to be held at Holistic Care Approach. We quickly realized that this option was not available, so we are moving all of our classes to an online format. We also did not anticipate parents and children all living together for extended periods of time- as in no work, no school, no babysitters!
So we are now offering a few options to try to help you. You can join in live, or you can access the recorded version and access each week as you have time- maybe a half hour at a sitting; whatever fits in your schedule.
I do hope that this helps and will offer help you get through this extremely challenging time! It is so helpful to find a way to calm yourself and then help your children to do the same. We can learn these skills through knowledge, awareness, kindness, patience, and practice! We learn to take baby steps as we navigate through these troubled times.
Mindful Parenting involves learning to see ourselves and our children with more compassion. We understand there is no such thing as a perfect parent. We do the best we can under very challenging circumstances. Mindful parenting teaches us to take a step back and notice the bigger picture: our beliefs and expectations, our behaviors, our children’s behavior, and how we can learn to put healthier, more productive patterns of behavior in place. It is not a step by step “how to parent” class, but rather a series of skills and practices that helps parents get in touch with their inherent wisdom. It embraces the growth mindset of ” I know what to do when things go wrong.” In short, mindful parenting can give us confidence in ourselves.
I do hope to meet you soon!
All my best
Cheryl Blackington Mindfulness Teacher
We are in the midst of one of the biggest health crisis of our lives! Who would have thought just a short time ago that we would essentially be under house arrest! When we began offering this class it was scheduled to be held at Holistic Care Approach. We quickly realized that this option was not available, so we are moving all of our classes to an online format. We also did not anticipate parents and children all living together for extended periods of time- as in no work, no school, no babysitters!
So we are now offering a few options to try to help you. You can join in live, or you can access the recorded version and access each week as you have time- maybe a half hour at a sitting; whatever fits in your schedule.
I do hope that this helps and will offer help you get through this extremely challenging time! It is so helpful to find a way to calm yourself and then help your children to do the same. We can learn these skills through knowledge, awareness, kindness, patience, and practice! We learn to take baby steps as we navigate through these troubled times.
Mindful Parenting involves learning to see ourselves and our children with more compassion. We understand there is no such thing as a perfect parent. We do the best we can under very challenging circumstances. Mindful parenting teaches us to take a step back and notice the bigger picture: our beliefs and expectations, our behaviors, our children’s behavior, and how we can learn to put healthier, more productive patterns of behavior in place. It is not a step by step “how to parent” class, but rather a series of skills and practices that helps parents get in touch with their inherent wisdom. It embraces the growth mindset of ” I know what to do when things go wrong.” In short, mindful parenting can give us confidence in ourselves.
I do hope to meet you soon!
All my best
Cheryl Blackington Mindfulness Teacher
April 14
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April 21
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April 28
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