Parenting Mindfully

November 15, 2018
Parents too often overreact and shoot from the hip. Instead, they should listen, understand, accept, and look for good opportunities to share their feelings with their kids, says educator and veteran author DePino (Fire Up Your Life in Retirement, 2014). She divides her guide into 12 chapters designed to help moms and dads raise kids, ages 6 to 14, to be smart, caring, and responsible human beings. A think about this overview is provided for each chapter as well as model a conversation guidelines and suggested activities in try this sections. DePino, a grandmother who holds a doctorate, shares her ideas on how parents can bolster their kids' confidence and compassion, teach coping skills, nurture kindness and compassion, curb greediness and conflicts, and teach self-discipline. The scenario conversations may seem a bit contrived ( I can see you're feeling regret about those detentions for being late and that failing notice because of poor test grades in Spanish ), but, overall, the advice is realistic and solid.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)