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Josephine Atluri Mindfulness Journal for Parents

mindfulness journal for parents

Build a better relationship with your kids through mindfulness 

Life with kids gets chaotic sometimes. You can’t avoid it, but with mindfulness, you can practice simple ways to stay calm and work through moments of stress. This mindful parenting journal encourages parents to build mindfulness into their habits and routines with their kids. Through writing prompts and exercises, you’ll practice creating empathy, gratitude, awareness, honest communication, and understanding for both you and your child. Discover the power of mindful parenting and transform your family dynamic.

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MINDFULNESS JOURNAL FOR PARENTS

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Mindfulness JOurnal for parents companion course

Crafted for the busy, but well-intentioned caregiver, the "Mindfulness Journal for Parents" and this online companion course is an approachable guided journey that will help you build awareness into your habits and routines with your kids and ultimately enrich your relationship.

Learn to respond to parental challenges in a calmer, more purposeful way with less reactivity and stress so you can thrive, not just survive parenthood.

Just a sample of the prompts and exercises inside

You Are Your Parents
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Often our innate parenting habits stem from our childhood experiences. Part of being mindful in the present moment is understanding the root of our actions and emotions. Think of when you did something worthy of praise when you were a kid. What happened? What happened when you made a mistake?

Pause for Presence
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Go for a 15-minute stroll outside by yourself without any devices. Look at your surroundings. Use your five senses in your observations. Notice sounds, textures, colors, the feel of the air, and the smell of the environment. If you find your mind wandering, gently acknowledge your thought with compassion and without judgment and return your focus to your environment.

Transference
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Think of a time when a seemingly insignificant issue evolved into a big conflict with your partner or child. What events led up to this issue? How did you feel? Could your anger have stemmed from displaced feelings you had about a prior situation or be about a different person altogether?

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Testimonials JOURNAL

“Love this! As a parent of 3, I have to admit that sometimes life gets out of hand and we forget to pause and appreciate life’s special moments. This mindfulness journal helped me breath and come back to the moment. I highly recommend this to all parents, especially my momma bears. I never write reviews, but I had to for this. “

― Andrew Torres

“I was fortunate to receive an early copy of “Mindfulness Journal for Parents” and it’s allowed me to already get started on improving my relationship with my daughter. Through a series of journal prompts, Atluri, guided me to understand some of the patterns and past experiences that are influencing my parenting today. As the prompts are stand-alone, I was able to organize the sequence in the way that made the most sense for me – diving in on certain pages, giving myself space to reflect on others and putting a couple aside for later. With each page, I felt I was thinking of situations and interactions in new ways and that I will only be better for this. “

― M. Mikolajczak

I absolutely live this book. I feel honor to call Josephine a friend. She nailed it with this book. I start it to use it and the connection and communication skills that is giving me to improve my relationship as a parent with my two girls is amazing. This book makes me
Feel that I can be a better mother, makes me feel that is ok to not be perfect and work on my flaws as a mother in a turn around way to create soulful relationship with my girls. I feel that finally I got a truly teaching tool to be a better mom and make my children also be better beautiful individuals . A must have to every parent that need some guidance , especially when we sometimes are so hard on ourselves . Thank you Josephine for this beautiful and thoughtful book you have created . Love it !

― Monica Bivas

“This transformational tool kit is a magnificent fusion of Josephine's brilliant parenting insights, her creative solutions, and her mindfulness expertise. With regular use, you and your family will effortlessly learn the power of the present moment to help you all navigate the often stressful and overwhelming twists and turns of daily life. I strongly endorse this beautiful journal. Your kids will thank you one day!”

―davidji, author of destressifying

“A must-have resource for any parent looking to connect on a deeper level with themselves and their family! This informative and easy-to-use mindfulness guide will help you thrive, not just survive parenthood, in a calm way.”

-Suze Yalof Schwartz, founder & CEO of Unplug Meditation

 

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