Mindful discipline : a loving approach to setting limits & raising an emotionally intelligent child / Shauna Shapiro, PhD, Chris White, MD ; foreword by Christine Carter, PhD ; foreword by Dean Ornish, MD.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781608828845 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1608828840 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2014]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / by Dean Ornish -- Foreword / by Christine Carter -- A discipline we can feel proud of. Introduction ; Why discipline matters ; How self-discipline develops ; Mindfulness ; The mindful discipline approach ; Relationship -- The five essential elements of mindful discipline. Unconditional love ; Space ; Mentorship ; Healthy boundaries ; Mis-takes ; The heart of maturity ; Epilogue -- Appendices. Discipline and the brain ; The basics of attachment ; Qualities and capacities of a healthy, self-disciplined individual ; The promise and perils of praise. |
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Subject: | Emotions in children. Child rearing. Parenting. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BF 723 .E6 S537 2014 | 30775305469752 | General Collection | Available | - |
Library Journal Review
Mindful Discipline : A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
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Mindfulness expert Shapiro and pediatrician White describe a holistic system in which parents improve their child's behavior and promote cooperation while at the same time fostering motivation, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and resilience. The authors offer five elements of mindful discipline: unconditional love, space for children to be themselves, mentorship and transfer of values, and the admission of one's own mistakes. The carefulness edge takes place, the authors say, when parents develop their own self-awareness and can adopt their child's perspective. This enables the child to choose the best course of action based on the competing needs of the moment, instead of their own history. VERDICT Combining parenting skills with the practice of mindfulness is genius. Essential for anyone raising a family. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publishers Weekly Review
Mindful Discipline : A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Publishers Weekly
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Using the word "discipline" to mean self-regulation in alignment with personal values, this gentle handbook teaches parents Buddhist-style practices of mindfulness as a basis to access their own wisdom and meet their children's needs with the right mix of love and limits. Clinical psychologist Shapiro (The Art and Science of Mindfulness) and pediatrician White see the process of parenting as having five essential elements: the yin factors of unconditional love and space to build autonomy and competence balance the yang factors of mentorship and healthy boundaries, and the lessons in humility and forgiveness that come from our "mistakes." Breaking from their calm tone, the authors criticize both authoritarian and permissive parenting approaches as unhealthy, in contrast to their preferred "authoritative" approach, which gives children clear limits and hierarchy, but as containers that make them feel receptive and safe rather than as tools of control. Though oversimplified descriptions of the physiology behind feelings of safety and fear prove distracting, Shapiro and White's commitment to balanced parenting gives readers motivation to become strong role models. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.