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Reflections on the Steep Path of Parenting

Educator and mom Deborah McNamara writes about her experiences as a Buddhist mother and teacher with pithy advice on how to relate with children. She is the author of The Invitation of Motherhood: Uncovering the Spiritual Lessons of Parenting and taught at the Alaya School in Boulder, Colorado. In this article, she talks advises:

• Time outs are better for us to take than to give to our children
• Use slogans
• Taking care of oneself is the best way to take care of the family
• Children do want to be the cause for the effect… So, don’t attend to negative attention seeking.
• Children need to experience how we work with strong emotions
• Check posture & Speak slowly
• Compassion: let your kindness be the guide.
• Make quiet time part of the daily routine.