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Mindfulness and Parenting

In this clip, the Director of the Resilience Lab reflects on moments during the pandemic where she would watch her son play and practice mindfulness by being fully present in his world with him. She describes how she appreciated the practice and longs to find time to return to it. She also discusses how mindfulness is a practice that we have access to practice all the time and she used time with her son to connect with him and practice mindfulness.

Can I keep my awareness with him right now in this imaginary world of playing trains? Can I really drop into this world in a really meaningful world rather than being on my device and texting or checking work emails…