This 8-week course is a ‘Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course’ for parents and carers, which looks at how we deal with the stress and worry which comes from being in the role of a parent or carer.
This course allows parents to notice how we habitually react when under stress and then how mindfulness-based practices can help us learn how to regulate our emotions, including the stress reaction. Therefore, we become more able to pause, soften, connect with our breath and be in the moment with whatever is here and respond more calmly and appropriately.
Evidence shows that when under stress, parenting skills are found to collapse. With ‘Mindfulness for Parents’, the parents’ own stress is the primary focus of the training rather than the behaviour of the child.
Mindfulness supports by:
Reducing our reactivity; helping us to stay calm in the middle of stress
Recognising ways to look after ourselves so that we are more resourced to parent well
Improving family communication and relationships
Being more present in our lives