by Shefali Tsabary · 2010
A mindfulness-based parenting approach that challenges parental projection and promotes authentic connection.
Best for: Parents ready to examine how their own inner life shapes their parenting and cultivate more present, authentic relationships with their children.
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A mindfulness-based parenting approach that challenges parental projection and promotes authentic connection.
Tsabary invites parents to examine their own reactivity as the starting point for change. Suits parents open to reflecting on what their child stirs up in them.
Best for: Parents ready to examine how their own inner life shapes their parenting and cultivate more present, authentic relationships with their children.
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