Mindful parenting: 6 effective ways to teach your child to be mindful and emotionally resilient- By Manish Behl

Mindful parenting: 6 effective ways to teach your child to be mindful and emotionally resilient

Article By – Manish Behl Published in Hindustan Times

Empower your child with mindfulness and emotional resilience. Discover six effective ways to foster these essential skills for a balanced and fulfilling life.

In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, nurturing mindfulness and emotional resilience in children has become more crucial than ever. As parents, we play a fundamental role in guiding our children towards a balanced and fulfilling life. A study in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology found that mindfulness skills improve self-regulation and cognitive control. Mindful parenting strengthens the parent-child bond and promotes emotional intelligence, coping skills, and positive behaviours.

By incorporating mindful parenting practices, we can empower our little ones with the tools to navigate life’s ups and downs with grace and inner strength.(Unsplash)

Therefore, by incorporating mindful parenting practices, we can empower our little ones with the tools to navigate life’s ups and downs with grace and inner strength. Let’s explore some effective ways to foster mindfulness and emotional resilience in children, equipping them with essential life skills that will serve them well into adulthood.

Ways to teach your child to be mindful and emotionally resilient

Manish Behl, mindfulness expert, spiritual thinker, motivational speaker and author, shared with HT Lifestyle, six mindful parenting tips to help your child develop a growth mindset, understand their thoughts, emotions and navigate challenges in a healthy way.

1. Be a role model for your child

The best way to teach your child mindfulness is to model it yourself, start by incorporating mindfulness practices such as meditation, breathing exercises, or gratitude journaling into your daily routine. This will inspire your children to become mindful in their own lives.

One way that this plays a role in success is that it helps individuals build stronger relationships. People with high EI are better able to understand and empathize with the emotions of others, which can help them build trust, communicate more effectively, and collaborate more successfully.

In addition, EI can help individuals manage stress and overcome challenges. People with high EI are better able to regulate their own emotions, which can help them stay calm and focused in stressful situations and make more effective decisions

2. Build emotional awareness

Help your child recognize and express their emotions and feelings in a healthy manner. Encourage them to share their feelings with you and listen mindfully without judging or criticizing them.

3. Encourage empathy and compassion

Empathy and compassion are essential qualities to develop in your child. By teaching your child to put themselves in other people’s shoes, you can encourage them to consider others’ feelings and perspectives. You can try exercises like asking your child to describe the other person’s perspective and what they may have been going through.