if you care about children, take really good care of mothers

[mindfulness4mothers]

Happy and Healthy Moms are Essential for Raising Happy Kids

“if you care about children, take really good care of mothers”
Rick Hanson PhD, neuropsychologist and New York Times bestselling author

Researchers have found that one of the top three predictors of a child’s happiness is the mother’s wellbeing. I’ve written about this before http://www.everyday-mindfulness.org/3-big-reasons-to-be-a-mindful-parent/and while none of this may be news to parents, practical and real support for moms has been hard to find.

My name is Kellie Edwards and with my business partner I have developed a new online wellbeing program called Mindfulness4Mothers http://mindfulness4mothers.com/m4m/to provide that support.

Mindfulness4Mothers is not another set of instructions on how to be the perfect mother. Far from it. This online well-being program is all about taking care of you. It gives you access to soothing wisdom from international experts, supportive mother-specific guidance to help you reduce stress and apply mindfulness in your daily life AND guided meditations that you can download for later use.

Mindfulness4Mothers aims to provide mothers with inspiration and soothing support that will make a lifelong difference. Mindfulness and self compassion can provide you with the inner resources to manage the demands of juggling parenting and daily life, and at the same time foster a closer connection with your children. Because this program is specifically tailored to mothers experience.

“Being a parent is so rewarding but it can also be incredibly draining with lack of sleep, conflict, worry and stress. And all too often, as women and mothers we are so focused on everyone and everything else that we tend forget about ourselves,”

The research gives you a mandate to invest in your own wellbeing for your sake and the sake of your children. We’re helping you to prioritise the most important person in your child’s life: to provide practices that recharge and look after your needs so that you can be in the best state of well-being as you can be. It helps develop calm, opens up more enjoyment of life and sets your children up to be happier too.

“Mindfulness has helped me so much in my own life as a mother, and I wanted to share it to allow other mothers to resource themselves for the marathon that motherhood is.”

Mindfulness4Mothers offers renowned international experts (who are mostly moms and dads themselves) in the fields of psychology, meditation and coaching, presented in a self-paced online wellbeing program. Tara Brach, Rick Hanson, Christine Carter and Sylvia Boostein are some of the international experts who provide practical advice on topics such as managing your own emotions, handling temper tantrums, reducing anxiety and balancing conflicting demands.

Mothers are already benefiting:

“inspiring and helpful”

“I LOVE the m4m program. It is so helpful. It is so accessible and effective and universal”.

“I love what you are doing”

“Thank you for everything you are doing to help bring mindfulness to mothers everywhere”

“So grateful for this program”

“I've been listening to the interviews and getting a lot out of them”

Mothers interested in raising their wellbeing can signup for the Mindfulness4Mothers online wellbeing program for US$59. The self-managed program includes expert suggestions as well as discussions with parenting practitioners, guided mindfulness exercises and a workbook.

With practical application, the learning outcomes from the Mindfulness4Mothers program include:
• An ability to stay balanced with greater flexibility in how you respond and how quickly you recover from the frustration and unpredictability of mothering.
• Less worry, and freedom from anxiety about imperfection.
• Inner strength and comfort in difficult times.
• Greater connection to your child and yourself in good times and bad.
• Greater fulfilment in mothering.
• Better sleep and lower stress.

To find out more how mindfulness can support you on your parenting journey, visit http://mindfulness4mothers.com/m4m/

[Gareth]

Great stuff Kellie.

I'll give the topic some links soon.

I wish you the best of luck with your project.

[mindfulness4mothers]

Thanks Gareth - should I post on the beginners page too - or anywhere else on the forum so mothers can see it more easily?

[Gareth]

I've copied the topic into that section for you.

[mindfulness4mothers]

thanks Gareth!