The new year brings advancements and transformative changes in parenting and well-being. Parenting is a beautiful and transformative journey, often requiring us to adapt and grow constantly. As we step into the year 2024, the world of parent wellness has undergone remarkable advancements and transformative changes. Let’s explore the new frontiers of parent wellness and how they shape how we nurture our children in this era. 1. Embracing Digital Support Systems: Parents can access a wide range of mobile apps, online platforms, and virtual communities dedicated to supporting their well-being in this fast-paced digital age. These digital tools offer personalized guidance on child development, mental health support for parents, and connections [...]

 Introduce your kids to mindfulness during the holidays with these engaging activities The holiday season is a time for parents to practice mindfulness and impart this invaluable skill to their children. Teaching children the art of presence and gratitude can help them navigate the holiday season with a sense of calm and appreciation. We will explore some engaging mindfulness hacks parents can use to introduce their chil- dren to the joys of mindfulness during this festive time. 1. Mindful Advent Calendar An advent calendar is a popular tradition during the holiday sea- son. However, instead of filling it with treats or small gifts, incorpo- rate mindfulness into the daily surprises. Include [...]

How to nurture your well-being while navigating a business. Being a mompreneur is a unique and rewarding journey, but it can also be quite demanding. Balancing the responsibilities of motherhood with running a business can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed and stressed. That’s where mindfulness comes in. By cultivating this practice, you can enhance your overall well-being while navigating the demands of entrepreneurship. Let’s explore some practical ways to incorporate mindfulness into your busy life. 1. Start your day with intention. Begin each morning by setting a positive intention for the day. Take a few moments to reflect on what you want to achieve and how you want to feel. By [...]

Embrace the spooky season with a mindful approach As Halloween approaches, we find ourselves immersed in a world of eerie decorations, spine-chilling costumes and ghostly tales. While this holiday is traditionally associated with scares and thrills, it’s essential to remember the power of mindfulness amidst all the fright. In this article, we will embark on a spooky adventure, exploring the ways mindfulness can help us navigate the haunted realms of Halloween with a sense of calm, creativity and joy. 1. Embracing the Present Moment: Amidst the whirlwind of Halloween preparations, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose sight of the present. Mindfulness invites us to pause, take a deep breath and embrace the [...]

Learn how practicing mindfulness helps children with anxiety. Mindfulness is the ability to focus on the present moment while allowing yourself to experience emotions, thoughts and sensations as they develop. It’s important not to try to control your experience when practicing mindfulness. Instead, allowing thoughts and feelings to run their course teaches you to become more comfortable in the stillness. Breathing techniques, meditation and positive affirmation exercises are all helpful components of practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness and Childhood Anxiety Learning to tune into your senses can be challenging, especially if you’re distracted or worried about a particular situation. Children who struggle with anxiety and become easily overwhelmed may find it especially difficult [...]

Mindfulness means children can concentrate without anything else distracting them. Everyday life stress can overwhelm and make it difficult for children to reflect and observe what is happening around them. Mindfulness can be lost in a world that continues to move faster than ever and wherein children are constantly engaged with screens and digital media. Until it is woven naturally into your child’s day, mindfulness activities and exercises help develop their mindfulness muscle. This bucket list of summer activities will build your child’s mindfulness while creating further shared connections and memories. A Sunrise Mindful Walk Rise with the sun to take a mindful walk with your child. Remind them the walk [...]

Tips for getting your family back-to-school ready. As Halloween approaches, we find ourselves immersed in a world of eerie decorations, spine-chilling costumes and ghostly tales. While this holiday is traditionally associated with scares and thrills, it’s essential to remember the power of mindfulness amidst all the fright. In this article, we will embark on a spooky adventure, exploring the ways mindfulness can help us navigate the haunted realms of Halloween with a sense of calm, creativity and joy. Learn to Be in the Present Moment You might find that school worries begin for your child early on in the summer activities, long before school has even begun. A practice that can [...]

Summer Mindfulness 2023 Mindfulness is a healthy coping skill that can help you regain focus when thoughts or situations  become overwhelming. Practicing mindfulness can be challenging for many parents, especially  during seasonal transitions. However, as the weather heats up this summer, you likely find  yourself becoming more energetic than in the colder winter months. Summer is an ideal time to  put that extra energy to good use by freshening up your mindfulness practice. So clear your  mind, enjoy the longer days, and focus on the present with a few activities to strengthen your  mindfulness.  Embrace the Changing Seasons and Get Cooking  An excellent way to practice mindfulness is to embrace summertime [...]

Help your child regulate emotions with these simple mindfulness tips. Teaching children emotional regulation is essential for ensuring that they can move through life without emotional outbursts that leave them feeling out of control. Emotional regulation is fundamental to developing autonomy, building healthy relationships and achieving goals. It is an important skill to build as it is also essential for mental and emotional health. Developing healthy emotional regulation takes time and effort. Self-regulation refers to the ability to manage emotions and behaviors in ways that are appropriate for the situation. It does not mean suppressing emotions during the moment. Emotional regulation keeps us from acting out in highly emotional and reactive [...]

Learn some insightful tips for keeping the mind in an optimal state. There are many approaches to mental health, and finding the one that fits you is a journey. By deliberately reappraising and recalibrating our thinking, we can change the way we feel and create an optimistic view of our world. Our lives are complex, fast-paced, and filled with burdens, and we should not be surprised if we need to ask for help with our minds at some point. Beneath a crisis, we are being allowed to restart our lives on a more generous, kind, and realistic footing. When the mind is unhealthy, something triggers a collapse. We feel unhappy, mysteriously [...]

Learn how to set healthy limits for your video-gaming kids. Over the last several years, there has been a steady upward trend in the amount of time our children spend engaging in video game play. As a parent, you may find yourself questioning how to monitor and set limits on video game use without becoming “the bad guy” to your child. Before setting limits on video games, a good starting place may be exploring and reflecting on your relationship with your child. Research suggests that when parents have open communication and explore ideas and concepts with their children, positive outcomes are more likely to occur. Understand the role that gaming plays [...]

As a high school student struggling with my relationship with food both mentally and physically, Mulvey has definitely been a positive influence on my eating habits. She has helped me find foods I like to eat and even made me interested in eating again, which no one had been able to do. By helping me to come up with a list of "safe" foods, no matter how I feel, I can always convince myself that it is better to eat than not, and this is thanks to her. Mulvey went to college at West Chester University for undergraduate and graduate school. She studied Nutrition and Dietetics during her undergrad and Community [...]