048: Mindful Parenting

What does it mean to be a consciously mindful parent? How can parents evolve and grow during the lifetime journey that is parenting? Is there a one-size-fits-all style of parenting that will work wonders to make perfectly-well adjusted kids? Zen Parenting Radio’s Cathy and Todd Adams join Host, Mike Domitrz to discuss their mindful approach to parenting and the challenges they face as parents.
 
Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show.
 
Key Takeaways: 
[1:58] Why Todd and Cathy are consciously mindful parents.
[5:43] The challenges of knowing what kind of parent you want to be.
[12:11] As parents, you cannot fully understand what your child’s experiences are.
[19:06] Growing and evolving as a parent.
[29:00] Practices Todd and Cathy employ on their journey of mindful parenting.
 
Mentioned in This Episode: 
Soul to Soul Parenting: A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family,
by Annie Burnside

Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC is a self-awareness expert focused on parenting and the personal
empowerment of women and young girls. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Parent Coach, Certified Elementary School Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, and she’s a professor in the Sociology Department at Dominican University. Her most recent book, Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn: The Power of Self-Aware Parenting won a Nautilus Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and an International Book
Award.
 
For six years she and her husband have hosted Zen Parenting Radio, a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes. Cathy created/facilitated a self-awareness program for preadolescent girls called Be U, and she was a Child and Family Therapist/Clinical Educator at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She is mom to three girls, ages 13, 12, and 9.

Todd Adams is a coach and advocate for men supporting healthy masculinity, conscious relationships, and prosperous careers. For six years he’s co-hosted
Zen Parenting Radio and he co-founded The Tribe Men’s Group. Todd is a staff member of The Mankind Project,
a staff member for the New Warrior Training Adventure.
He’s a Certified Life Coach through the Tony Robbins
Life Coaching Program, and a certified instructor for the
Institute of Heartmath.
 
 
Zen Parenting Radio
 
Facebook.com/zenparenting
 
Twitter.com/zenparenting
 
 
The Sponsors of This Week’s Episode: 
The “Can I Kiss You?" Book & Instructor’s Guide.
 
Zen Parenting Radio — A podcast to help you feel outstanding. Join Cathy, Todd and Mike Domitrz and other amazing experts at the Zen Parenting Conference-Be a Force for Good in Chicago on March 2nd and 3rd.
 
Tweetables: 
Parents don’t beat yourself up! You did the best you could with the resources you had at the time. @mindfulnessshow
 
You have to be nimble and agile when you are a parent. @zenparenting
 
We are all for our children succeeding but if it comes at the expense of relationship that's when it gets tricky. @zenparenting
 
Contact Us:The Everyday Mindfulness Show
 
[email protected]
 

What does it mean to be a consciously mindful parent? How can parents evolve and grow during the lifetime journey that is parenting? Is there a one-size-fits-all style of parenting that will work wonders to make perfectly-well adjusted kids? Zen Parenting Radio’s Cathy and Todd Adams join Host, Mike Domitrz to discuss their mindful approach to parenting and the challenges they face as parents.

Subscribe to the Everyday Mindfulness Show.

Key Takeaways: 

[1:58] Why Todd and Cathy are consciously mindful parents.

[5:43] The challenges of knowing what kind of parent you want to be.

[12:11] As parents, you cannot fully understand what your child’s experiences are.

[19:06] Growing and evolving as a parent.

[29:00] Practices Todd and Cathy employ on their journey of mindful parenting.

Mentioned in This Episode: 

Soul to Soul Parenting: A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family,

by Annie Burnside

Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC is a self-awareness expert focused on parenting and the personal

empowerment of women and young girls. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Parent Coach, Certified Elementary School Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, and she’s a professor in the Sociology Department at Dominican University. Her most recent book, Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn: The Power of Self-Aware Parenting won a Nautilus Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and an International Book

Award.

For six years she and her husband have hosted Zen Parenting Radio, a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes. Cathy created/facilitated a self-awareness program for preadolescent girls called Be U, and she was a Child and Family Therapist/Clinical Educator at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She is mom to three girls, ages 13, 12, and 9.

Todd Adams is a coach and advocate for men supporting healthy masculinity, conscious relationships, and prosperous careers. For six years he’s co-hosted

Zen Parenting Radio and he co-founded The Tribe Men’s Group. Todd is a staff member of The Mankind Project,

a staff member for the New Warrior Training Adventure.

He’s a Certified Life Coach through the Tony Robbins

Life Coaching Program, and a certified instructor for the

Institute of Heartmath.

Zen Parenting Radio

Facebook.com/zenparenting

Twitter.com/zenparenting

The Sponsors of This Week’s Episode: 

The “Can I Kiss You?" Book & Instructor’s Guide.

Zen Parenting Radio — A podcast to help you feel outstanding. Join Cathy, Todd and Mike Domitrz and other amazing experts at the Zen Parenting Conference-Be a Force for Good in Chicago on March 2nd and 3rd.

Tweetables: 

Parents don’t beat yourself up! You did the best you could with the resources you had at the time. @mindfulnessshow

You have to be nimble and agile when you are a parent. @zenparenting

We are all for our children succeeding but if it comes at the expense of relationship that's when it gets tricky. @zenparenting

Contact Us:The Everyday Mindfulness Show

[email protected]