How to Mindfully Parent You don’t need to change your entire lifestyle to start practicing mindfulness strategies today. Open your eyes, literally and figuratively. Pay attention to your surroundings and how you feel on the inside and out. Take in things with all your senses — touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste. Be in the moment. Resist living in the past or planning too intently for the future. Find the good in what’s happening right now, right in front of you. Practice acceptance. Try your best to accept your child’s emotions and actions, even when they frustrate you. (And extend this acceptance to yourself.) Breathe. Having a crisis moment? Focus on your breath. Take a deep breath in, filling your lungs with air and keeping your mind on your breath. Exhale and feel your breath as it enters and exits your body. Encourage your child to breathe during tough times, too. Meditate. Focusing on the breath is a big part of meditation. You only need to car...