Happy Holidays, GRPS families!

The holidays are fast approaching, bringing with them excitement and stress in equal amounts. Inside each of us is a center of calm and peace, and mindfulness can help us tap into that inner calm, even when life gets chaotic. Mindfulness is a simple technique that encourages paying attention to the present moment. Practicing mindfulness to your kids means equipping them with tools to build self-esteem, manage stress, and skillfully approach challenges in an accepting, nonjudgmental way.

In this month’s edition of Power Parent Magazine, you’ll find these great resources:

• Find a guide to help your family ease into mindfulness practices in Getting Started with Mindfulness
• It’s important to be your child’s support system during this pandemic, but first you have to support yourself before you can support anyone else. Find more under Season of Self-Care
• Under Holiday 5 Senses, you’ll find a great guided meditation that you and your family will enjoy all season long!
• What’s the relationship between mindfulness practices and your brain chemistry? Find out in The Mindful Brain
• In Musical Mindfulness, you’ll find a fun and family-friendly holiday-themed playlist that goes along with a guided meditation to help your family practice mindfulness
  
• A mindful family is a happy family. Find a fun guide to reflecting on the past year and preparing for the year to come under 2023 Mindful Reflections