My Mindful Mat Moment

Today, we interview Jessica Simpson, a Marriage and Family Therapy PhD candidate, to discuss Emotion Regulation, what it is, how parents and their children can develop it, and how it relates to mindfulness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-mindful-mat-moment/message

Today, we interview Victoria Lovett, a speech language pathologist with extensive experience working with young children learning to speak, as well as those needing language rehabilitation after brain trauma. We will discuss how parents can help their children learn to speak, how mindfulness plays a role in that learning process, and how parents can use rephrasing to connect and communicate with each child. Click here to learn more about Victoria's work and courses on child speech pathology. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-mindful-mat-moment/message

Breathing is a super power in times of stress, fear, anger or other hard emotions. Many times we feel those hard emotions when things feel out of our control. Breath is something we almost always have control over. Let's practice together a few quick deep breathing games that you can use on the go with your My Mindful Mat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-mindful-mat-moment/message

Mindfulness has become common in pop culture. Luckily, that's for a good reason. While research continues, study after study has shown positive effects of Mindfulness and Mindful Parenting. So what does it mean to be a Mindful Parent? Links from this episode: The Gottman Institute: https://www.gottman.com/blog/mindful-parenting-how-to-respond-instead-of-react/ Dr. John Kabat-Zinn: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-mindful-parenting_b_5945356 Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/mindfulness/mindful-parenting Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10567-009-0046-3 Visit MyMindfulMat.com for more mindfulness resources and activities, and Coriaria.com for more resources to strengthen your family and relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-mindful-mat-moment/message

Hi Parents! First off, thank you for being here. My Mindful Mat™ is an intentional parenting tool by Coriaria, LLC – a company committed to creating products to positively influence intentional family life. This podcast is designed to be a free supplement to My Mindful Mat. Here, we will discuss Mindful and Intentional parenting practices, advice, research, and activity ideas. This podcast is intended to help us all become more mindful and intentional parents while also helping us use My Mindful Mat products in more positive and meaningful ways. My Mindful Mat™ products are intentional parenting tools developed in collaboration with real families. Learn more at MyMindfulMat.com. Get $5 off your My Mindful Mat original with code PODCAST at checkout. We constantly explore new ways to improve our products and create useful tools for intentional parents everywhere. If you have ideas or feedback, please reach out to us on our various Social Media pages or by going to Coriaria.com or MyMindfulMat.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/my-mindful-mat-moment/message