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Why I’m Teaching My Girls to Meditate

Teaching my girls to meditate wasn’t one of my resolutions for the new year. I’ve got a ton of tricks up my sleeve for practicing mindfulness with them; so many, in fact, that I wrote a book about it. But formal seated meditation can be hard for little ones, especially

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Shared by Carla Naumburg, Ph.D, Contributing Blogger January 2, 2018

Making It Easier to be Mindful During the Holidays

Keepin’ it real here, folks. Here’s our Hanukkah celebration from a couple of years ago – one kid grumpily lighting candles while the other one has a fit. Good times! Today is Giving Tuesday, hot on the heels of Cyber Monday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Melt on The

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Shared by Carla Naumburg, Ph.D, Contributing Blogger November 27, 2017

My Next Book: How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids!

Some days I earn my pin. Some days I don’t. That’s ok. Awesome swag by Emily McDowell. You guys! I have big news, and I am SO excited to tell you about it. I just sold my third book! This is the book I was born to write. It’ll be

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Shared by Carla Naumburg, Ph.D, Contributing Blogger November 6, 2017

Your Relationship: The Best Leverage You Have Over Your Kids

“If you do that again, I’m going to be pretty unhappy.” I made that bold and daring threat to my younger daughter this morning. Ok, it’s not officially a threat. It was more like a fairly accurate description of what was likely to happen if she continued to be annoying,

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Shared by Carla Naumburg, Ph.D, Contributing Blogger February 16, 2017