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Scenario

When parenting groups make presence feel performative instead of natural

My neighborhood mom group started doing 'mindful playground' meetups where we practice being present while our kids play, but it feels performative and I think we're all more self-conscious about our presence now than we were before. I want to say something but I don't want to be the one who ruins it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group of parents is discovering that trying to practice presence together may be preventing the very naturalness they're seeking.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Time and parenting — what it means to be there?”

Peri

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