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When parenting triggers overwhelm consistent contemplative practice

I meditate every day but I still lose my temper with my teenagers and then feel like a hypocrite and a failure as a parent.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intensity of family dynamics activates survival responses that override the capacity for mindful responding.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mindfulness as psychological intervention?”

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