What does it mean to be a consciously mindful parent? How can parents evolve and grow during the lifetime journey that is parenting? Is there a one-size-fits-all style of parenting that will work wonders to make perfectly-well adjusted kids? Zen Parenting Radio’s Cathy and Todd Adams join Host, Mike Domitrz to discuss their mindful approach to parenting and the challenges they face as parents.
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Key Takeaways:
[1:58] Why Todd and Cathy are consciously mindful parents.
[5:43] The challenges of knowing what kind of parent you want to be.
[12:11] As parents, you cannot fully understand what your child’s experiences are.
[19:06] Growing and evolving as a parent.
[29:00] Practices Todd and Cathy employ on their journey of mindful parenting.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Soul to Soul Parenting: A Guide to Raising a Spiritually Conscious Family,by Annie Burnside
Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC is a self-awareness expert focused on parenting and the personal empowerment of women and young girls. She’s a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Parent Coach, Certified Elementary School Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, and she’s a professor in the Sociology Department at Dominican University. Her most recent book, Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn: The Power of Self-Aware Parenting won a Nautilus Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and an International Book Award.
For six years she and her husband have hosted Zen Parenting Radio, a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes. Cathy created/facilitated a self-awareness program for preadolescent girls called Be U, and she was a Child and Family Therapist/Clinical Educator at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She is a mom of three girls, ages 13, 12, and 9.
Todd Adams is a coach and advocate for men supporting healthy masculinity, conscious relationships, and prosperous careers. For six years he’s co-hosted
Zen Parenting Radio and he co-founded The Tribe Men’s Group. Todd is a staff member of The Mankind Project,
a staff member for the New Warrior Training Adventure.
He’s a Certified Life Coach through the Tony Robbins
Life Coaching Program, and a certified instructor for the
Institute of Heartmath.
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