Resources
Thoughtful and fun tools for extra support to navigate parenting with more peace, presence, and playfulness.
Gifts for Peaceful Parenting
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Wheel of Self-Care
Peaceful parents take care of themselves.
Try the Wheel of Self-Care for a quick check in on your well-being and life balance. Take a deeper look into how your personal health and wellness to see how you are doing so you can show up grounded and peaceful at home.
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3 Steps to a Good Goodbye
Most kids aren’t naturally great at goodbyes. They run off after playdates, mumble something as they walk away, or forget entirely.
A good goodbye is a small act with a big impact—it teaches gratitude, social awareness, and emotional closure.
And once your kid learns this 3-step shortcut, they’ll know exactly what to do — and you can enjoy that proud, quiet “yes” moment inside when they pull it off all on their own.
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Kind Mind Coloring Book
This coloring book is for anyone - parents and kids alike!
Inside the Kind Mind Coloring Book, you’ll find important messages in English and Spanish, many things to color, opportunities to explore creativity with plenty of space to write, doodle, and dream.
There is no wrong way to use this book. Print it out for your kid - or yourself - and ask them what they think. Every page is a great prompt to listen to your kid and connect.
Respected Resources
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Why Parents Yell at Their Children e-book
Understand yelling and how to do better.
In this e-book from Jai Master Parenting Coach Rebecca Lyddon, you will find:
How to shift away from yelling at your children, even in moments of frustration and overwhelm.
Explore how to parent without yelling.
The most current research about the impact yelling has on children.
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Empowered Parenting e-book
Raise resilient kids without power struggles.
In this ebook from Jai Parenting founder Kiva Schuler, learn how you can:
Navigate your child's big emotions without caving in or resorting to reactivity.
Techniques to set effective boundaries and limits that stick… Peacefully!
Ways to foster true self-reliance in your children.
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Hand Model of the Brain - video
A brain visualization you’ll carry with you.
Dr. Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain is a metaphor that uses the hand to represent different areas of the brain and how they interact. The model helps to understand how the brain processes information, manages emotions, and makes decisions, particularly in the context of self-regulation and emotional connection.
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Wheel of Awareness - audio
Guided meditation for self-reflection
In Dr. Dan Siegel’s “The Wheel of Awareness” the hub represents the knowing of awareness while the rim contains all the points of anything we can become aware of. We can send a spoke out to the rim to focus our attention at any point on the rim. The wheel of awareness is a visual metaphor for the integration of consciousness as we articulate rim-points and link them with our hub awareness.
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Future Wiser Self Visualization - audio
The Future Wiser Self Visualization is about exploring your best self, so that you can strengthen your connection to that most confident and wise voice within.
Follow the soothing voice of Lisa Robbins-Garland from Wild Cedar Consulting, as she helps you develop a clear picture of your future wiser self so you can draw on the best parts of yourself when you most need them.
This list of curated resources is for parents, children, and individuals looking for extra guidance.
Child Mind Institute - How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to Your Kids
American Academy of Child Psychiatry - Tips for Talking to Children
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 & TTY 1-800-787-3224
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 1-800-273-8255
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