Mindful Discipline Quotes

“word “discipline” often evokes strong emotional reactions, particularly because it is often used synonymously with “punishment.” However, the original meaning of discipline is “to teach.”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“a harmonious home and supporting self-discipline in our children requires that we as parents become more self-disciplined.”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“A mindful parent is one who is committed to practicing being present and awake, and to listening deeply to her child, moment by moment. Mindfulness depends upon awareness.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself” (1923, 17). In some”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“Children respond more to our state of consciousness than to our words. When we are present, grounded, and clear, our children listen.”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“nourishment that children need to become self-disciplined falls into five categories of experience that we call the five essential elements of Mindful Discipline: 1) unconditional love, 2) space, 3) mentorship, 4) healthy boundaries, and 5) mis-takes.”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“gardener knows that she can’t simply shout at the plant to make it grow faster. Nor will pushing and pulling it result in a tree’s maturing and bearing fruit before its time”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child