Parenting Is Progress, Not Perfection

Parenting Is Progress, Not Perfection

Parenting isn’t rocket science. It’s much harder. With all due respect to rocket scientists, the implications of a failed launch are far less consequential than a failed parenting strategy. Progress is a more attainable goal to strive for, and taking steps that lead to meaningful change is all you can really hope for. Parenting is the most challenging and most rewarding responsibility afforded to us in this life. Imagine bringing a whole entire …

Parenting in Anxious Times

It is puzzling how I survived those early demanding years as a mother, ricocheting between work and home, especially since I didn’t have a very good role model in my own upbringing. Turns out that consistent meditation practice, not birthing classes or parenting books, is what has served me the most as a living laboratory on this path. As Jon Kabat-Zinn says, “Parenting is the best monastery for cultivating mindfulness.” Below, I share some prac…