Featuring charming illustrations, this pocket-sized guide for time-pressed families provides brief essays on various aspects of mindful parenting, along with simple, five-minute exercises.

Embrace mindfulness to truly connect with the ones you love. If you are looking for a more enriching and empathetic way to raise your children, Five-Minute Mindfulness: Parenting is the perfect companion. The enlightening essays and simple exercises in this book will help you to communicate more effectively, make your relationships more harmonious, and ensure that the time you spend with your family is rewarding for you, your partner, and your children.

Topics covered include:

• Finding calm through meditation and adjustments to your home environment
• Making time for yourself and your kids
• Dealing with emotions and difficult times
• Nurturing self-esteem by exploring passions and building resilience
• Healthy routines for sleep, eating, and mindful breathing
• Getting outside, enjoying nature, and encouraging greater freedoms

Attractive, compact, and accessible, Five-Minute Mindfulness: Parenting works in harmony with the fast pace of modern life. Just read, try an exercise, and enjoy a new and more fulfilling relationship with your child.

Claire Gillman is an experienced journalist and writer. She is the editor of Kindred Spirit magazine, for which she has written numerous articles on therapies and mindfulness during the past decade. She has also written on alternative health, parenting, and spirituality for many magazines and newspapers, including The Times of London. Claire latest book is The Healing Therapies Bible (Sterling, 2016). Other recent MBS and parenting books include Best of Boys: Helping Your Sons through their Teenage Years (MacMillan, 2003, Albert Bridge Books 2014), A Green Guide to Bringing up Your Baby (Cico Books, 2009) and A Green Guide to Pregnancy (Cico Books, 2010). Claire is also an editor and mentor for Writers' Workshop and has run writing workshops and retreats. She lives in Horwich, UK.