A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent–Child Relationships and Prevention Research

By Larissa G. Duncan, J. Coatsworth, Mark T. Greenberg. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2009

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This paper introduces a model of “mindful parenting” as a framework whereby parents intentionally bring moment-to-moment awareness to the parent–child relationship. This is done by developing the qualities of listening with full attention when interacting with their children, cultivating emotional awareness and self-regulation in parenting, and bringing compassion and nonjudgmental acceptance to their parenting interactions. First, we briefly outline the theoretical and empirical literature on mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions. Next, we present an operational definition of mindful parenting as an extension of mindfulness to the social context of parent–child relationships. We discuss the implications of mindful parenting for the quality of parent–child relationships, particularly across the transition to adolescence, and we review the literature on the application of mindfulness in parenting interventions. We close with a synopsis of our own efforts to integrate mindfulness-based intervention techniques and mindful parenting into a well-established, evidence-based family prevention program and our recommendations for future research on mindful parenting interventions.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology

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Self-Compassion and Dispositional Mindfulness Are Associated with Parenting Styles and Parenting Stress: the Mediating Role of Mindful Parenting (2016, background): “…2014; Bögels et al. 2014; Neece 2014; Van de Weijer-Bergsma et al. 2012; Van der Oord et al. 2012; Singh et al. 2006, 2007) and non-clinical child and adolescent populations (e.g., Altmaier and Maloney 2007; Coatsworth et al. 2010, 2015; Duncan, Coatsworth, and Greenberg 2009b; Lippold et al 2015).”
The Indirect Effect of the Mindful Parenting of Mothers and Fathers on the Child’s Perceived Well-Being Through the Child’s Attachment to Parents (2016, background): “As a result, mindful parenting can foster more positive parent-child interactions (Coatsworth et al. 2010; Dumas 2005; Duncan et al. 2009a; Duncan et al. 2015; Lippold et al. 2015).”
Maternal Dysphoric Mood, Stress, and Parenting Practices in Mothers of Head Start Preschoolers: The Role of Experiential Avoidance (2011, background): “Conversely, recent models suggest that “mindful parenting,” or parenting characterized by consistent, deliberate, moment-to-moment awareness of ongoing interactions with one's child in the context of the parent-child relationship, may enhance effective, flexible parenting strategies (Duncan, Coatswo”
Evaluating the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training on the overt behavior of parents of children with autism (2017, background): “, non-ACT specific) have shown increases in positive parenting interactions and decreases in child behavior problems (Duncan et al., 2009; Singh et al., 2007).”
Mindfulness In Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ): Development and Validation of a Measure of Mindful Parenting (2017, methodology): “Mindful parenting may allow parents to disrupt the automatic destructive cycle of negativity and disengagement and choose more effective parenting strategies (Dishion et al., 2003; Dumas, 2005; Duncan et al., 2009a).”