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Growing Self-Compassionate Children

A Family Guide for Nurturing Resiliency and Kindness

by Wendy O'Leary
Louise Shanagher
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​​Integrating self-compassion practice into family life is a profound gift that parents can give to their children and to themselves.
Here you will learn how to make self-compassion an active practice for the whole family—with over 70 activities, crafts, meditations, and games.
Self-compassion—being kind to yourself when things are hard—is a valuable quality for parents to model and to cultivate in their children—and studies show that it also builds emotional resilience.
This guide for parents explains the benefits of teaching children about self-compassion, and it offers advice, encouragement, and practices to enrich family life. Wendy O’Leary and Louise Shanagher, who have an extensive background and expertise in mindfulness, children’s education, and psychology, introduce the basic concepts of self-compassion, along with the benefits and the research that supports the practice.  
In communicating self-compassion to children, the authors emphasize the importance of focusing on a child’s inherent value rather than on their external achievements and specify the benefits of “self-compassion” over “self-esteem.” Crucially, they show us that self-compassion also includes an embodied, felt sense of deep care and love for ourselves.

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    March 11, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9780834846067

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      • ISBN: 9780834846067
      • File size: 1031 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 1, 2025
      Everyone wants their children to be happy and well-adjusted, but life can be stressful and challenging. Rather than shield our children from uncomfortable situations and emotions or jump in to fix things, authors O'Leary and Shanagher suggest that parents instead cultivate and nurture self-compassion in both themselves and their children. They provide the reader with research that explains and supports the benefits of a mindful, focused practice of self-compassion and illustrate the ways it can be transformative to family life. Drawing on their extensive experience working with mindfulness, meditation, children's education, and psychology, they provide authoritative guidance, including over 70 activities, crafts, meditations, and games that are easy to understand and put into action. Thoughtful and accessible, this is an excellent addition to all parenting collections, a complete and practical guide to helping families develop the emotional resilience to manage life's difficulties and cultivate the skills they need to thrive in both good times and bad.

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