How to Be More Mindful and Present with Your Kids

It’s easy to lose focus or let your mind wander when you’re spending time with children. Try these six tips to be more present with your kids!

How to Be More Mindful and Present with Your Kids. (Photo: Man in a blue hoodie walking down a paved trail surrounded by trees pushing a stroller, with a child walking next to him.)

As I turn on my phone to check the temperature outside before going to the park with the kids, Facebook opens up. Five minutes later, I forget why I turned it on in the first place. Meanwhile, the kids are wondering why I’m looking at my phone as well – or trying to snatch it out of my hands.

It’s so easy to get distracted from the people and beauty around us. It’s especially hard to be present with your kids, when we’re pulled in so many directions – sometimes literally. As someone who gets stuck in her head a lot, I’ve worked on being present and mindful quite a bit.

Here are six approaches that have helped me be more in the moment:

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