Mindful Parenting Practices
Dr. Chrysoula K. Fantaousakis follows a humanistic approach in which she integrates insights from psychological theories of human development, cultural practices of social discourse, and traditions of mindfulness and wholehearted living. She interweaves insights across these domains into a distinct and fluid art of positive psychology as a cultural practice. During the last few decades Dr. Fantaousakis has been teaching in highly diverse communities that have been a valuable source of self-awareness, compassion, and connectivity. She applies her expertise to introduce mindful and wholehearted living strategies into a practice that trains the heart and mind and cultivates possibilities of emotional healing, self-awareness, and compassionate autonomy. This multidisciplinary and integrative orientation in Dr. Fantaousakis expertise makes her uniquely qualified to offer services to parents in today's complex and competitive world. To this end, Dr. Fantaousakis creatively addresses parenthood by:
- Discovering the power in conscious and mindful parenting practices
- Exploring effective parenting practices within the vast complexity of contemporary society
- Examining the shifting function of the family as children transition from childhood to adolescence to young adulthood
- Monitoring meaningful transitional continuity in cultural values of immigrant families
Parenting Practices
- The healing practices of mindful parenting
- Ten guide posts for mindful parenting
- Parenting is a journey enjoy the ride
- Mindful parenting in a competitive world
- Courageous parenting: embrace the wisdom of your vulnerability with self-compassion and unconditional self- acceptance
- Authenticity in the compassionate-autonomy of heart-to-heart parenting
- Perfection is over rated in parenting
- Know thy self because actions speak louder than words
- Dare to be present and parent the wonder of childhood
- Two sides of the same coin: interdependency of child-loving-care and parent-loving-care
Child Behavior
- Transform the cycle of child rebel
- Transform dram- time to play-time
- You already have a perfect child
- Parent-child emotional regulation in wholehearted living
- Social and emotional development in wholehearted safe living spaces
- Guide your child to make sense of big emotions
- Craft with your child coping routines for big emotions
- Dare to raise the child you have not the child you want
Compassionate Autonomy
- Compassionate autonomy: the survival of the nurtured child
- Co-creating a graceful road map of your child’s compassionate autonomy
- Parenting empowerment in moments of self-awareness, humor, and love
- Eat, laugh, and love with your child and craft win-win-solutions
- Let go of judgments and “shoulds” and accept the greatness of your child
- Play time: heart-to-heart connection safe spaces
- Parent in the present moment: your child joyfully awaits for you in the heart of now