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The Anchor Breath: Your Secret Superpower for Calm Parenting

The Anchor Breath: Your Secret Superpower for Calm Parenting

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 # Mindful Parenting: Daily Tips for Raising Calm Kids

Hey there, and welcome back. I'm Julia Cartwright, and I'm so glad you're here with me today. You know, it's late December, and I'm willing to bet that right now, your house feels a little like a snow globe that's been shaken just a bit too hard. The holidays are winding down, routines are topsy-turvy, and your kids are running on a cocktail of sugar, excitement, and honestly, probably some pretty big feelings about the year ending and a new one beginning. So today, I want to give you something to help you both find your footing again. Because here's the thing: calm kids start with calm parents.

So let's take a moment together. Find a seat, maybe somewhere quiet, or if that's impossible, just find a spot where you're. Settle your shoulders down. Feel your feet on the floor. You've made it this far in the year. You're still showing up. That matters.

Now, let's breathe. There's a practice I call the anchor breath, and it's perfect for parenting because you can do it in thirty seconds or thirty minutes. Inhale through your nose for a count of four. Feel the cool air. Notice it. Hold for a breath. Now exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of six. Longer exhales are like telling your nervous system, it's safe now. Do that again. Four counts in. Six counts out. One more time.

Here's what's happening: you're signaling your entire body that you're present, not in the future worrying about schedules or the past replaying moments you wish went differently. You're right here, grounded like a tree with deep roots.

Now, imagine this breath as something you're passing down to your kids. Not by lecturing them about breathing, but by being the calm they need to mirror. When your child is melting down, instead of matching their energy, you breathe. When bedtime is a battle, you anchor yourself first. Kids are like emotional sponges, and when you're regulated, they feel it. It's not magical, it's neurobiology, but it feels like magic.

So here's your practice today: anchor breath, four counts in, six counts out. Do it three times this morning. Do it before dinner, before bed, before any moment where you feel that pressure rising. Carry this breath like a secret superpower.

Thank you so much for joining me on Mindful Parenting: Daily Tips for Raising Calm Kids. If this landed for you today, I'd love for you to subscribe wherever you listen. You're building something beautiful with your family, and I'm honored to be part of that journey.

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