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Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids Paperback – December 1, 2019
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“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.”
—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance
A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you’ll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting” habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids.
Whether you’re running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic meltdown in the checkout line at a grocery store—being a parent is hard work! And, as parents, many of us react in times of stress without thinking—often by yelling. But what if, instead of always reacting on autopilot, you could respond thoughtfully in those moments, keep your cool, and get from A to B on time and in one piece?
With this book, you’ll find powerful mindfulness skills for calming your own stress response when difficult emotions arise. You’ll also discover strategies for cultivating respectful communication, effective conflict resolution, and reflective listening. In the process, you’ll learn to examine your own unhelpful patterns and ingrained reactions that reflect the generational habits shaped by your parents, so you can break the cycle and respond to your children in more skillful ways.
When children experience a parent reacting with kindness and patience, they learn to act with kindness as well—thereby altering generational patterns for a kinder, more compassionate future. With this essential guide, you’ll see how changing your own “autopilot reactions” can create a lasting positive impact, not just for your kids, but for generations to come.
An essential, must-read for all parents—now more than ever.
“To raise the children we hope to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be…. This wonderful book will help you handle the ride.”
—KJ Dell’Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent
“Hunter Clarke-Fields shares her wisdom and personal experience to help parents create peaceful families.”
—Joanna Faber and Julie King, coauthors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
- Print length184 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherNew Harbinger Publications
- Publication dateDecember 1, 2019
- Dimensions6 x 0.46 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101684033888
- ISBN-13978-1684033881
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—Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance
“Raising Good Humans is the guidebook parents need to instill confidence, mental health, and independence in our children while building a durable relationship with them. Written with the compassion, clarity, and truth of someone who’s helped families with a variety of issues, Raising Good Humans is chock-full of insights, strategies, and exercises for becoming a more mindful parent. Hunter Clarke-Fields is a persuasive evangelist for the power of meditation in our lives and our children’s lives. Her book will transform your life for the better—if you embrace the journey. One of the best parenting books I’ve ever read.”
—Katherine Reynolds Lewis, author of The Good News About Bad Behavior
“Raising Good Humans is a loving and honest road map that teaches parents ways to skillfully navigate challenges, as well deepen joy, connection, and love with our children.”
—Shauna Shapiro, PhD, professor in the department of psychology at Santa Clara University, and author of Good Morning, I Love You
“Hunter Clarke-Fields gets it: to raise the children we hope to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be—and both goals are a journey, not a destination. This wonderful book will help you handle the ride.”
—KJ Dell’Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent, and former editor of The New York Times’ Motherlode blog
“After reading Hunter Clarke-Fields’s fantastic new book, Raising Good Humans, I found myself hopeful, if not downright happy, about the future. Young parents are the most important leaders on the planet, and this guide will both inspire and instruct them how to immediately stop raising kids and start leading their babies into good adults.”
—Hal Runkel, New York Times bestselling author of ScreamFree Parenting
“Raising Good Humans is a clear and direct guide to transforming your relationships with your kids. Rich with touching stories and practical exercises, it shows how healthy parenting stems from your ability to be self-aware and embody what you want most for your kids. Parents everywhere will benefit from Hunter Clarke-Fields’s wisdom, humor, and practical guidance in navigating the messy terrain of raising children.”
—Oren Jay Sofer, author of Say What You Mean
“In Raising Good Humans, Hunter Clarke-Fields shares her wisdom and personal experience to help parents create peaceful families. Readers will find information and exercises to enhance their ability to ride the rollercoaster of raising kids while maintaining their own sense of emotional equilibrium.”
—Joanna Faber and Julie King, coauthors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen and its companion app, Pocket Parent
“One of the most difficult tasks anyone can undertake is having and raising children. In Raising Good Humans, Hunter Clarke-Fields instructs and reminds us that children need more than food, clothing, and shelter. She tells us what the ‘more’ is and how to provide it. Thank you, Hunter.”
—Iyanla Vanzant, host of Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN)
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Foreword writer Carla Naumburg, PhD, is a clinical social worker and author of three parenting books, including Ready, Set, Breathe (New Harbinger, 2015), and How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids (Workman, 2019).
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- Publisher : New Harbinger Publications; 1st edition (December 1, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 184 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1684033888
- ISBN-13 : 978-1684033881
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.46 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Family Conflict Resolution
- #6 in Popular Child Psychology
- #7 in Conflict Management
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025This book is amazing, it’s an approach on mindfulness in your reaction and interactions with your kids. It’s full of practices that test you every day. It’s not the kind of book you can just read all the way through at one time, you have to actually put the work in
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025helpful for giving a different perspective and giving tools for less stress
- Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025it changed our life: helped show me that though the person needing “turned good” or ‘fixing’ isn't the child, it is always you - however it was gentle and easily manageable to work through with this author holding my hand . I recommend this book to anyone looking to be a better parent - just be prepared to do the WORK. On ya self. 🖤
- Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022I loved this book. It was probably a little Buddhist heavy for some but it really doesn’t come across preachy or as an advertisement for Buddhism.
This book gave me so many pointers and instead of jumping right into the ‘meat’ of strategy of how to deal with difficult kids, it gets you to look at yourself first. You deal with your past programming and the author has you learn to be more mindful and calmer so that you can pass that calmness into your children.
Like I said I really got a lot out of it. But it’s a book meant to be studied and practiced not just read through once quickly. Which I was fine with!
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024This is an amazing book. It was hard for me to put it down. It had me in tears, recognizing the reasons for my own faults and understanding the trauma that caused them so that I can change and break the cycle of reactive parenting. I immediately noticed the difference in my communication with my children, and the way that they communicate with me. My only hope now is that I can get my husband to read this book as well.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025Good book. Great resource.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024I thoroughly enjoyed this book and enjoyed doing the work and testing the suggested strategies. Being a new parent, I was desperately searching for a new way to parent my hyper-active 5 year-old son. I was tired of all the yelling and needed a better was to communicate with him effectively. And the biggest thing this book helped me realize is that, ITS OK. It's ok if things don't get done the parents way and taking a different path to achieve the goal is ok as well. Also, to simply calm down in heated moments, which it suggests practicing meditation (I've enjoyed this, it really works).
I will say you do have to put in the work and it is a huge unlearning process. Unlearning how I was raised and brought up. And he talks about that in the book ,but I will continue to use these strategies because I feel more calm and the strategies are effective.
5.0 out of 5 starsI thoroughly enjoyed this book and enjoyed doing the work and testing the suggested strategies. Being a new parent, I was desperately searching for a new way to parent my hyper-active 5 year-old son. I was tired of all the yelling and needed a better was to communicate with him effectively. And the biggest thing this book helped me realize is that, ITS OK. It's ok if things don't get done the parents way and taking a different path to achieve the goal is ok as well. Also, to simply calm down in heated moments, which it suggests practicing meditation (I've enjoyed this, it really works).Fantastic Strategies
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
I will say you do have to put in the work and it is a huge unlearning process. Unlearning how I was raised and brought up. And he talks about that in the book ,but I will continue to use these strategies because I feel more calm and the strategies are effective.
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Ainda estou lendo, mas estou achando fantástico. É bom ouvir de quem passou pelas msms lutas que a gente passa e se sente perdida
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle parenting
I have been following lots of blogs and reading about parenting, ive learned a lot and continue learning everyday. This book compliments what ive learned
- Prakash ChandraReviewed in India on November 9, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Important to read
A must read book, before planning or at age of one year of kid. Now a days there is less patience among parents. This book teaches you to have patience to bring up your kids
- DiamandaReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite parent book!
I live this book,it is the best parent I have ever bought.(and I have many)It explains very well everything and it helped me tremendously not only with my children but also with my husband!Highly recommended!