Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

Break the cycle of reactive parenting and raise kind, confident kids with this essential guide―with nearly 1 million copies sold!

“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 discover practical mindful parenting strategies to break free from reactive parenting habits, manage parenting stress, and raise kind, cooperative, and confident children.

Whether you're running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic meltdown in the grocery store, parenting can push even the most patient person to their limit. When stress takes over, many parents react on autopilot―often by yelling, criticizing, or losing their cool. But you can learn to respond differently.

Using evidence-based mindfulness and emotional regulation skills, you'll learn how to calm your own stress response when difficult emotions arise so you can respond to your children with greater patience, compassion, and intention.

In this practical guide to mindful parenting, you'll learn how to:

• Manage parenting stress and big emotions without automatically yelling or reacting
• Break reactive parenting habits and replace them with more thoughtful responses
• Use mindfulness to stay calm and present during challenging parenting moments
• Communicate more respectfully and strengthen your connection with your child
• Practice reflective listening and effective conflict resolution
• Recognize your own triggers and unhelpful parenting patterns
• Break intergenerational cycles and change habits passed down from your own parents
• Build a more peaceful, cooperative parent-child relationship

The goal isn't to become a perfect parent. It's to become a more mindful, emotionally regulated parent who can respond instead of react, even when your child is pushing every button you have.

When children experience a parent responding with kindness and patience, they learn those skills too. By changing your own automatic reactions, you can help your children develop emotional awareness, compassion, and resilience while creating healthier patterns that can continue for generations.

Raising Good Humans is an essential guide for parents who want to reduce yelling, manage parenting stress, improve their relationships with their children, and create a calmer, more connected family.

“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
 

Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, is a mindfulness mentor, coach, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and creator of the Mindful Parenting online course. She coaches moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has more than twenty years of experience in meditation and yoga practices, and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide.

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).