"Any parent who reads and practices the insights in this book will not only heal their own wounds from childhood, they will change things for their offspring for all generations to come." -Dr. Shefali Tsabary, PhD, New York Times bestselling author, The Conscious Parent, Out of Control, and The Awakened Family, featured on the OWN network in Oprah's Life class and Super Soul Sunday"The Present Mother isbeautifully written, warm and comforting as it guides us into a spiritualprocess of seeing the sacrednessof the relationship with our children and ourselves. Inspiredby her own personal evolution, Catherine Weiss shares moving and sometimes challenging exercises that call us to question the truth of our negative thoughts that are often at the root of our reactionsto our children. In her daily exercises we learn the value of being in the present moment, to accept and learn to love what is."- Barbara Nicholsonand Lysa Parker, Co-Authors, Attached at the Heart: Eight Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connectedand Compassionate Children, Cofounders, Attachment Parenting International"The difference between The Present Mother and other parenting books is radical: It gives mothers the tool to know what to do in every parenting situation before applying parenting skills learned from other parenting books. Indeed, it takes mothers out of thinking and straight into their own unequivocal knowing. This book of short lessons can either transform someone's life or get them started on transforming it. It is the work that most parents need, probably before any of the other parenting books!"- Karen M. Pietruszka, Parenting Communication Skills Specialist, B.A. in Psychology and Child Development, Boulder, CO"Catherine Weiss's book offers real down to earth and practical guidance for taking responsibility for our own feelings as mothers and learning how to transcend and transform our judgments so that we can become more authentic with our children and ourselves."- Peggy O'Mara, founder of Mothering.com, past publisher,editor and owner of Mothering Magazine, author of four books, featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Mother Earth News, and Utne ReaderCatherine's book is a gift, not only for mothers but for the world.-Bonnie Compton, APRN, BC, CPNP, Child Adolescent Therapist, Parent Coach, Host of Wholehearted Parenting RadioCatherine Weiss makes the hardest job on earth phenomenally easier with The Present Mother and establishes herself as a world class Life-Skills Educator.- Mama Marlaine, Founder Parenting 2.0, the largest parenting group on LinkedIn, Creator of the Life Skills Report CardFrom the AuthorDistinctions between THE PRESENT MOTHER and most other parenting advice books:1. THE PRESENT MOTHER is written by a mothers' mentor who is "walking her talk" and has completed the inner journey by personally using and benefiting from the exercises in the book for a decade.1. MOST OTHER PARENTING ADVICE BOOKS are written by scholars or academic- minded authors, from a top-down approach, distancing the mother reader from her nature-given wisdom about how to be a mother.2. THE PRESENT MOTHER gives the reader the tool to tap into her own wisdom, facilitating her personal responsibility and increasing her self-confidence.2. MOST OTHER PARENTING ADVICE BOOKS give the reader external opinions, ideas and tips, facilitating her dependence on others, thereby eroding her self-confidence.3. THE PRESENT MOTHER demonstrates how to be a more conscious, effective parent and shows the amazing results of doing so.3. MOST OTHER PARENTING ADVICE BOOKS merely tell (without demonstrating) the reader how to be a more effective parent and try to convince the reader to do so.4. THE PRESENT MOTHER is supported online by a free Present Mothers Community with reasonably-priced author-led group coaching calls, reaching the most mothers possible.4. MOST OTHER PARENTING ADVICE BOOKS are supported by one-on-one coaching/therapy for $100 or more per hour, reaching primarily the mothers who have higher household incomes.5. THE PRESENT MOTHER encourages the reader to practice self-inquiry, resulting in her authenticity and self-awareness, from which her wise, kind words and actions spring.5. MOST OTHER PARENTING ADVICE BOOKS encourage the readers' rote memorization of phrases and techniques to employ, resulting in an artificial and contrived interaction with her children.6. THE PRESENT MOTHER demonstrates and teaches, with intimate personal details, how a step-by-step transformation can be achieved.6. MOST OTHER PARENTING ADVICE BOOKS give no detailed examples of the author's personal transformation and how to employ the lessons she learned.About the AuthorCatherine Weiss is a mothering thought-leader and pioneer in the field of mindful parenting. She has been teaching and practicing self-inquiry since 2007. In 2014, she founded The Present Mothers Community to support mothers in their personal and spiritual transformation. She can be found on Facebook and at ThePresentMother.com She lives near Portland, Oregon with her husband and two children. what is a good novel to read The Present Mother: How to Deepen Your Connection With the Present Moment, Yourself and Your Child
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Compassionate MotheringBy Jessica LathamBefore I had children, a brief time for reflection in the morning made all the difference in my day. Now, as a mother, time seems even more precious, and space for clarity and meditation is even more crucial to my days. The Present Mothers 40 morning meditations have truly changed the way I live. I wake with eagerness to open this book, and complete the exercises (such as my childs approval, the importance of our partners, and trusting my own wisdom). I find myself thinking of Weiss words throughout the day her wise voice helps guide me to my own intuition. I love that I can begin the 40-day meditations again and again, which provides an opportunity to constantly look at how I parent and live my days. Instead of running away or hiding from my messy-self, The Present Mother shines a polished mirror that begs for me to be the best mother and person I can be. I wish this book had been around when my mother was raising me. At least it is here now, in my hands, in my mind, helping me raise my own children with compassion, presence and joy.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I could definitely go on and on, but I'll stop and just say-- BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!!By Shannon WasieMy gratitude for this book is really beyond words. I know this because I keep TRYING to tell everyone about it, and finding myself completely unable to articulate JUST HOW MUCH it has already meant to me.I think that's because you can't WRITE or TALK life change. You can sort of talk ABOUT it, but in the end, it's only the CHANGED LIFE that can fully tell the story.And although I am newer to the practices in this book, I can already feel and see the changes. And oh, how beautiful they really are! They are EXACTLY the changes you have been craving deeply for so long.- Really seeing my mind CHANGE. Noticing an actual difference in myself. Not through gritting my teeth and biting my tongue and forcing myself to act different, but through actual changed pathways in my brain-- my thoughts FEEL different. They feel like they have a path that doesn't destroy me and everyone in my life on their way!- Feeling confidence in the connection with my children, instead of the panicked sense that connected moments are going to vanish as inexplicably as they seemed to appear.- Rediscovering my relationship with my spouse as one of potential, beauty, and truly the best kind of friendship possible, when things have not always looked so sunny.- JOY.- Actually getting a taste of loving myself, in a deep and real way.- PRESENCE. PRESENCE. BEING HERE FOR THIS MINUTE!!I could definitely go on, but I'll stop and just say-- BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy DRhodesGreat book