Parenting Classes
Mindful Parenting
Fall 2025 registration coming soon!
Developed for parents of children, teens, and adults with behavior challenges and/or learning differences, this educational program offers instruction in mindfulness practices including meditation and how it can be applied in reducing stress, cultivating self-compassion, and improving parents’ quality of life. The program includes didactic presentations, guided meditations, and dialogue around how mindfulness can address parenting. In between classes, participants are instructed to cultivate a daily meditation practice as well as apply mindfulness to parenting and other daily activities.
Topics we will be exploring include:
- What is mindfulness?
- How can it help me as a parent?
- How can we better manage our own difficult emotions as parents?
- How can we move from coping to living more meaningful lives?
Tuition and Scholarships
$330 per participant; scholarships available for those unable to pay the full cost. Please email us at parentingcenter@stanford.edu for more information.
Donations
Your donations will create scholarships for parents who need financial assistance to join the Mindful Parenting classes we offer. Thank you!
Audio Recordings
Please explore the following guided mindfulness meditations that can help with decreasing stress and cultivating well-being.
Duration: 5 minutes, 36 seconds
Led by Co-Director Dr. Mari Kurahashi
Duration: 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Led by Co-Director Dr. Mari Kurahashi
Duration: 12 minutes, 57 seconds
Led by Co-Director Dr. Mari Kurahashi
Duration: 5 minutes, 40 seconds
Led by Co-Director Dr. Mari Kurahashi
Duration: 12 minutes, 10 seconds
Led by Co-Director Dr. Mari Kurahashi
Duration: 14 minutes, 42 seconds
Led by Co-Director Dr. Mari Kurahashi