EP 280: Mindfulness, Parenting, and Implicit Biases

When we develop the skill of self-awareness through intentional practices, many aspects of our behavior and motivation are revealed to our conscious mind. One of the most profound of these aspects of the mind is our implicit biases. In deep levels of self-awareness, these implicit biases become explicit. That is, they become part of our conscious awareness. As parents, this process offers a couple of very important benefits: First, it allows us to break generational cycles caused by these implicit biases that don’t serve us and won’t serve our children. Second, by practicing and developing these skills for ourselves, we teach the same skills to our children. This gives our kids the tools to facilitate healthy development, and there is perhaps no more important thing we, as parents, can do for our kids.