Raising Good Humans

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

By: Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE, Carla Naumburg PhD

Narrated by: Jennifer Gilmour

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

“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-listen 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)

©2019 Hunter Clarke-Fields and Carla Naumburg (P)2019 New Harbinger Publications

This is Really Important Information for Everyone

This book has so many suggestions not only for parents but everyone. It sounds amazing to have a relatively calm happy household. My children are 32,31, and 26. I wish I had known these techniques when I was raising them. I will be getting this book and the workbook for my daughter who has a 1 year old. Thank you!

excellent ideas for application!

this audiobook has some really great ideas that can be applied in the real world!

this was eye-opening for me

I love this book! I just became a stepparent recently and I am learning how to interact with the kids in a way that is healthy for them. It is definitely taught me a lot about the way that I was raised and the way that I want to raise the kids so they feel seen and heard and have a relationship with me that involves Trust

I wish I had this 20 years ago!

I am a mom of 3 (two in their 20's and one 7 year old). This book is so full of valuable information that you can actually implement. I plan on reading again, and I only wish I discovered the techniques sooner!!

Read and Practice!

As an Audible it felt like I needed buy the paper copy to do the exercises etc. Otherwise great book. It has a good narrator voice. Got a lot out of it. Definitely worth the read, will be listening to again.

I’d you’re interested in good advice for good human raising…

Read this… listen or read again. Share with those you love and practice kindness daily with your own children.

Hits home

Thoughtful and impactful. Provides real tools for change. I’m a mother of three and used to feel always on edge.

Need to read

This book is so much more than parenting. It’s literally a guide to your whole house and children of course. I’ve learned so many new strategies and it will take some time to try them all out but many are already working and almost all of them are easy to use in the real world! I’d your ready for a real change at home and the relationship with your children then this book is for you! Now time to do some real work at home! Thanks

Helpful tips for parents who wants to be mindful

The book has a lot of practical exercises you can start with that can make a difference very early on when implementing this kind of parenting. There are lots of personal examples as well i the book.
A must read for new parents who do not want to conform to screaming and harsh punishment.

Great communication tips!

Gave me lots of things to try with my kids. Narrator it was great too!