Mindful Nurturing

Mindful Nurturing is a short, easy to read guide to following simple mindful parenting practices, which go toward developing a happy family life with healthy relationships. Understand your role in your children’s behaviour, learn simple techniques to turn things around, and explore parenting in a way that suits your family’s lifestyle and choices.

“Families, children, and parents, all have different needs. Parenting is a complex and intense experience, probably one of the most intense there is in daily life, and there is no manual for how to get it right. In fact, one could argue that there is no “right way”. For the most part, we parent as best we can, and using the tools we have come across or been witness to. We only know what we have been told, have experienced, or what we believe might be the best way to go about things. But parenting comes at us hard and fast, as does the pressure of getting things right, and sometimes just surviving each day makes it feel like we’re simply flying by the seat of our pants.” - Tania Rose

Tania Rose is a passionate musician, author and artist living south-west of Sydney, Australia. Since 1991 she has been actively involved in the creative arts and working with people with disabilities, as an educator, consultant and field worker. Tania’s body of work also includes audio projects in sleep and relaxation music, self-help, and children’s stories.

“One of the first things I learnt as a parent was that I was human. As much as I wanted to do the “right” thing, the truth was that I was flawed. I was flawed because we all are, whether we like it or not. We get emotional, get frustrated, feel tired, feel pulled apart, and have very little time for ourselves. It’s not the best set of circumstances to build an awesome parenting foundation, yet there we are, warts-and-all, be-speckled in all our triumphant and disturbing glory, trying to get things right for our kids.” Tania Rose

Tania Rose condenses a wealth of knowledge and experience into an easy-to-understand book offering ideas in parenting. Underpinning her experience as a mother of 3 boys was her work in disabilities, which caused her to re-evaluate her preconceived notions of motivation and behavior. Using a range of techniques she developed during her roles as a carer, social educator, and a mother, Tania developed a style of parenting that goes back to basics, and presents it as a no-frills and easy to read book on parenting in thoughtful ways.

Mindful Nurturing acknowledges the need for families to develop unique tools that reflect their own parenting styles and the specific needs of the members of the family unit. Tania examines why children exhibit certain behaviors and how we can harness those desires to guide and nurture our family. She shares communication techniques which support long-term goals, whilst addressing short-term needs, in a simple and no-nonsense fashion.

Mindful Nurturing is as much a book for parents at the beginning of their journey as it is for those in the middle of it. She also speaks about many techniques she has also used with children living with disabilities. This is not a book about psychology or theory, but rather of living practice, where the organics of family are as much a part of developing unique techniques specific to your own family’s needs as anything else. This is not a book on how to be a parent, but more a guide to developing your own workable solutions which fit your own family needs.

“I’m no expert. I’m a mother. I am also a musician, creative artist, and a passionate music teacher. Sometimes I’m a mentor, sometimes a colleague, a collaborator, and a friend. Most importantly, though, I am blessed with being a mother and living with my three beautiful boys. They are each unique and precious, and we share an amazing life, full of all of life’s hurdles, challenges, and extraordinariness, just like every other family. Me, my husband, and our three fabulous boys make up our typical family unit. We consider ourselves a normal family full of extraordinary people, as we value our uniqueness in many different ways. This book is short on purpose. We’re all busy, and some of the ideas here could be spoken about with more detail, but I’ve tried to get to the point with some sense of clarity, and without too much waffle. When you only have limited time, you appreciate a quick read. “ Tania Rose

Whether you are struggling with parenting, at the beginning of your journey, or simply looking to tweak your parenting style, there’s something for everybody in this book, and being short it won’t take long to devour its contents.

Born in 1971, Tania Rose is a passionate musician, author and artist living south-west of Sydney, Australia. Since 1991 she has been actively involved in the creative arts and working with people with disabilities, as an educator, consultant and field worker. Known most notably as the music composer to the multi-award-winning film, Coral Sea Dreaming in her early career, her work in this project led her into the area of Music and Health, which included the development and release of audio projects in sleep and relaxation music, self-help, and children’s stories. Tania Rose describes herself as “a creative optimist in the face of an ever-changing world”. Her passion for empowering the self is infectious, and her love of teaching evident. Tania’s business, Artscope Music and Management, provides music tuition for individuals, runs workshop programs for groups, and offers services in music production. Tania Rose is an engaging motivational speaker, who enjoys sharing a dialogue with those she meets, and is a supporter of open communication and the community spirit.