Timo Teräsahjo

A Lived Experience of Mindfulness-Based Mentalizing Training Program for Parents (MBMP). A Phenomenological Study.

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry February 23, 2026 Timo Teräsahjo, Sanna Herkama, Christina Salmivalli et al.

Mentalizing, or the ability to understand the mental states underlying oneself and others' overt behaviors, is crucial in parenting due to its association with favorable child development outcomes. This study introduces a new tool, the Mindfulness-Based Mentalizing Training Program for Parents (MBMP), and investigates its potential to enhance parental mentalizing through qualitative analysis....