A growing number of children are experiencing marital transition. Theeffects of divorce on children have typically been considered deleterious,although factors can buffer the difficulty of postdivorce adjustment. Oneof these factors is a positive relationship with a parental figure. Unfortunately, divorce often overwhelms parents with a series of changes thatcompromise their parenting skills. One new approach to improving parenting after divorce is mindful parenting, which aims to enhance interpersonal and emotional connection in the parent–child relationship. Thisprogram is intended to facilitate parents’ self-awareness, their mindfulness, and their intentionality in responding to their child’s needs. Thepresent study reports on the implementation of the Mindful ParentingProgram, delivered in two groups to 12 recently divorced parents withpreschool-aged children. Program effectiveness was conducted on twolevels. First, mindfulness measured by the Toronto Mindfulness Scalerevealed significant increases over the intervention and posttest period.Second, in-home behavioral observations conducted pre- and postintervention revealed no changes in parent–child relationships. These findingsare discussed within the larger context of facilitating effective parenting