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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related restrictions are likely to have exacerbated parental stress as, for many, UK-based family life was altered considerably. Mindfulness has been demonstrated to improve stress management and emotion regulation when delivered to parents in person, however, more accessible online interventions are under-researched.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242101070X_sec_a2\"><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To provide preliminary data on family well-being and parent\u2013child relationships as well as the acceptability and usability of the Headspace app \u2013 a self-delivered mindfulness-based intervention \u2013 for parents in low-risk families during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242101070X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>We provided 12 parents with access to Headspace, and collected qualitative data (semi-structured interviews and 5 minute speech samples) immediately following the initial COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. The resulting transcripts were thematically analysed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242101070X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most parents reported Headspace to be acceptable and useful \u2013 improvements in parents\u2019 own sleep were particularly noted \u2013 and there was high adherence to the intervention. However, difficulties related to family well-being and parent\u2013child relationships following the lockdown were also reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S205647242101070X_sec_a5\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>As a result of the confounding impact of COVID-19 restrictions, and varied access to app content, we were unable to determine any outcomes to be a result of practising mindfulness specifically. 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