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Daily Mindful Activities for Parents and Children

Author : Ari Zandieh

Publisher : Ari Zandieh

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 32,68 MB

Release : 2020-01-01

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 1653880406

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This book arose out of a belief that children, though born mindful, are being moved away from this natural state more rapidly than ever. With the stress and anxiety epidemic of our time, we’re all in greater need to return to a state of conscious presence—the very definition of mindfulness. You may ask when and how we’ve lost this simple state. It’s usually around the same time we notice it in our own children—generally in elementary school starting in the mid-to-late grades, when we succeed in training children out of mindfulness and into the world of past and future. This book is meant to offer tools which can be incorporated into normal, everyday activities to retrain the mind back to this natural state. It is not meant to teach how to be mindful, but to give tools to bring mindfulness back into everyday life. Each activity is intended to be used by parents to regain their sense of peace in everyday life, cope with stressors and anxieties and spend time with their children in conscious presence. It is also aimed at prolonging the natural state of mindfulness in children, help them remain focused and give them tools to cope with stress and anxiety. Why be mindful? - Recognize Emotions - Regain Peace - Cultivate Patience - See with Fresh Eyes - Let Go of Negativity - Remove Judgement - Connect with Others - Understand the Self - Give up Struggle - Nurture Gratitude - Manage Stress What does it take to be mindful? It takes intentional action along with the right tools. Your intent to bring peace into your life has brought you to this book. This book will provide you with daily tools to cultivate mindfulness. How will this book help? - 365-Day Guide - Engages Children - Easy Meditations - Everyday Scenarios - Step-by-Step Tools - Inspirational Lessons - Fun and Simple Approach - Simple Meditations - Peace Oriented



Mindful Kids

Author : Whitney Stewart

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,59 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Meditation

ISBN : 9781782853275

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"Make any moment mindful from morning to night with 5 categories of cards, designed to fit into each part of the day. Whimsical full-color illustrations on both sides of the cards provide easy-to-follow steps for each practice. The cards and 8-page instructional booklet include tips for children of a wide range of abilities"--Publisher's website



Calm Kids

Author : Lorraine Murray

Publisher : Floris Books

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 13,58 MB

Release : 2012-08-30

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0863159346

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At school, we believe education should touch the whole child. This includes the physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive aspects of the child's life. We teach children quietness as a skill to reflect and recharge their inner lives. Lorraine Murray helped us on this journey.' -- Sheila Laing, Head Teacher. Stress and behavioural disorders are common in children, who are increasingly bombarded by marketing campaigns, faced with school and peer pressure, and able to sense the stress of adults around them. Mindfulness and meditation can help children recognise and cope with these pressures, releasing bad feelings gently and giving them simple tools to deal with tension and stress throughout their lives. In this practical and inspiring book, Lorraine Murray shows parents, teachers and youth workers how to lead fun and peaceful meditation sessions with children. Lorraine explains a variety of different approaches, from meditations around daily activities for busy families, to ideas for group 'quietness' sessions in schools. She provides fun, tactile rhymes for toddlers to help them calm down before bedtime, and suggests ways to help teenagers reduce anxiety. She goes on to explain how these methods can help children with ADHD and those on the autistic spectrum, giving a range of case studies. This book is suitable for complete beginners, or those with some experience of relaxation and meditation techniques. It offers all the advice needed to lead sessions with children, whilst encouraging the reader to adapt and develop their own ways of helping children to feel calmer, happier and more peaceful.



Prizeworthy

Author : Mitch Abblett

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 12,75 MB

Release : 2021-10-05

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0834844028

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Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner Learn how skillfully prizing kids (rather than mindlessly praising) can be a game changer in your relationship as a parent, teacher, or helper. Our culture is addicted to "good job!"--our all-purpose, feel-good, non-specific, or high-bar-setting verbal praise--especially when we talk to our kids. However, research shows that generic praise is insufficient and sometimes even backfires in nudging them toward their potential or helping kids navigate challenging moments. Praise can put too much emphasis on controlling results, and kids can experience it as pressure and learn to fear failing in adults’ eyes. By contrast, prizing is a game-changing mindset and set of specific skills that can help kids convert moments of emotional pain or stuckness into opportunities and possibilities for healthy change and growth. Prizing brings kids and adults together into a shared space in the present moment where conflict can dissolve, connection can thrive, and needed changes arise. In Prizeworthy, clinical psychologist Mitch Abblett introduces us to the skills of prizing and shows us what it looks like and how to do it in real-life situations. For example, techniques like "SNAPPing Out of Delusions of Outcome Control with Your Children" or "Light-Touch Goal-Setting with Your Kids" add an important layer of validation, compassionate presence, and skillful action to your relationships. Abblett also shares stories of how prizing has made a real difference in the lives of young people, parents, and professionals. He offers a host of scientifically-sound mindfulness and positive psychology-based practices for cultivating prizing at home, and in educational and therapeutic settings.



The Mindful Kind

Author : Rachael Kable

Publisher : HarperCollins Australia

Page : 191 pages

File Size : 30,28 MB

Release : 2019-03-01

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 146071041X

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If you're feeling overwhelmed, pressured, anxious and disconnected, this book will change your life, one mindful step at a time. A guide from a popular podcaster to de-stressing and becoming happier by becoming more mindful in your everyday life. Learn why it's vital to prioritise self-care, wellbeing and mental health. Discover effective and practical mindfulness and meditation strategies and learn to apply them in all life areas, including work, relationships and self-care. Learn skills to increase resilience and improve wellbeing throughout their lives. Be encouraged and inspired to create an ongoing mindfulness practice.



Sitting Still Like a Frog

Author : Eline Snel

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 125 pages

File Size : 28,69 MB

Release : 2013-12-03

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0834829193

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Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions—with a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises Mindfulness—the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. Included with purchase is an audio CD with guided meditations, voiced by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who along with her husband, Jon Kabat-Zinn, popularized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a therapeutic approach.



Mindfulness for Kids in 10 Minutes a Day

Author : Maura Bradley

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 21,21 MB

Release : 2021-10-26

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1638072515

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Feel calm, happy, and focused with 10-minute exercises for kids ages 8 to 12 Just like baseball, dancing, and math, mindfulness is a skill that kids can build with practice. Mindfulness for Kids in 10 Minutes a Day is full of simple meditations, breathing exercises, and more to help kids make mindfulness a habit. With just a few minutes of practice each day, kids will discover how mindfulness can boost their mood, improve their focus, and empower them to let go of their worries—so they can thrive no matter what life throws their way! This standout among mindfulness books for kids encourages them to: Be mindful all day—Help kids start their mornings right, check in with themselves throughout the day, and reflect on their thoughts and feelings before bedtime with mindfulness exercises organized by the time of day. Explore 4 key themes—Kids will practice every area of mindfulness with activities built around its main themes: calming, focusing, reconnecting, and responding to negativity. Dive deeper—Bonus exercises included with each activity allow kids to expand their mindfulness practice, from writing a reflective journal entry to breathing mindfully while they're going about their day. Inspire kids to make mindfulness part of their daily routine with the simple, 10-minute exercises in this book about mindfulness for children.



Mindful Games

Author : Susan Kaiser Greenland

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 217 pages

File Size : 41,5 MB

Release : 2016-11-15

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 0834840529

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A practical and playful guide for cultivating mindfulness in kids, with 50 simple games to develop attention and focus, and to identify and regulate emotions Playing games is a great way for kids to improve their focus and become more mindful. In this book, The Mindful Child author Susan Kaiser Greenland shares how parents, caregivers, and teachers can bring mindfulness into the classroom or home. She provides 50 entertaining games that develop what she calls the new “A, B, C’s”—Attention, Balance, and Compassion—for your child’s learning, happiness, and success, offering context and guidance throughout. She introduces: • Anchor games that develop concentration • Visualization games that encourage kindness and focus • Analytical games that cultivate clear thinking • Awareness games for sensory awareness, self-regulating emotions, and gaining insight into ourselves, others, and relationships Even though the games are designed for kids, they can be just as fun and transformative for adults. Greenland encourages parents and caregivers to develop their own Attention, Balance, and Compassion and to explore the universal concepts that she presents. Our own mindfulness has a powerful effect on everyone in our lives—especially our children. “A wonderful, fun, and engaging way to bring mindfulness into a child’s life.” —Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence



Mindful Parenting

Author : Kristen Race

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 273 pages

File Size : 19,62 MB

Release : 2014-01-07

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 125002031X

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A mindful approach to parenting that helps children (and their parents) feel happier, healthier, calmer, and less stressed in our frenetic era Rooted in the science of the brain, and integrating cognitive neuroscience and child development, Mindful Parenting is a unique program that speaks directly to today's busy families who make up what Dr. Race calls "Generation Stress." Research has shown that mindfulness practices stimulate the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Regular stimulation of this part of the brain helps us feel happier, healthier, calmer, less anxious, less stressed, and makes it easier for us to concentrate and think clearly—the very behavior we are hoping our children will display. Dr. Race provides: An explanation of the way the brain works and why parents and kids today are more stressed, anxious, and angry than ever before Practical solutions to the problem: Things parents can do to change brain patterns and create a more relaxed and happier home "Brain Coolers": Quick tips that can be used in the moment to help families relax, recharge, and create happiness (such as "The Three Breath Hug") Mindful Parenting understands the realities of raising a family in our fast paced and often-frenetic world and provides hundreds of easy-to-implement solutions, both for parents and their children, to help them manage stress, create peace, and live happier lives. "This book is a must-read for all parents of our generation.” --Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx



Big Life Journal for Kids

Author : Alexandra Eidens

Publisher :

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 30,45 MB

Release : 2019-07

Category :

ISBN : 9780578517124

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Book Description

An illustrated and guided journal for children.