Calm: Mindfulness for Kids

Description

Teach your kids how to focus their thoughts and notice the world around them with this fun mindfulness kids activity book. Mindfulness activities are a great way to teach children about their thoughts and feelings and how to understand them--while having fun at the same time. This book is packed with activities--make a mindfulness jar, learn how to appreciate food with mindful eating, and get out into nature and explore the outside world. An illustrated journal section at the back of the book encourages children to make notes about their own thoughts and feelings Calm: Mindfulness for Kids has everything you need to know about focusing your child's mind to help them enjoy and appreciate things that they take for granted every day, while boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Children are guided through each activity, to make sure they achieve maximum enjoyment and awareness. All children will learn and react to each activity in a different way and parent's notes give advice on how to encourage children to embrace mindfulness in the modern world. Each specially designed activity is flexible for each child's needs and inspires them to seek calmness and tranquility in all situations. Calm: Mindfulness for Kids shows that supporting a child's positive mental health doesn't need to be expensive, time-consuming, or difficult. Activities help children to de-stress, focus, and get moving while having fun. Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 6 Mindfulness......Page 8 Focus: Clap focus......Page 10 Spotlight focus......Page 13 What’s in the bag?......Page 15 Feet, seat, and hands practice......Page 16 My body breathes......Page 18 Take a walk......Page 20 Calm: High-fivebreath......Page 22 Glitter jar......Page 24 Elevator breath......Page 26 Power on, power off......Page 28 Waves of breath......Page 30 Move: From the top......Page 32 Rainbow breath......Page 34 Press and let go......Page 36 Unwind stress......Page 38 Energy slime......Page 40 Mindful walking......Page 42 Change:STOP practice......Page 44 Breathing buddy......Page 46 Yawn to reset......Page 48 Plant a seed......Page 50 Go with the flow......Page 52 Care: Open andhug practice......Page 54 Caring scrapbook......Page 56 Mindful eating......Page 58 Bubbles of kindness......Page 60 Reflect: Heartand belly breath......Page 62 Gratitude paper chain......Page 64 My mindful body......Page 66 My mindful plan......Page 68 Restful routine......Page 70 Brain, body, and breathing......Page 72 Index......Page 74