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12 Bite-sized Mindfulness Activities
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Below you will find tools to make implementing mindfulness practice with children more engaging and fun, whether you are a therapist, an educator, or a parent.
Breathing Games: Make Calming Breathing Fun
Help children improve concentration and self-regulate with our engaging breathing games. Create a positive classroom environment or use as an individual intervention.
Breathing Stories: Teach Calming Breathing To Young Children
Learning slow-paced, calming breathing is a snap with these cute breathing stories for younger children.
Make mindful breathing practice playful for kids with this mini-course & toolkit with 25 fun mindful breathing activities.
Integrate gratitude, loving-kindness, appreciative joy and mindful breathing practice to your day – at home or at school.
Give children lasting life skills to de-stress, self-regulate and nurture empathy, kindness, and joy. Discover 150+ mindfulness activities for kids ages 3-12+.
Enjoy a fun engaging story and give children lasting life skills to de-stress, calm down, improve focusing skills and positive thinking.
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Calming mindful breathing activities you can do together with your children — Mindfulness for kids
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How to calm a child—A scientifically proven method
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How to teach loving kindness meditation to children for increased wellbeing and resilience
Every parent and educator wishes for the happiness and well-being of their children. A heartwarming scientifically supported technique known as "loving kindness meditation" can help you increase both. When my son was two, I started teaching him kindness by asking him...
