Mindful Games: Sharing Mindfulness and Meditation with Children, Teens, and Families
Product ID: 98769554
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 Review: this is a GREAT book with lots of ideas for using various activities ... - this is a GREAT book with lots of ideas for using various activities with students and children... Add a little "Editing" and you can make these activities fit into almost any classroom or group work situation, or, simply, use them with your family .... As a Mindfulness Educator, I've been finding this book to be very helpful and a great addition to our "Mindful Library" at work... Review: Excellent resource - This book contains a variety of useful games and activities that encourage mindfulness and focus. I've used several of these techniques in the past, so I was happy to see them described in this book. I also discovered many new activities that I can use with students of all ages. I've been teaching meditation and mind-body fitness for almost 20 years, nine of those years in a college setting. I was delighted to find this resource, as I can adapt many of the activities for both college students and seniors, the two populations I teach most often. I highly recommend this book.
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S**A
this is a GREAT book with lots of ideas for using various activities ...
this is a GREAT book with lots of ideas for using various activities with students and children... Add a little "Editing" and you can make these activities fit into almost any classroom or group work situation, or, simply, use them with your family .... As a Mindfulness Educator, I've been finding this book to be very helpful and a great addition to our "Mindful Library" at work...
Y**I
Excellent resource
This book contains a variety of useful games and activities that encourage mindfulness and focus. I've used several of these techniques in the past, so I was happy to see them described in this book. I also discovered many new activities that I can use with students of all ages. I've been teaching meditation and mind-body fitness for almost 20 years, nine of those years in a college setting. I was delighted to find this resource, as I can adapt many of the activities for both college students and seniors, the two populations I teach most often. I highly recommend this book.
C**N
Nice activities with rationale
Lots of good ideas. I like the inclusion of the rationale behind the exercises. Recently used a few with my client base and got good results. Good for de-stressing and relaxing. I used the awareness meter before and after doing two of the activities back to back which helped the clients see the changes for them. There is an activity about imagining getting hugs and another about sending good wishes to difficult people and I plan on using them together in that order. I think a lot of the activities can be put together that way for deepening the experience. 4.5 stars because the age range isn't always big enough and there could be more adaptations suggested.
M**B
Love this as a resource
As a clinician i loved this book. Great resource that I can apply to any age group. Easy fun activities to do with my clients.
E**O
Time to mind your mind
Excellent book for children and adults alike! The described exercises on mindfulness are quite enlightening! I highly recommend it for the beginner and the advanced meditation students!
S**L
Geared towards teachers
Geared towards classroom use. I was lookig for something I could use for my 13yo at yhe end of the day. Probably better for younger children anout 6 - 10.
N**R
Useful Games, Easy to Understand and Practice
This book is well-laid out, easy to read, and quick to pick up/put down between learning the games. I first checked it out at the library and decided my family needed to have this book on hand for daily practice.
S**.
This books us FULL of great information. There are so many excellent ways to ...
This books us FULL of great information. There are so many excellent ways to explain mindfulness to kids through games and age appropriate visualizations. Highly recommend!
M**F
Mindfulness a la Mano con ejercicios prácticos
Guía práctica para enseñar a los niños a través del juego a estar presentes
R**L
Buena compra
Lo he comprado para realizar las actividades con mi hija pequeña de 6 años. Y nos ha gustado. Además practicamos el inglés jugando. Me gusta porque además de ofrecer actividades, te da consejos para sacarle más partido a la práctica.
G**K
Valuable read to put in to action with pupils
Good book. Very useful exercises that I have started to use with pupils. In a hyper active world helping young people chill for a moment before getting on task is essential. Thanks. Delivered promptly.
R**R
Definately worth it!!
Awesome game ideas!! So extremely useful and user friendly!! Love it
V**E
Five Stars
This is a wonderful book :) !!!
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