The everything parent's guide to raising mindful children : giving parents the tools to teach emotional awareness, coping skills, and impulse control in children

Wardle, Jeremy (author.). Weinhardt, Maureen (author.).

Summary: Mindfulness means paying attention on purpose. This sounds simple, but it's not always easy. Learn how practicing mindfulness can help your child refocus attention to reduce anxiety, control emotions and behavior, and even improve grades.

Record details

ISBN: 9781440561306
ISBN: 1440561303
Physical Description: 303 pages ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Avon, Massachusetts : Adams Media, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

An introduction to mindfulness -- The benefits of mindfulness -- Welcome to your practice -- The brain -- How children learn -- Children's learning styles -- Child development basics -- Infants (birth to walking) -- Toddlers (Walking to three years) -- Children (three to nine years) -- Practicing mindfulness with children (three to nine years) -- Preadolescence, adolescence, and beyond -- Teaching your child mindfulness -- Mindfully teaching children through stories -- Mindful parenting pointers -- Living a mindful life -- Conversations with mindful parents -- Mindfulness programs in school.