The Mindful Child
How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate

This is a new topic for me, but I was inspired by a workshop I attended that included mindful practices. There's a lot to sink into here and I do believe that it truly works, but I have a hard time convincing myself I can turn this into reality with my own children. For example: this morning I must......more

I definitely learned something from the author describing her experiences working on mindfulness with children, but the book still felt a bit narrow and shallow for the subject.......more

My fav quotes (not a review): "the boys had worked themselves into such a state that they couldn’t calm down. So I took a snow globe from the bookshelf and wound up the music box at its base. I shook the snow globe, put it down on a table, put my hand on my abdomen, and asked the boys to put their ha......more

I wanted to read this book because Gabriel was having trouble separating to go to school last year and we wanted as much info as possible to help us out. His return to school this fall has been much easier and better for all of us althoughI do anticipate that he will struggle again when he enters ki......more

I am a long-time supporter of Susan Kaiser Greenland's work supporting mindfulness with youth, and I found her original book more supportive of private settings (i.e., in the home) because even though many activities are adapted for secular use, many of the practices are grounded in non-secular orig......more