We were asked the question ‘how do I encourage my daughter to meditate independently’ by one of uor Connected Kids tutors. Founder and CEO, Lorraine E Murray – shares a few ideas…
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Christmas Meditation for Kids to Teens
One of our trainers, Tara , created this simple yet effective breath meditation that we can practice to keep our stress levels in check. It helps kids who need a visual to understand what we mean by using our breath.
You can follow it with them and guide them to do to.
Simply use each number for an in or out breath (starting at 1).
So 1 = in breath and 2 = out-breath and so on.
Once they’ve done it a few times, they can also imagine the tree in their heads and imagine doing an in/out breath for each branch of the tree.
If you want to get creative, you could get them to stop at 6 and think about about having energy roots … or at the end taking the golden star on the top of the tree into their hearts.
We hope this helps bring a little bit of peace xx
Mindful Tips for Trauma Informed Parenting
Lorraine E Murray, founder of Connected Kids hosts an Interview with Suzanne Scott, founder of the charity Trauma Informed Parenting Scotland
- What is trauma informed parenting?
- What difference does it make to a young person if their parent is trauma informed
- What difference does it make to the parent if they can be trauma informed
- What are your top 3 tips for people to practice to be a trauma informed parent
- Can you give us a practical (real life) example of a situation using TIP skills?
- Advice on how long a traumatic birth can impact a child and where to source advice to help their kids if they have been through a traumatic birth.
Return to school tips and ideas for kids anxiety
Schools in Scotland have already returned but throughout the UK and in other parts of the world this is still to happen. So we are sharing any useful resources we find (or create!) to help you and your kids cope with the return to school.
Please contact us if you have a specific question about your kids wellbeing or you can browse our list of Connected Kids Tutors who are qualified to teach children and teens meditation and mindfulness (in person or online).
Anxiety thermometer to help your kids communicate how anxious they feel – great visual that helps them understand, relate to you and (with meditation practise) see it come down. anxiety-thermometer
Relaxation ideas for kids at home – very simple and easy to introduce throughout the day
Wellbeing Kit for Schools Covid-19 – useful ideas to help schools cope with return to school
Simple breath or relaxation script – from YoungScot to help teens/kids de-stress
Join our mailing list for a free Educators fact sheet in our ‘changing education‘ campaign to help introduce meditation mindfulness into the classroom. 
Curious about teachin g meditation?
Free meditations to download for kids or teens (including SEN) 
Mindful Parenting – learn how to bring resillience, strength an calm into your parenting world.
Professional Training – to become a certified Kids Meditation Teacher
Teach Children Meditation Books – learn more 
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How to help kids or teens do Yoga Nidra
An easy way to teach kids yoga nidra (and improve sleep)
Yoga Nidra is my new favourite practice.
It’s so easy yet so relaxing and it helps me stay in touch with my body which (if I neglect it) becomes sore/achey due to the time I spend at the computer or slouched on the sofa watching Netflix!
It’s such a simple practice of going through different parts of the body and as it’s a practice that is all about lying down (compared to most meditation practices which are about sitting up), it is a wonderful aid to a restful night’s sleep!
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