challenges Archives - Teaching Children Meditation

Mindfulness and storytelling

An easy way to teach children mindful skills

How meditation and mindfulness can help children with autism

autism made out of playdough - meditation course for kids and teens

Why a simply, mindful approach can bring calm to an autistic, young person

3 easy, mindful ideas for autumn

boy holding leaf autumn meditation ideas for kids and teens

Autumn Zen – using the season to inspire

Mindful Skills to Overcome Bullying

boy sitting on bench lonely - mindfulness for anti bullying connected kids

Helping Kids Deal with Bullying: Simple Tips

Helping kids manage their behaviour

mother and daughter meditating - mindful parenting

Managing the big emotions with meditation

Anna Granger – Ted, the Sea and Me

lorraine murray holding book 'ted the sea and me'

Anna has lots of experience working with special educational needs and explains how her new book really helps young people connect to their bodies, minds and breath.

Mindful swearing

Perhaps those two words ‘mindful’ and ‘swearing’ are not ones you expect to see in the same sentence.

But I’m realistic in my approach to meditation and how we teach it to kids and teens.

Helping teens regulate big emotions with mindfulness

How we can help kids (and teens) express big feelings, more mindfully.

High Five reminder to teach kids meditation

This simple visual can help your kids use their superpowers (aka meditation) to self-regulate!

Mental Health Awareness month

As it is mental health awareness month…How to identify when a child is feeling stress? When children are not able to adapt and cope with stress, they may respond in several ways.