A Mindful Summer Calendar for you and your family

A free mindful summer calendar – helping you and your family reduce stress on holiday!

” Covid pandemic has caused children as old as eight to throw tantrums normally seen in ‘terrible twos'”

how children are struggling with the stress of lockdown and how meditation skills can help their mental health

adicción a los juegos en los niños: atención plena

En este breve video, Lorraine E Murray (fundadora de Connected Kids) explica cómo puede usar las habilidades conscientes para ayudar a sus hijos si son adictos a los juegos.

Mutismo selectivo y meditación para un adolescente con trauma

  We interviewed one of our amazing trainers, Ruth Pringle, about her work teaching children meditation and helping adults do the same through the Connected Kids programme. She shares an experience about a mandala meditation with a girl who was a selective mute through trauma.   Join our mailing list for more useful tips, ideas […]

How mindful skills can help young people with autism

Why we need a child-centered approach to teaching meditation – for kids on the autistic spectrum

Insights from Dr Temple Grandin – a pioneer of autism education

Insights and ideas – helping kids on the spectrum learn mindful skills.

Mindfulness para ayudar a niños y adolescentes con grandes emociones

  A useful (mindful) tool to help kids and teens with difficult emotions   Use this link to download your copy of the Wheel of Emotions mentioned in the video. If you want to become a kids/teens meditation teacher Professional Training – to become a certified Kids Meditation Teacher   Teach Children Meditation Books – […]

6 pasos para crear un guión de meditación para niños o adolescentes

Excerpt from Calm Kids This is an excerpt from my book Calm Kids where I teach you the 6 important steps to creating your very own meditations. It is a key part of the level 1 course that I teach online/in class. It can be used to help develop guided meditations or mindful practices.   […]

Child Genius: ¿académicamente brillante pero emocionalmente inepto?

Emotional vs Academic Intelligence The other week we caught the end of the TV show ‘Child Genius’ – where children with (usually) a high score on Mensa take part in a quiz to become the Child Genius for that year. These kids demonstrate an amazing array of skills – from their ability to remember facts […]

Meditaciones de mandala para niños

I love mandalas. They are one of the most effective ways to teach children mindfulness skills while they meditate. The idea behind mandalas in Buddhist practices is to create the mandala out of coloured sand while paying attention to thoughts, body, breath and emotions.  Then when complete,  the mandalas are released to symbolise impermanence and non-attachment. However […]

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