Mindfulness Skills for Kids & Teens

Finally -- a comprehensive, practical and user-friendly mindfulness resource written specifically for children and adolescents. Best-selling mindfulness author Debra Burdick has blended the latest research and best practices to create this straight-forward guide for improving self-awareness, self-regulation skills, mental health, and social connectedness in kids and teens. This expertly crafted resource features a collection of more than 150 proven tools and techniques, presented in a simple, step-by-step skill building format. Perfect for mental health practitioners, teachers and all in the helping professions. ΓÇó Tools for explaining mindfulness and neurobiology in kids'' language ΓÇó Activities, games, and meditations that build basic through advanced mindfulness skills ΓÇó Step-by-step instruction on teaching and practicing mindfulness, meditation and reflection ΓÇó Guidance on choosing age appropriate skills ΓÇó How to apply mindfulness skills to specific childhood mental health disorders ΓÇó Journal prompts to help integrate learning ΓÇó Goal-setting charts for tracking progress ΓÇó Downloadable worksheets, exercises and reflections