Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens
Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens
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Overview
Packed with creative, effective ideas for bringing mindfulness into
the classroom, child therapy office, or community, this book features
sample lesson plans and scripts, case studies, vignettes, and more.
Leading experts describe how to harness the unique benefits of
present-focused awareness for preschoolers, school-age kids, and teens,
including at-risk youth and those with special needs. Strategies for
overcoming common obstacles and engaging kids with different learning
styles are explored. Chapters also share ways to incorporate mindfulness
into a broad range of children's activities, such as movement, sports,
music, games, writing, and art. Giving clinicians and educators
practices they can use immediately, the book includes clear explanations
of relevant research findings.
Praise
“Willard and Saltzman have put together a rich tapestry of accessible,
practical applications for bringing mindfulness to children and
adolescents. What’s unique about this book is the wide range of ways it
offers to help young people build emotional intelligence and resilience,
and to prepare them to thrive on their way to adulthood.”
—Elisha Goldstein, PhD, Co-Founder,
Center for Mindful Living, Los Angeles
“An invaluable resource for anyone interested in teaching contemplative
practices to youth. The contributing authors beautifully and
authentically illustrate how mindfulness can be taught to youth in many
different settings. Today’s youth can greatly benefit from engaging with
mindfulness skills; this book offers excellent examples for how these
practices fit into the lives of children and teens.”
—Joshua C. Felver, PhD, School Psychology Program,
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University
- Foreword (Susan Kaiser Greenland)
- Introduction: Toward a Model of Teaching and Learning Mindfulness (Christopher Willard)
- I. Bringing Mindfulness to Youth
- Introduction: Toward a Model of Teaching and Learning Mindfulness (Christopher Willard)
- 1. Mindfulness with Elementary-School-Age Children: Translating Foundational Practices from the Clinic to the Classroom (Lindsey Knowles, Matthew S. Goodman, and Randye J. Semple)
- 2. Teaching Mindfulness to Captive Teens in the Classroom (Richard Burnett)
- 3. Mindfulness with Special-Needs Populations (Wynne Kinder and Christen Coscia)
- 4. Teaching Mindfulness across Differences: A Spectrum of Perspectives (Betsy Hanger)
- 5. Child Development: Attunement, Attachment, and Emerging Qualities (Lesley Grant)
- 6. "Right Now, We're Not Meditating": Working with Youth Who Challenge Us (JoAnna Harper)
- 7. Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment with Probation-Involved Youth (Sam Himelstein)
- 8. Cultivating Rootedness and Connectedness in a Digital Age (Ozum Ucok-Sayrak and Gregory Kramer)
- 9. Mindful Parenting: A Mindfulness Course for Parents in Mental Health Treatment (Susan Bögels)
- 2. Teaching Mindfulness to Captive Teens in the Classroom (Richard Burnett)
- II. Bringing Mindfulness to Life
- 10. Yoga: Reaching Heart and Mind through the Body (Jennifer Cohen Harper)
- 11. Movement and Dance (Suzi Tortora)
- 12. Mindfulness in Sports (Amy Saltzman)
- 13. The Young and the Hungry (Marcella Wuchler Cox and Char Wilkins)
- 14. Mindfulness in Nature (Iman L. Khan)
- 15. Mindfulness with a Beat (Betsy Rose)
- 16. Mindfulness and Art (Vanessa C. L. Weiner)
- 17. Mindful Games (Deborah M. Plummer)
- 18. The Contemplation Music Writing Project: “Get into It, and Get It Out” (Jeffrey Pflaum)
- 11. Movement and Dance (Suzi Tortora)
- III. The Science of Mindfulness
- 19. Mindfulness Training for Children and Adolescents: Updates on a Growing Science with Novel Applications (David S. Black, Marvin G. Belzer, Randye J. Semple, and Brian M. Galla)
- 20. Mindfulness, Executive Function, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Bringing It All Together (Mark Bertin)
- 21. Neurobiological Models of Meditation Practices: Implications for Applications with Youth (Willoughby Britton and Arielle Sydnor)
- 20. Mindfulness, Executive Function, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Bringing It All Together (Mark Bertin)
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Subjects
- Anger and Conflict Management
- Assessment and Response to Intervention
- Behavior Management
- Bullying Prevention
- Diversity
- Girls and Boys Programs
- Grief Counseling
- Life Skills and Character Development
- Mental Health Issues
- Motivation and School Success
- Other Professional Resources
- Parenting Solutions
- Personal and Social Development
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Social Skills
- Special Education
- Stress Management
Intended Audience
- College and University Professors
- General Education Teachers K-12
- Mental Health Professionals
- Parents and Parent Coordinators
- Psychologists
- School Administrators K-12
- School Counselors K-12
- School Psychologist K-12
- Social Workers
- Special Education Professionals
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