{"product_id":"growing-up-mindful-essential-practices-to-help-children-teens-and-families-find-balance-calm-and-resilience-9781622035908","title":"Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroducing mindfulness into the lives of our children and teenagers is perhaps the greatest gift we can offer. Mindfulness builds emotional intelligence, boosts happiness, increases curiosity and engagement, reduces anxiety and depression, soothes the pain of trauma, and helps kids (and adults) focus, learn, and make better choices. If that weren't enough, research now shows that mindfulness significantly enhances what psychologists call flourishing--the opposite of depression and avoidance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Mindful \u003c\/i\u003ehelps parents, educators, and counselors learn how to embody and share the skills of mindfulness that will empower our children with resilience throughout their lives. With more than 75 accessible exercises and practices, along with adaptations for the individual needs of a wide range of children and teens, this inspiring guidebook brings you road-tested insights and tools for: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Tapping the power of the imagination, play, and creativity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Body-based mindfulness and movement practices \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Creatively overcoming resistance and gaining kids' buy-in \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The mindful use of technology and social media \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Building the foundation through your own personal practice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Attending and Befriending--two positive responses to stress \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Setting intentions and managing expectations of new practitioners \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Sharing mindfulness in a formal setting including schools and workplaces \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Extending our practice into the larger communities we share \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeeds of mindfulness can be planted in anyone at any time--seeds that under the right conditions can burst and bloom into a life of compassion and connection, writes Dr. Willard. \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Mindful\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to embark on something incredible and world-changing as you join the growing community of adults bringing wonder, curiosity, and reflection back into childhood and adolescence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sounds True\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622035908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher Willard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662659023004,"sku":"9781622035908","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_21fc3fe3-a60f-4be9-b48c-0b8d660a78ed.jpg?v=1603902386","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/growing-up-mindful-essential-practices-to-help-children-teens-and-families-find-balance-calm-and-resilience-9781622035908","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}