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The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents

Strategies, Activities, and Techniques for Therapists and Teachers
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This indispensable resource provides a flexible framework and a wealth of engaging tools for teaching mindfulness to children and adolescents with varying needs in school or clinical settings. Numerous kid-friendly mindfulness practices are presented, complete with step-by-step instructions, sample scripts, suggested variations, and discussion questions. The benefits of mindfulness for enhancing children's social-emotional competencies are clearly explained. Clinicians and teachers are guided to select and sequence activities for groups struggling with specific challenges: stress and anxiety, depression, attention problems, behavioral and emotion regulation issues, and trauma. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes 14 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
I. Introduction to the Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents II. Mindfulness Activities Group 1. Introductory and Core Activities Group 2. Mindfulness of the Breath Activities Group 3. Mindfulness of the Body Activities Group 4. Mindful Awareness Activities Group5. Sensory-Based Mindfulness Activities Group 6. Mindfulness of Thoughts Group 7. Mindfulness of Emotions Group 8. Concluding Activities III. Pathways to Mindfulness Pathway through Stress and Anxiety Pathway through Depression Pathway through Attention Problems Pathway through Problems of Emotion Regulation and Impulse Control Pathway through Trauma, Abuse, and Neglect IV. Research Support for Mindfulness with Kids References Index
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