Mindfulness for Children 5 to 11 years old
Are you at the end of your wit? You’ve tried everything but don’t know how to help your child or students?
They may be struggling to regulate his/her/their emotions, or with their attention (add, adhd), may be having difficulties falling asleep? or maybe having anxious thoughts about everyday life events, anxiety or depression?
Mindfulness can help.
Mindfulness helps children develop increased calmness, patience, and the ability to self-console.
Sessions for children aged 5 to 11 years old:
You*, your child, and me
* or another parent or caregiver
- 1, 4, or 20 sessions
- Virtual sessions anywhere in the World (I’m located in Vancouver BC Canada), or in-person depending on your location at extra cost
- In English or French.
For schools and classrooms
- 1, 4, or 20 sessions
- Virtual sessions anywhere in the World (I’m located in Vancouver BC Canada), or in-person depending on your location at extra cost
- In English or French.
Full Program of 20 sessions includes:
- 1 Chime for your child or per classroom to practice on their own,
- 1 Mindfulness prompt to draw something after each session,
- Creation of a Mindfulness box
Start with 4 sessions to see how it helps your child and your family.
This program is designed for children 5 to 11 years old, using relevant real-life examples so that they can connect with the learning and implement it into their daily lives.
What we do in each session
Except the 1st class where I introduce the program, each session is set as follows:
1. Ring the chime and 1 to 2 min of mindful breathing
2. I ask them if they practiced the technique from the previous session
3. I introduce what we’ll learn in that session, including some questions for them to answer
4. Practice time
5. Time to share what they noticed
6. Questions (if any)
7. Conclusion of what we just learned
8. Invite them to practice for next session, in a different setting than the classroom
9. Ring the chime + 3 mindful breaths
At the end of the class, they will have 1 or 2 pages to complete in their workbook (a reminder of what they just learned) that they will do with the teacher at their own pace.
Children love the chime and the workbook!
Contact me for a FREE 30-minute consultation
20 Sessions Topics
- Mindful Body & Listening
- Mindful Breathing
- Send kind thoughts
- Being mindful of our body
- Anchor words
- Generosity
- Thoughts
- Mindful seeing
- Kind at recess
- Emotions
- Slow movements
- Gratitude
- Mindful walking
- Mindful eating
- Take a test mindfully
- Spidey senses
- Mindfulness of toys/clothes…
- Drawing mindfully
- Listening mindfully
- Mindfulness of overwhelm
- Mindfulness of judgment
Many times when I’m angry, I hurt others. This helps me not be angry.
When my daddy annoys me, I calm down by breathing and then my dad doesn't annoy me anymore.
When I told my dad I wanted chocolate and he told me to wait until my birthday, I used mindfulness to calm down.