Mindful me : mindfulness and meditation for kids

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Title:

Mindful me : mindfulness and meditation for kids

Author:

Stewart, Whitney, 1959- author.

ISBN:

9780807551448

Physical Description:

xxii, 127 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:

Becoming a MINDFUL ME -- Easy and hard -- What is MINDFUL ME PRACTICE? -- How can present-moment awareness help? -- Why be mindful? -- What is in MINDFUL ME PRACTICE? -- Mindfulness takes practice -- Become a MINDFUL Me -- Chapter 1 MINDFUL ME toolbox -- What's inside? -- MINDFUL ME meditation -- What is meditation? -- How to sit in meditation -- Three MINDFUL ME BREATHS -- Extra support -- MINDFUL ME questions and answers -- What is self-care? -- MINDFUL ME practice tips -- Modifications -- What's your MINDFUL ME style? -- Chapter 2 MINDFUL ME inner self -- When life feels crazy -- Who am I? -- Jigsaw puzzle -- Special place -- LIfe's flow -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 3 MINDFUL ME emotions -- Emotions are natural -- Examples of emotions -- Emotions expressed through body language -- Working with emotion -- BFF-breath, focus, feel -- Holding the heat -- Hold and release -- Pain or problem -- Pain or problem mediation -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 4 MINDFUL ME thoughts -- Challenge your thoughts -- Replacing negative thoughts -- What do I tell myself? -- Working with your mind -- MInd drawing -- Mind clearing -- Mind safe -- Color your thoughts -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 5 MINDFUL ME actions -- Connection the dots -- Finding the gap -- Scene replay -- Accepting your inner experiences -- Giving yourself a break -- Cloud floating -- Feeling strong and confident -- Be the mountain -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 6 MINDFUL ME heart -- Heart jumping -- Heartache -- Protection circle -- Sending kindness -- Wise one -- Happy list -- Heart-happy exercise -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 7 MINDFUL ME at home -- MINDFUL ME senses -- MINDFUL ME seeing -- MINDFUL ME hearing -- MINDFUL ME smelling -- MINDFUL ME tasting -- MINDFUL ME touching -- MINDFUL ME moving -- Catching distraction -- MINDFUL ME homework -- Brain breaks -- MINDFUL ME media -- HURTFUL MESSAGES -- how do you stay mindful with electronic devices? -- MINDFUL ME bedtime -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 8 MINDFUL ME outside -- MINDFUL ME mindset -- See it through their eyes -- I hear you -- Kindness on the spot -- Building a strong community -- Question your own negative attitudes -- Problem solving-in simple steps -- MINDFUL ME friendships -- Journal prompts -- Chapter 9 moment by moment, ever changing.

Reading Level:

760 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Meditation for children.

Mindfulness (Psychology).

Awareness.

Added Author:

Peterson, Stacy,

Summary:

This guide introduces kids and preteens to mindfulness through exercises, meditations, and writing prompts. --

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Summary

When difficult things happen, you can take a step back and become a Mindful Me!

Sometimes kids' lives can get busy and out of control, and worries can take over. When that happens, knowing how to pause and regain composure with mindfulness can help. This easily digestible guide introduces kids to mindfulness as a way to find clarity, manage stress, handle difficult emotions, and navigate personal challenges. With step-by-step instructions to over thirty breathing, relaxation, and guided meditation exercises, readers will have an entire toolkit at their disposal and writing prompts will help them process their discoveries. Clearly written and incredibly relatable, this invaluable resource provides a positive introduction to the world of self-care and mindfulness.

Author Notes

Whitney Stewart is a children's book author, meditation teacher, and a born adventurer. She has traveled to Tibet, Nepal, and India and teaches mindfulness at Tulane University and to children and teens. Her most recent children's book is Meditation is an Open Sky: Mindfulness for Kids . She lives in Louisiana with her husband and son. Stacy Peterson is a full-time illustrator of greeting cards, magazines, and dozens of books including School RULES , Friends: Making Them & Keeping Them , and The Awesomest, Randomest Book Ever . Formerly, she was an art director at a New York City ad agency. She lives in Texas with her family.

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-7-A great guide for middle graders looking to incorporate mindfulness into their daily lives. The book presents mindfulness as a means of helping young people manage emotion, stress, anxiety, and concentration. Mindfulness and self-care strategies, which are referred to as "Mindful Me Practices," make up the majority of the book's content. This gives it a hands-on, practical perspective. Chapters are divided based on various different contexts for mindfulness, such as emotions, thoughts, actions, and how to be mindful in and out of one's home. Each section features various techniques presented with step-by-step directions, which often includes meditation and breathing exercises, as well as journal prompts for further reflection. Straightforward language and Peterson's kid-friendly drawings make an abstract topic accessible to late elementary and early middle school-aged readers. This volume can serve as a helpful resource to both students and caregivers. VERDICT A practical toolkit for processing emotions through mindfulness techniques and an excellent purchase for schools incorporating mindfulness into their curriculum.-Kathryn Justus, Renbrook School, West Hartford, CT © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

This self-help book offers a "toolbox of mindfulness practices" with directions for meditation exercises, visualization techniques, and other strategies for handling emotions, stress, and negative thinking. Stewart's persistent "MINDFUL ME" branding is distracting, and her tone can be preachy. That said, her descriptions ("Meditation is like a personal pause button") and the black-and-white illustrations are both kid-friendly, and the topics (technology, social media) are timely. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

An earnest introduction to a secular mindfulness practice. After introducing basic vocabulary and definitions, Stewart explains meditation and breathing techniques using the metaphor of a toolbox. Seven more chapters provide detail about how to apply the tools to the inner self, emotions, thoughts, actions, heart, home, and outside. Some chapters include guided visualizations. Each includes broad journal prompts and encourages the use of the Mindful Me Activity Book (sold separately). The final chapter reminds readers that mindfulness is a practice that takes time and attention. Stewart is careful to not guarantee specific outcomes and leaves the choice of how and when to use the exercises open to readers. Still, repetition of similar points and her earnest tone sometimes come across as preachy. Older children may find the self-conscious, repeated use of the branding phrase "MINDFUL ME," instead of simply "mindfulness," patronizing. In the introduction, Stewart claims 12 benefits to mindfulness practice that "scientists and doctors have discovered" but cites no studies or sources to support this assertion. There is a nod to inclusion with illustrations showing a child in a wheelchair and another with glasses, as well as children with varying skin tones and hairstyles. However, middle-class assumptions and values permeate the situations used to explain the technique, as in the assumption that readers will have their own bedrooms, or indeed quiet rooms at all, to retreat to.Teachers may find this well-meaning guide useful, but it won't be top-of-mind for most children. (Nonfiction. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Starting with the premise that there are no easy fixes to life's problems, only changes one can make within oneself, the author of this mindfulness toolbox introduces tween readers to techniques for handling their lives with wisdom. The book offers pointers for using mindfulness techniques such as meditation, present-moment awareness, and journaling to manage the inner self, emotions, thoughts, actions, the heart, the home, and the outside (community). Although the book is organized by topic, it suggests that readers might find some areas more useful to themselves than others and recommends exploring the techniques that work best on an individual basis. It also stresses that learning mindfulness is a process and takes practice. The writing, though slightly didactic, is clear and avoids dropping trendy descriptors without explaining them. There is mention of a corresponding workbook, but this can be used on its own. Inclusive illustrations portray children of different ethnicities, genders, and physical abilities, reinforcing the idea that everyone can become a mindful me.--Dean, Kara Copyright 2018 Booklist

Becoming a Mindful Me	p. xiii
Easy and Hard	p. xiii
What Is Mindful Me Practice?	p. xv
How Can Present-Moment Awareness Help?	p. xvii
Why Be Mindful?	p. xviii
What Is in Mindful Me Practice?	p. xxi
Mindfulness Takes Practice	p. xxi
Become a Mindful Me	p. xxii
Chapter 1 Mindful Me Toolbox	p. 1
What's Inside?	p. 1
Mindful Me Meditation	p. 2
What Is Meditation?	p. 2
How to Sit in Meditation	p. 3
Three Mindful Me Breaths	p. 6
Extra Support	p. 7
Mindful Me Questions and Answers	p. 8
What Is Self-Care?	p. 10
Mindful Me Practice Tips	p. 11
Modifications	p. 13
What's Your Mindful Me Style?	p. 14
Chapter 2 Mindful Me Inner Self	p. 19
When Life Feels Crazy	p. 19
Who Am I?	p. 20
Jigsaw Puzzle	p. 22
Special Place	p. 23
Life's Flow	p. 25
Journal Prompts	p. 27
Chapter 3 Mindful Me Emotions	p. 29
Emotions Are Natural	p. 29
Examples of Emotions	p. 31
Emotions Expressed through Body Language	p. 32
Working with Emotions	p. 34
BFF-Breathe, Focus, Feel	p. 34
Holding the Heat	p. 35
Hold and Release	p. 37
Pain or Problem	p. 39
Pain or Problem Meditation	p. 39
Journal Prompts	p. 41
Chapter 4 Mindful Me Thoughts	p. 43
The Mind's Control Tower	p. 43
Thoughts That Hurt You	p. 44
Challenge Your Thoughts	p. 46
Replacing Negative Thoughts	p. 47
What Do I Tell Myself?	p. 48
Working with Your Mind	p. 49
Mind Drawing	p. 50
Mind Clearing	p. 52
Mind Safe	p. 54
Color Your Thoughts	p. 56
Journal Prompts	p. 58
Chapter 5 Mindful Me Actions	p. 59
Connecting the Dots	p. 59
Finding the Gap	p. 63
Scene Replay	p. 65
Accepting Your Inner Experiences	p. 68
Giving Yourself a Break	p. 69
Cloud Floating	p. 69
Feeling Strong and Confident	p. 71
Be the Mountain	p. 71
Journal Prompts	p. 73
Chapter 6 Mindful Me Heart	p. 75
Heart Jumping	p. 76
Heartache	p. 78
Protection Circle	p. 79
Sending Kindness	p. 81
Wise One	p. 83
Happy List	p. 84
Heart-Happy Exercise	p. 85
Journal Prompts	p. 89
Chapter 7 Mindful Me at Home	p. 91
Mindful Me Senses	p. 92
Mindful Me Seeing	p. 93
Mindful Me Hearing	p. 94
Mindful Me Smelling	p. 95
Mindful Me Tasting	p. 96
Mindful Me Touching	p. 97
Mindful Me Moving	p. 97
Catching Distraction	p. 98
Mindful Me Homework	p. 101
Brain Breaks	p. 101
Mindful Me Media	p. 103
Hurtful Messages	p. 105
How Do You Stay Mindful with Electronic Devices?	p. 106
Mindful Me Bedtime	p. 106
Journal Prompts	p. 110
Chapter 8 Mindful Me Outside	p. 113
Mindful Me Mindset	p. 114
See It through Their Eyes	p. 114
I Hear You	p. 116
Kindness on the Spot	p. 117
Building a Strong Community	p. 118
Question Your Own Negative Attitudes	p. 118
Problem Solving-In Simple Steps	p. 120
Mindful Me Friendships	p. 122
Journal Prompts	p. 124
Chapter 9 Moment by Moment, Ever Changing	p. 125
Mindful Me Glossary	p. 129

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