Mindful activities are a life skill that can help children and teens with additional support needs or autism to manage stress. In a follow up to her book ‘Calm Kids’, therapist and meditation expert Lorraine Murray explains a range of practical and mindful activities that can easily be adapted to suit different needs and lifestyles. The book is ideal for professionals or parents/carers who have children with autism, ADHD or additional support needs..
It includes:
Understanding how meditation can help benefit brain development
How to develop bespoke meditations for children and teens with additional support needs
A meditation ‘toolkit’ of different styles to help children manage stress
Simple, mindful, problem-solving methods for the whole family
Case studies illustrating real-life journeys of families and professionals trying mindful activities
Lorraine E. Murray is the Managing Director of Connected Kids – a worldwide programme that teaches adults how to teach kids meditation. She has been researching and teaching this since 2003 and is the author of ‘Calm Kids – Help Children Relax With Mindful Activities’.
"We have found the skills our pupils have learned through the Connected Kids approach to be a useful, possibly vital, life tool for now and in the future.
In an increasingly complex and stressful world these can only be beneficial and we have made them an essential part of our curriculum by integrating short mindfulness sessions throughout the day and whenever pupils need to use them. Our pupils have severe learning difficulties, many also with autism, and yet the ideas can be adapted quite easily to each individual’s needs." Sarah Houghton-Birrell, Autism Coordinator, Catcote Academy, England
It includes:
Understanding how meditation can help benefit brain development
How to develop bespoke meditations for children and teens with additional support needs
A meditation ‘toolkit’ of different styles to help children manage stress
Simple, mindful, problem-solving methods for the whole family
Case studies illustrating real-life journeys of families and professionals trying mindful activities
Lorraine E. Murray is the Managing Director of Connected Kids – a worldwide programme that teaches adults how to teach kids meditation. She has been researching and teaching this since 2003 and is the author of ‘Calm Kids – Help Children Relax With Mindful Activities’.
"We have found the skills our pupils have learned through the Connected Kids approach to be a useful, possibly vital, life tool for now and in the future.
In an increasingly complex and stressful world these can only be beneficial and we have made them an essential part of our curriculum by integrating short mindfulness sessions throughout the day and whenever pupils need to use them. Our pupils have severe learning difficulties, many also with autism, and yet the ideas can be adapted quite easily to each individual’s needs." Sarah Houghton-Birrell, Autism Coordinator, Catcote Academy, England
