Young Minds Counselling
2310 College Avenue S4P 1C7 Regina, SK, Canada

'Mindfulness Training For Children,' starts next Saturday (7 to 12 yrs. old). I'm looking forward to it. There are a few spots left! You can register at: http://www.youngmindscounselling.com/register-for-courses.h

Research suggests that not only does training in Mindfulness increases children’s social and emotional skills, but their resilience: the capacity to not only cope, but thrive in the face of adversity. For more information please go to www.youngmindscounselling.com

https://www.tarabrach.com/articles-interviews/trauma/

Mindfulness training can help students with attention difficulties or anxiety, but your approach to these two conditions must be different. Both students may se...em similar---have difficulty in class, make careless mistakes, be distracted, inattentive, restless, unable to plan. This thoughtful comparison from a master teacher will help you and your parents to advocate for the student and make wise choices. See more

Working with teens validates this heartfelt, astute article. Schools need to be proactive in trying to reduce teens feelings of being "left out; or judged. One toolmight be a course in mindfulness a form of meditation that has been shown to offer measurable health benefits and can help reduce anxiety and depression." Also, monitoring tech use can help reduce teens entire identity being wrapped up in their phone and social media. Read here for more ideas: http://www.npr.org//depression-strikes-todays-teen-girls-e

Mindfulness Training For Children, starts next Saturday (7 to 12 yrs. old). Im looking forward to it. There are a few spots left! You can register at: http://www.youngmindscounselling.com/register-for-courses.h

Research suggests that not only does training in Mindfulness increases childrens social and emotional skills, but their resilience: the capacity to not only cope, but thrive in the face of adversity. For more information please go to www.youngmindscounselling.com

MINDFULNESS TRAINING FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS JANUARY, 2017 Research suggests that not only does training in Mindfulness increases childrens social and emotional skills, but their resilience: the capacity to not only cope, but thrive in the face of adversity. ... For more information please go to www.youngmindscounselling.com

As adolescents navigate the stormiest years in their development, they need coaching, support, and most of all understanding.

Breathing is not just for oxygen; its now linked to brain function and behavior. http://neurosciencenews.com/memory-fear-breathing-5699/

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http://www.youngmindscounselling.com/register-for-courses.h MINDFULNESS TRAINING FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS

Awesome documentary on gender, puberty and parenting. Its poignant, and hilarious. These kids know where its at! There is so much we can learn from the children in our lives. http://www.cbc.ca/shortdocs/shorts/genderize

Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year. http://www.npr.org//mental-health-in-schools-a-hidden-cris

This is fantastic for children! The Octopus Smartwatch makes structure a bit more fun and intrinsic. Give it a look... http://www.techtimes.com//octopus-smartwatch-kids-teaches-

Positive emotions are worth cultivating, problems arise when people start believing they must be upbeat all the time. http://www.scientificamerican.com//negative-emotions-key/

Regardless, teenagers need you more than they show you....

The Parents Tao Te Ching by William Martin

Nurture the positive!

http://ideas.ted.com/what-teens-really-want-to-know-about/

This book has been a valuable resource for me when working with children and their parents. This article by Annie McClellan nicely sums up strategy #3.

It is the union and balance of these two sidessympathetic and parasympatheticthat brings peace. On our good days, theres a rhythm to this. Breathe in, breathe out. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog calm-in-the-storm-part-i-decreasing-emotional-reactivity-0915154

ROOM TO BREATHE explores one promising solution that has been tested in several dozen public schools -- a self-regulatory technique called mindfulness that increases kids focus and concentration, self-awareness and impulse control.

Teaching children coping mechanisms, and providing mental-health services is more necessary than teaching Grit. We cannot undermine the reality of some childrens reality, and just ask them to change their mind set. Real tools and services are necessary! http://www.theatlantic.com//12/when-grit-isnt-eno/418269/

To the world you may be one person. But to one person you may be the world. - Author unknown

Mindfulness is simply awareness of what is happening presently in our lives. Sometimes life is messy, but we have to ability to control of how we respond. My goal as a Child & Adolescent Counsellor is to empower my clients in finding responses to lifes ups and down which lead to more satisfaction and improved well-being.

http://www.youngmindscounselling.com/blog/-a-metaphor A Metaphor One of the beautiful things about Mindfulness practice is relating real-world situations and conditions back to our awareness of within, - breaking down thoughts, concepts, and ideas into bite sized chunks that so often get overlooked by the bigger picture, the bottom line, the solution to the problem.

What these kids say in this mini film is based purely on their own neuro-scientific understanding of difficult emotions, and how they cope through breathing and meditation. They, in turn, are teaching us all ...