The Little Frog is for parents and grandparents of children aged eighteen months to four years, and for professionals working with them in nurseries and childcare and healthcare facilities. Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions. Includes a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn. After seeing Sitting Still Like a Frog recommended by a friend, I thought it was worth a shot. I've dabbled in meditation off and on for a few years and have appreciated the benefits; maybe, I thought, it'd work for my kids, too. The book is written in a fun and easy-to-understand style, making it accessible for children and their parents. It is designed to be read and done together, so that parents and children can have a shared experience and bond. The book has clear instructions for each exercise, and the activities are designed to be simple, yet effective. Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions.

For an athlete, musician, scientist, ... it is obvious to start stirring enthusiasm as soon as possible. For many, this creates a flow in which they increase the quality of their early-awakened talents. Progidies are forged. If only we had the patience of a caterpillar in a cocoon, waiting to turn itself into a butterfly,” Eline writes in one of the last chapters of Sitting Still Like a Frog. “If we still felt the confidence of a new-born child, or could let go with the wisdom of a leaf in autumn, we would certainly have it easier.” But how do you do that? As a child, a parent, or a teacher? When you’re feeling stressed, insecure, or inadequate? The target audience of “Sitting Still Like a Frog” is families, particularly parents and children who are interested in learning about mindfulness and meditation.Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel is a non fiction book for parents that is scheduled for release on December 3 2013. This book offers encouragement, examples, and practical exercises for those that are willing to use simple mindfulness practices to help children between the ages 5-12 deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions. Mindfulness is simply making yourself aware of the little things, your breath and simply being while accepting the moment. Mindfulness exercises can help many adults, and children, focus on the cause of their emotions and in turn either calm down, find it easier to fall asleep, and become more patient and aware of those around you. I read a digital galley version, so I did not listen to the CD of guided exercises that is included with the book, however I understand that the 60 minute CD includes guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn. Ein in sehr jungen Jahren auf Achtsamkeit geschulter Geist kann ungeahnte Sphären der Erleuchtung erlangen Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel is available in English and has been translated into several other languages, including Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Book Editions

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