Radio Headspace Mindfulness for All Ages
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Nov 3, 2025 Explore practical mindfulness tips for children and adults alike. Discover how to teach kids calming strategies to manage big emotions effectively. Sam shares playful breathing techniques that engage young minds, pairing breath with movement. Learn the importance of retelling events after calming down to reinforce coping skills. Plus, find out why naming your emotions can help create a thoughtful response rather than a reactive one. These insights promote a shared journey towards mindfulness for all ages!
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Calm Before Reassuring
- Use calming strategies like mindful breathing or movement before offering reassurance to a distressed child.
- Let children retell the stressful event after calming so they remember and reuse the strategy later.
Three-Part Mindfulness Framework
- Mindfulness combines observing experiences, labeling them, and staying present with acceptance.
- These three components form a practical framework for teaching mindfulness at any age.
Pair Breath With Movement
- Pair breathwork with playful movement, e.g., flap like a bird or arch like a cat while breathing.
- Use an expanding ball or arm movements to mimic lung expansion for visual breathing practice.