Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens

by Christopher Willard (Editor), Amy Saltzman (Editor), Susan Kaiser Greenland (Foreword)

Packed with creative, effective ideas for bringing mindfulness into the classroom, child therapy office, or community, this book features sample lesson plans and scripts, case studies, vignettes, and more. Leading experts describe how to harness the unique benefits of present-focused awareness for preschoolers, school-age kids, and teens, including at-risk youth and those with special needs. Strategies for overcoming common obstacles and engaging kids with different learning styles are explored. Chapters also share ways to incorporate mindfulness into a broad range of children's activities, such as movement, sports, music, games, writing, and art. Giving clinicians and educators practices they can use immediately, the book includes clear explanations of relevant research findings.

Genres: Nonfiction

438 pages, Hardcover

First published September 14, 2015

About the author

CHRISTOPHER WILLARD, PSYD, is a clinical psychologist and consultant specializing in bringing mindfulness into education and psychotherapy. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, teaches at Harvard Medical School, and leads workshops worldwide. For more, visit drchristopherwillard.com.

Reviews

[Steve Warnick · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good intro to mindfulness but the chapters are uneven in quality. A few of the chapters were semi-plugs for the author's programs. This is not a book for those looking for overall concrete guidance on how to do mindfulness, with a few exceptions in the art and mindful games chapters.