Snel recognizes that many children are more than capable of focusing attention, living in the moment, and even sitting still. Sitting Still Like a Frog introduces families to an accessible approach to mindfulness meditation. Though once considered the domain of yogis and alternative therapists, mindfulness is in fact gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. “Because mindfulness is really about attention and the awareness that arises from paying attention on purpose, in the moment, and non-judgmentally, it is at its core universal.… And, as we have seen, it is basic to learning anything.” In his lengthy and fascinating introduction to Eline Snel’s Sitting Still Like a Frog, Jon Kabat-Zinn, world-famous author and creator of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, provides a solid foundation for the benefits of teaching mindfulness in schools and homes: “Studies in both medicine and neuroscience are showing that mindfulness is an essential life skill that can have profound consequences in terms of both physical and mental health.”

Reading level: adult (audio CD with guided meditations for kindergarten and older)

Includes a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn. Included with purchase is an audio CD with guided meditations, voiced by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who along with her husband, Jon Kabat-Zinn, popularized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a therapeutic approach.Ĭontinue your mindfulness practice with Eline Snel through her other mindfulness meditation titles, including Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book, which offers 75 fun mindfulness games and activities for children, and The Little Frog Awakes, which offers tools and advice for mindfully responding to younger children ages 18 months to 4 years.By Eline Snel. The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. Mindfulness-the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is-is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment.

Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions-with a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises

Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel