Teach Your Child Meditation

Help your child calm down, relieve stress, and achieve greater mindfulness with this illustrated guide to teaching kids meditation and breathing techniques--complete with 70 step-by-step exercises. Even children need to learn ways to calm and center themselves. With its hands-on exercises, Teach Your Child Meditation gives kids ages 5-12 important tools to relieve anxiety, cultivate mindfulness, and gain confidence. More than 70 illustrated exercises--which all have fun names like "Funny Bunny Breath" and "Elephant Shower"--are organized to highlight their special benefits: choose from such categories as "Hocus Pocus, I Can Focus," "The Chill Zone," "Stress Busters," or a section with group exercises that teachers and parents alike will love. Whether the goal is for a child to sleep better, concentrate before a big test or game, or enjoy some much-needed relaxation, this guide helps anyone who loves and plays with children to introduce them to the many benefits of meditation.