Two new studies from MIT suggest that mindfulness—the practice of focusing one's awareness on the present moment—can enhance academic performance and mental health in middle schoolers. The researchers found that more mindfulness correlates with better academic performance, fewer suspensions from school...
Mindfulness Activities for Kids in Middle School 31. Read storybooks Think middle schoolers are too old for picture books? Well, think again. Even big kids like to be read to. And many picture books come with excellent mindfulness lessons.Hear one teacher’s story inHow I Use Picture Books...
Mindful Moments for Middle Schoolers(Value: $19.95) These done-for-you workbooks will provide you with daily activities to help kids find quietude, calm, and focus in the midst of their otherwise-busy day. Mindful Kids Pack ABOUT THE AUTHOR Cassandra Troughton Cassandra Troughton (a.k.a. Mis...
Monday would be“Mindful Mondays,”and on this day, we would do breathing activities, guided relaxations, short meditation practices, etc. It was our day of silence and breath. Wednesdays became our“Wind-Down Wednesdays,”and they were days for activities like mindful coloring, reading stories ...
Many adults remember their own middle-school years (ages 11 to 14) as filled with traumatic episodes of hormonal rage, self-loathing, and aggressiveness. As grown-ups, educators, parents, and child development specialists may well hope for better experiences for today's and tomorrow's youth....
(You can read through the activities proposed and choose the ones you feel are appropriate for the group of children you will share with. You don’t need to do all the activities. Especially for youngerchildren, you can shorten the following section.) ...
mindfulness iPad app helps children wind down and let go of all the “stuff’ from their day. Activities are short (each less than 10 minutes) so it’s easy to squeeze into a bedtime routine or to use as a calming break during the day and is nice for kids with shorter attention ...
Disability, access to out-of-home activities, and subjective well-being. Transp Res Policy Pract. 2022;163:209–27. Article Google Scholar Chen L, Kietzman K, Torres–Gil F. Disability status, financial strain, and subjective health and well–being for people with lTSS needs in California...
t have time to “stop and smell the roses,” and they often don’t have time to stop and express their emotions either. Did you know that because mindfulness techniques are so beneficial to children and their mental health that many schools have started incorporating mindfulness activities in ...
Lowell high school – before it was rare for even one student to be accepted. Perhaps even more remarkable, last year’s California Healthy Kids Survey from the state’s education department found that students at Visitacion Valley middle schoolwere the happiest in the whole of San Francisco....