Child's Mind: Mindfulness Practices to Help Our Children Be More Focused, Calm, and Relaxed

This is a wonderful and comprehensive book about meditation and mindfulness practices for children. It helps the reader understand what mindfulness is for themselves and also how to teach the children in their lives how to practice mindfulness. As a therapist I have used the practices that that C. Willard writers about in my work with kids of all ages and their families. It has also helped me obtain a better sense of mindfulness in my own life. I've found it to be incredibly useful to people across the lifespan. I've recommended this book to numerous families within the context of therapy and will continue to do so both in and out of the office.

I've had this book for a year and read most of it, and it is chocked full of fantastic wonderful ideas. I bought it in hopes of creative ideas to share with my kids, teach them the world of virtues and mindfulness. Any time I feel stale on ideas, I read another chapter and am re-inspired, to reuse what I've already read, and to use the new material I've just read. This is a good book to keep in your library. And I do not find it denominational. No matter your spiritual preference, this will likely be useful.

This book has a good supply of mindfulness activities that I have found useful with my Sunday school class. These are more focused at the shorter attention span of children and have been more useful in class than the adult practices I learned. I especially liked the "Points of Contact" and the "Ice, Water, Vapor" methods as ways of starting a class full of high-energy middle-schoolers. The "eating" practices were great ways to add a mindfulness component when giving out treats to the class.

Having recently had the opportunity to teach a meditation class for kids and their families, I was introduced to the widening literature in this area. I found this book one of the most useful and least tedious. There is much here for parents and educators to think about and apply to their own lives as well as offer to the children with whom they live and work.

I picked up this book after it was recommended to me by a friend, and I'm happy I did. Willard's writing and explanation of meditation practices are clear and simple, and I've begun incorporating the practices he outlines into my daily life. My favorite so far is Practice 2.3: Metta Meditation. I also appreciate how he discusses how our own thought patterns are so integral to our lives and how meditation helps to tame them: "You don't have to believe everything you think. Watch [your thoughts] like leaves floating down a stream, don't jump in the river and chase them, just watch them drifting by. Shift your perspective and intend to look at the thoughts, not from them."

I'm a mother of four and peace educator. I've read a TON of books on mindfulness and have been practicing meditation and mindfulness for many years. In his book, Chris uses his own practice, teachings from masters, and his extensive research to provide readers with a bouquet of techniques that can guide our children toward composure.

This book provides some good background and useful ideas for practicing mindfulness with kids. I'm incorporating some of the author's ideas into my clinical practice.

Great ideas to teach children how to be mindful and to make better decisions. Wonderful foundation for kids. Such a great book I bought a second copy to share with a young couple in my life.

Within my work with children and young people I frequently incorporate breathing techniques, and mindfulness based interventions into my practice, particularly when working with presenting issues such as anger, depression and anxiety. I was previously using basic interventions with young people such as body scans, mindful breaths etc, with generally positive results, and due to wishing to expand my repertoire I purchased this little book for inspiration. It's a great resource, with a wealth of creative interventions, all designed to promote mindfulness within a child and young-people friendly format that may be used in one to one work or in groups. As with all practical resources of this nature, each of the techniques offered may be adapted to suite your particular client demographic, but it's full of useful techniques that will undoubtedly prove valuable whatever your individual needs.

This wonderful book opens your mind to the processes of mindfulness and meditation. Having read this book from cover to cover in a short time I can honestly say that practising mindfulness really does change the way you think and feel for the better and enables one to see things differently. This text shows the reader how to teach children to become more mindful and I have already noticed improvements in my own children. A lovely read for all!

This book is awesome. It is he truly inspirational & whilst it's effects when implemented works wonders with children adults would be wise to take on board some of the tactics used to ease their stressful lives. Teacher, practitioner or parent give it a go you've nothing to loose & you won't be disappointed!

Really readable informative and helpful

Helped a lot