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ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
Get this as a physical book. I got it as an ebook ARC from NetGalley and loading the pages was So Slow. It took up to 5 minutes to load a page and it crashed by reading app several times.
Other than that, this was an okay book. The stories were fairly preachy. It reminded me more of an 1800s primer more than anything else.
An interesting book that really shoots at making mindfulness accessible to our younger generations. There are exercises and and accompanying music. A bit repetitive in places but a good place to start.
Other than that, this was an okay book. The stories were fairly preachy. It reminded me more of an 1800s primer more than anything else.
An interesting book that really shoots at making mindfulness accessible to our younger generations. There are exercises and and accompanying music. A bit repetitive in places but a good place to start.
mbrevesz's review against another edition
4.0
This book will be helpful to some of my anxious students.
leaflibrary's review against another edition
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.5
A good introduction to mindfulness for parents and kids. I was a little frustrated by the way the practices were separated from their descriptions, and how hard that was to navigate. It seems like the ebook would be incomplete if not actually obsolete without the audio CD, when, with a little more effort, they could have typed up the mindfulness exercises and included them in the text!
sarahjo's review against another edition
4.0
"You cannot control the sea. You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf on them."
Presence- simply be here
Understanding- better relate to your kids, put yourself in their shoes
Acceptance- the willingness to accept yur child's thoughts and feelinsg they way uou recognize your own. withoutwanting to change/manipulate/reject. Acceptance is not the same thinga as "putting up withe verythibnng" it is knowing that you do not have to have an opionion on their thoughts/feelings
pay more attention to the breath
Presence- simply be here
Understanding- better relate to your kids, put yourself in their shoes
Acceptance- the willingness to accept yur child's thoughts and feelinsg they way uou recognize your own. withoutwanting to change/manipulate/reject. Acceptance is not the same thinga as "putting up withe verythibnng" it is knowing that you do not have to have an opionion on their thoughts/feelings
pay more attention to the breath
bethmarch's review against another edition
This book was recommended to me by my kids' Infant and Child Development program to help with their hyperactivity, restlessness, high emotions and difficulty sleeping. I just finished reading it last night and I am eager to try out the practical applications. My kids are still a bit young, just turned 5, but hopefully there will be some things that they will follow.
emhromp's review against another edition
mooi boek, kan er niet echt een waardering aan hangen. denk dat dit perfect zou kunnen werken bij veel kinderen en ben benieuwd wat het voor ons gaat doen.
kaylana's review against another edition
5.0
Very informative. My son and I enjoy the meditation exercises. They've helped us so much already. Great book on beginning meditation with kids.
ursulamonarch's review against another edition
3.0
This is a very well-intentioned book that didn't quite land. I'm not sure if it was a translation issue or its age (it wasn't written that long ago but somehow feels a bit dated) - or the increase in mindfulness in culture since it came out. Most of the things in here certainly are good ideas, but they don't feel new or too insightful - but maybe they will be for some. Maybe it's also that it tries to speak to both children and parents. My favorite part was discussing feelings as weather for everyone - I can see how it is a clear visualization for kids & a good reminder for everyone that feelings, like weather, are usually transient.
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