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"Discover namaste's many meanings in a simple, lyrical text, paired with a charmingly detailed visual narrative about a little girl's kindness. What is namaste? It's found in a smile, a friendship, a celebration. It exists in silence; it can be said when you're happy or when you're feeling low. For one small girl in a bustling city, namaste ("I bow to you") is all around her as she and her mother navigate a busy marketplace--and when she returns with...
2) Outside in
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.
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Offers advice and encouragement for young students on developing self-awareness through practicing mindfulness. Discusses activities and practices kids can do to help clear their heads of worry, including trying a digital detox from devices and the internet. Includes a glossary.
5) Here and now
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
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Simply, lyrical text and diverse illustrations encourage children to reflect on mindfulness, identity, and connection.
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Sasha loves to do everything as fast as possible, but she's stopped in her tracks when she meets Mr. Sloth. Certain they are going to best friends, Sasha takes Mr. Sloth everywhere she goes. During the big neighborhood race, Sasha is just about to win when Mr. Sloth tells her to stop. Eventually, he gets her to stop and enjoy the moment, and Sasha realizes the importance of slowing down and practicing mindfulness.
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"We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!" --Jacket.
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Five friends come together to help their friend Pedro stop feeling anxious about moving to a new neighborhood. Pedro's mom then offers to teach Pedro and his friends how to practice mindfulness and incorporate it into their daily lives. Includes a glossary.
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Being a teen isn't easy: you probably have worries about your grades, about fitting in, about what will happen after your graduate. Bernstein presents quick, easy-to-learn mindfulness exercises readers can use anytime, anywhere to stop worries from growing and taking over.
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
Kids' Books for Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
Kids' Books for Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month for Kids
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I've got a puppy running around inside my head. His name is Ollie. Sometimes my puppy is quiet, curious, or scared. And sometimes he gets excited... too excited! Ollie's emotions can be overwhelming for both of us, so I use my breath, words, and actions to calm myself and my puppy right down. Do you have a puppy inside your head, too?
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Using the analogy of a rainbow, with each color representing a feeling, this children's book explores the feeling of being stressed as the color white and offers a series of activities to help children let go of what is making them feel pressured. Includes a glossary.
14) Mindful day
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text observe a young girl as she and her family practice mindfulness through a busy Saturday.
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"Life can be crazy and stressful. You have to worry about school, friends, family, and extra-curricular activities. Meditation can help you deal with day-to-day challenges and lead you to a healthier, happier, and more connected life. Inside this book you'll learn what stress is and how to deal with it, breathing and walking meditations to help clear your mind, yoga poses to help strengthen your body and mind, how to set intents and follow through...
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Anxiety and Mindfulness: Books for Kids
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
We’re All in This Together: Using Picture Books to Talk About Collective Trauma
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A child starts to get carried away with worry and rushing thoughts before taking a breath, steadying, observing thoughts, feeling kindness, feeling thankful, and experiencing the world.
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Using the analogy of a rainbow, with each color representing a feeling, this children's book explores the feeling of loneliness as the color gray and offers a series of activities to help children feel a sense of connection with others and the world. Includes a glossary.
20) Happy
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We breathe deep and expand like the galaxy, We breathe out many thousands of stars, And if ever we start to feel panicky, this reminds us of just who we are. The perfect soothing read for quiet time, Happy gently encourages young readers to explore their emotions and the beautiful world around them, with stunning illustrations and thought-provoking rhymes on every page. This poetic journey to a place of happiness and calm will inspire and empower...