.png)
Mindfulness & Positive Psychology Program
The 'Peaceful Kids' program is an 8 week Mindfulness and Positive Psychology based program to increase resilience and lessen worry and stress in children from Prep through to Year 12.
Peaceful Kids is based on evidence-based therapy and research from the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR),
Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiBCT), Positive Psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
The Peaceful Kids program and Peaceful parents program is endorsed by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) and Australian Counselling Australia (ACA).
It is a registered training course through Meditation association of Australia (MA) and endorsed as a continued development course by The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
This program helps to build children's emotional intelligence so they are better equipped to deal with the day to day stresses that life brings.
Prices: 8-week program - price includes all children's handouts and craft activities, parent handout, access to online recorded meditations and emails outlining each weeks lesson with support strategies, support from me throughout the program via phone if needed, and a small gift for each child at the end.
For individual tutoring in your home or at school please contact me for pricing.
(This program can be covered by the NDIS.)
Life Long Coping Skills
Children learn life long coping skills such as :
-
A range of Mindfulness Meditations.
-
Positive psychology exercises.
-
Techniques to lessen worry.
-
A range of practical and expressive coping strategies.
-
Problem-solving strategies.
-
Journalling and expressing feelings.
-
Facing challenges and obstacles step by step.
-
Preventative strategies to help prevent stress build-up.
-
Being attuned to their own bodies and minds.
-
Understanding and recognising their feelings.
-
Being in the flow and enjoying more of the present moment.
Children Learn
-
Basic theory on Mindfulness and how it affects the brain positively and lessens stress and anxiety.
-
The different ways to practice Mindfulness and integrate it into their lives.
-
Their feelings and how this relates to anxiety, and stress levels.
-
Understanding worry and how it relates personally to them
-
Understanding their own triggers and how to calm down & self regulate.
-
About the physical symptoms of worry, sadness, anger, etc
-
Worrying and how it can affect their happiness.
-
Different types of thinking that increase and decrease wellbeing.
-
The importance of creating a balanced lifestyle including lots of chill-out time and being in the flow.
Aims of the Program
-
To minimise the symptoms of anxiety and stress.
-
To build emotional resilience.
-
To empower children to self-manage their anxiety.
-
To teach children Mindfulness exercises they can use for life.
-
To build a reservoir of strength to enable children to cope with life more effectively.
-
To minimise anxiety symptoms occurring in the future.
-
For children to use a range of effective coping strategies.
-
Teaches children how to self-calm.
-
To develop emotional intelligence. skills.
-
Teaches children life long skills to manage stress and prevent stress build-up.
-
Supports children so they know they are not alone with suffering from anxiety.
