Thirty hands-on lessons provide students opportunities to learn and practice self-regulation strategies. Students today face many challenges that did not exist a generation or two ago, and rates of emotional disorders (including anxiety and depression) have increased steadily over the years. Students must also manage an overwhelming amount of information. With today’s reliance on technology and social media, they have fewer opportunities to develop effective self-regulation strategies and interpersonal and stress management skills. Helping students understand their emotions and behavior when they’re young will set them on a path to being successful learners and empathetic people throughout their lives. With thirty easy-to-implement, skill-based lessons and activities, Teaching Kids to Pause, Cope, and Connect provides educators with strategies to help students: manage and reduce their anxiety with healthy coping skills understand and regulate physical responses to stress separate emotions from actions respond mindfully (rather than impulsively) to difficult situations improve social skills, social awareness, and self-regulation develop empathy and compassion Digital content includes reproducible student handouts that accompany each lesson, plus six bonus lessons.

Develop emotional intelligence and strengthen social emotional skills in adolescents with this practical, hands-on resource. Helping students develop emotional intelligence (EQ) and social emotional skills is essential to preparing them for success in college, careers, and adult life. This practical resource for educators explains what emotional intelligence is and why it’s important for all students. Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students lays out detailed yet flexible guidelines for teaching fundamental EQ and social emotional skills in an intentional and focused way. The book is split into three modules, which correspond to three main skill areas: Self-awareness and self-management Social awareness and relationship skills Responsible decision-making and problem-solving Each module features ten hands-on, research-based lessons, which are focused on a critical EQ concept and centered around productive and respectful discussion. All lessons are designed to take approximately 35 minutes each but can easily be adapted to meet the specific needs of a school or group as they work to develop emotional intelligence and social emotional skills in their students. Digital content includes reproducible forms to use with students.

This book introduces and explains a tool, Pause For Your Helpful Self, to help change the way we look at and interact with people and ourselves and learn our important part to play in everyday life. A simple practice anyone can do, anywhere, anytime. Designed and written for children, parents, teachers, and ordinary people - ages 4 to 104.

Hyperactive, ADHD, Impulsive, Spirited...Whatever we call it, labels hurt! Miss Priscilla Pause empowers children by teaching them about the basis for their impulsive behaviors...and helps them learn how to gain control of their emotions and reactions. Miss Priscilla Pause and the School or Non-Stoppers is a fun way to address the problems that may be occurring in your classroom or home. Packed with fun words, colorful pictures, discussion points and games to keep your child or class engaged, this book is an excellent therapeutic resource for all parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists.

Sometimes we just need to take a pause -- to stop, breathe, and take a moment for ourselves. To be mindful. Told in rhyming verse and beautifully illustrated, A World of Pausabilities is an inviting introduction to mindfulness. Following a neighborhood on a summer day, readers will learn how to apply mindfulness to simple, everyday moments, and how days are filled with endless possibilities to take a pause. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers that further discusses mindfulness and ways to introduce pauses into your child's life. Age range 4-8.

A helpful guide to Christian meditation for children, which encourages adults to experience meditation themselves and equips them with the tools to introduce the practice to children.

Developing the right mindset early on is crucial for a successful and happy life. When children learn putting forth effort and using the right strategies can help them get better at things, they feel empowered, and try harder. When they know their brains are capable of growing, they are more confident, resilient, and are not afraid to fail, which in todays world is important. What are the benefits of helping your child to become more mindful? There is an ever growing list of positives however the main benefits are to help the child establish a positive connection to their bodies and feel happy and present in their minds, it also improves concentration and focus, develops a positive sense of self and helps them to understand and control their emotions. As a parent and somebody that practices mindfulness I believe it's important to always have an open line of communication between you and your child. Utilising a workbook like this will help with opening that conversation surrounding feelings and emotions, but also able to teach both parent and child these practices to help build up mindfulness in a way that will help our children to cope better in a world where there is more pressure than ever before. This book has been created to ask questions and really dig deep into how your child is currently feeling and to get a better understanding of how you can help them, but also how they can help themselves to manage their mindset and use different practices. What can I expect from this book? Your child will learn how to practice gratitude, grounding, affirmations, practices that they can use in their daily life, different ways to learn how to calm the mind, helping to improve their focus and building the confidence. This book features activities and practices throughout that they will then be able to continue using.