With younger children, we often don’t need to “convince” them to practice mindfulness — they love to learn new things and spend time with us!
But with adolescents, we may need to do a bit more to interest them in mindfulness.
I find it helpful to share the research with teens about mindfulness — it can help them reduce stress and anxiety, lower rates of depression, focus better on their homework, reduce test-anxiety, improve their grades (yes!), sleep better at night, and have better relationships with friends.
In the video below, I share other suggestions for introducing mindfulness to teens:
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Mindfulness apps for teens:
Dan Siegel’s resources for teens:
- The Healthy Mind Platter for Optimal Brain Matter
- The Wheel of Awareness — with guided meditations
- Everyday Mindsight Tools
- Book: Brainstorm