Mindfulness is widely used in personal development,
healthcare, business and sports to improve wellbeing and
performance.
Mindfulness at Play is for those it can potentially be of the
greatest value to — young people — and the people who
give them their primary support, their parents. It combines
science and wisdom, theory and practice, strategies and
activities. It also provides a combination of psychological
knowledge and practical guiding principles which will help
parents help themselves, as well as their children, to
achieve mindfulness.
The authors know that the benefits of mindfulness are
substantial and far-reaching. When young people can
clearly focus on their internal world in the present moment,
they are better able to:
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Know and communicate their experiences and needs
— a critical component of emotional intelligence.
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Discover that they can be curious rather than
overwhelmed by emotions, leading to greater emotion
regulation and resilience.
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Increase self-acceptance and decrease shame,
resulting in greater wellbeing, more effective healing from
trauma, and an increase in pro-social behaviors towards
others.
This book will greatly help young people’s learning
development, social development and whole-person
development. It is a comprehensive yet light, playful and
play-based one-stop mindfulness resource for parents.
About the AuthorsDr Stephen McKenzie has taught and researched for over
30 years in many psychological areas, most recently
mindfulness. He has the ability to present potentially
complex information in a warm and engaging way.
Angela North is a psychologist with 30 years’ experience
employing play therapy with children, adolescents and their
families to treat a range of emotional and behavioral
problems.
Industry Reviews
"When practicing mindfulness - we can get better at it. Tapping into the tools that you know, can help you to get out of your head and back into your body, which can help to reduce the effect of stress hormones. Using self-compassion, you can learn to be less of the critic and more of a coach with the voice in your head, also teaching this to your children."