Mindfulness at Play

Stephen McKenzie, Melanie McKenzie, Angela North

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Exisle
05 July 2023

Child & developmental psychology; Health & Self-Help; Child care & upbringing; Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA)

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:

Know and communicate their experiences and needs — a critical component of emotional intelligence. Discover that they can be curious rather than overwhelmed by emotions, leading to greater emotion regulation and resilience.. 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.

By: Stephen McKenzie, Melanie McKenzie, Angela North
Imprint: Exisle
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 355g
ISBN: 9781922539632
ISBN 10: 1922539635
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , Children/juvenile , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr 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.

Reviews for Mindfulness at Play

“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.” -- Running to the Core podcast “This compilation will become a valuable resource for readers who want to develop and improve their intentional parenting skills.“ * Library Journal * “interesting and timely * Learning, Families and Literacy * ”The best gift we can give our children is our focus and our mindful attention."" * 5AA Afternoons Angela North in conversation with Jade Robran * “ We can train ourselves to stay calmer when things around us are getting chaotic or when our children are getting upset” * ABC Riverlands Breakfast with Stephanie Nitschke *