parenting Archives - Teaching Children Meditation

What is Mindful Parenting?

Mindful Parenting offers a lifeline in the whirlwind of parenthood.

The Monster Parade Author – Wendy OLeary

A Conversation with Author Wendy O’Leary

Embracing Mindful Fatherhood

boy with father - fathers day mindfulness and meditation

Celebrating Father’s Day – mindfully

Mindful swearing

Perhaps those two words ‘mindful’ and ‘swearing’ are not ones you expect to see in the same sentence.

But I’m realistic in my approach to meditation and how we teach it to kids and teens.

Mindful Tips for Trauma Informed Parenting

Lorraine E Murray, founder of Connected Kids hosts an Interview with Suzanne Scott, founder of the charity Trauma Informed Parenting Scotland What is trauma informed parenting? What difference does it make to a young person if their parent is trauma informed What difference does it make to the parent if they can be trauma informed […]

4 Reasons why your kids might not want to learn meditation

Reducing your kid’s resistance to meditation

Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and sleep issues

(Guest blog written by one of our Connected Kids Level 1 Students from Denmark…) Many children with ADHD have difficulty falling asleep at night, and parents of children with ADHD often see that their children rarely seem to be rested when it is time to go to school. When children go to school or kindergarten […]

Child Genius – academically bright but emotionally inept?

Emotional vs Academic Intelligence The other week we caught the end of the TV show ‘Child Genius’ – where children with (usually) a high score on Mensa take part in a quiz to become the Child Genius for that year. These kids demonstrate an amazing array of skills – from their ability to remember facts […]

How to help Kids in Canada thrive – with meditation and mindfulness

Are Kids in Canada Coping with Stress? I’m writing this post with a focus on Canada. Why? Because I’ll be going there to teach in September and I wanted to find out more about how Canadian Kids could benefit from meditation. What I find fascinating is that many of the issues facing young people in […]

Bring a bit of peace and love into life

Enjoy our video blog and articles – full of tips and ideas (from expert, Lorraine Murray), on how to teach kids/teens meditation. Our most recent blog…how meditation can us cope with negativity and bring peace and love into our lives [youtube http://youtu.be/C1_8RNRZiYY] Learn how to teach kids meditation (online course) Calm Kids book >>> Connected […]