Mindful Kids is a structured skills based programme that has specifically been designed to help children manage BIG emotions by learning skills that help them to stay more present and calm so they can make better choices with better outcomes. Enhancing children's emotional intelligence, self-esteem and resilience so they can take on new and challenging situations in life!

 

The group programme runs every term for 8 weeks and it's a fun and interactive programme that kids love. Each child is provided with a mindful kids folder with handouts from each session so they can practice their learning at home. and it works better when the whole family practices the skills.

 

Kids will BE what they SEE.

 

Katheryn also offers private sessions for children and teens. She offers a safe and nurturing space that allows children to feel at ease they can be more open to learning. Sessions are tailored to the specific needs of each child.

 

Contact Kat for more information.

 

Mindful Kids is a Therapeutic Educational Programme that is based on the principles of MBCT (mindfulness based cognitive behavioural therapy). Katheryn supports young people to recognise feelings and how they affect our thoughts and behaviours.  Katheryn teaches mindfulness and relaxation strategies to support young people feel more calm so they can overcome challenges. 

 

The programme is delivered in a fun and interactive way so that learning feels like play. 

 

More about Mindful Kids…  

 

Mindful Kids has been developed to help young people manage big emotions, learning self-regulation strategies and coping strategies to help navigate new and challenging situations.  

This involves helping children to identify feelings in themselves and others and validating those feelings, just knowing that these are feelings is enough , we don't need to change them, we just want to notice them. One of my favourite sayings is ‘feelings are like waves we can't stop them coming but we can choose which to surf’ How empowering is that! Allowing children to express their feelings is so important because they can't be contained just like the tides will never stop.  In mindful kids we learn that it's the behaviour that matters most, for example if you are angry and you hit someone that's not ok but if you're angry and go jump on the trampoline that is ok. Likewise if we are anxious about something and our behaviour is avoidant we may lose our confidence to overcome challenging situations but if we use our bravery skills and stay calm we can be even braver and more awesome than we already are!! And we are super awesome. 

 

Topics include: 

• Recognising our strengths and unique differences

• Recognising feelings in ourselves and others  

• Mindfulness and Relaxation (how our brains work)  

• Red light thoughts and Green light thoughts (how we think affects how we feel) 

• How we can be the boss of our own brains! 

• Positive role models and support people. 

• Problem solving and coping step plans

• Prepaying for future challenges.