Mindful Monsters: A Podcast Guide to Peace
A guide with tips for using the Mindful Monsters Podcast Series.
Mindfulness means really slowing down and paying close attention to the world around you. The practice can help children and grown-ups feel happier, healthier, and more in control.
Mindfulness works best when it becomes a regular part of your routine. This guide offers specific suggestions on incorporating lessons from the Mindful Monsters podcasts using repeated, everyday moments with children. You’ll find guidance for use with the following podcasts:
You can use the strategies and lessons in these podcasts and guide during different moments, in different settings, and even during transitions.
Toddler Tips: Meltdowns
Strategies for during and after a meltdown…and even some ways meltdowns might be avoided.
Using Your Words
A coloring page helping children explore words for big feelings.
Safe & Together
When families have to leave home in order to stay safe, it helps to remember that home is where the love is.
Bubble Time
A quiet activity such as blowing bubbles can help both children and adults breathe deeply, slow down… and calm down.
Monster Meltdown
Meltdowns happen… but they are somewhat predictable! As you try to handle them, curiosity and patience go a long way.
Listen, Feel, and See with Elmo
When children are in the hospital, this mindfulness game can help them soothe themselves.
Cookie Monster’s Beach Day
When children are in the hospital, their imagination can become a valuable tool in soothing themselves.
