Celebrate!
Hello Friends,
Two school years and 16 adventures later, fifth graders at Fratney Elementary have made it to the celebration at the end of the series of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbooks for Kids!
How Self-Compassion Saved my Daughter…and Me
Hello Friends,
Today I’d like to share a post that I wrote many years ago. It is my family’s journey to self-compassion and why I dedicate my life to intergenerational healing. Scroll all the way down to see how my daughter has grown and changed over the years 🙂
Forgive Yourself
Hello friends,
The other day, I was on social media, and I saw this parenting post from the Institute of Child Psychology (please note my comment on the bottom of the post):
Can We Stop a Child’s Meltdowns?
Today I’m focusing on a common parenting challenge: Meltdowns. Whether a child is two or four, or sixteen, it can be extremely challenging to witness and stay calm when a child is melting down. And if we have a child that is neurodiverse or highly sensitive, the challenge can be even more acute.
“I’m not like other kids”
For the last few months I have been teaching Volume 2 of the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids to a neighbor’s daughter who sometimes struggles with anxiety. The other day when I came to teach her a lesson from the workbook she said to me, “I’m not like other kids, Jamie Lynn.”
Compassion
We oftentimes hear about difficult events in the news, but when it touches our lives personally, we feel it more deeply and the reality becomes more profound.
The Secret to Engaging Kids in Mindfulness
This week, I’m excited to share more about how to help kids (and ourselves) grow the resource of mindfulness. I get excited when I talk about how to best help children grow the resources of mindfulness and self-compassion. Why?
Be a Part of the Solution
I believe with my whole heart that diverse communities and societies support everyone’s well-being, and there is research to support this truth. When we devalue individuals from marginalized groups, it hurts us all. And when we appreciate the contributions of diverse groups, everybody’s life becomes richer!
How Can We Support Diversity?
I am passionate about self-compassion for youth because it can help children and caregivers suffer less. Suffering can have many sources, including life events, our internal experiences, and external oppression.
Mindfulness as a Resource
Have any of you found yourself flooded with difficult thoughts and feelings lately? If so, you are not alone. Many of us are going through hard times, and self-compassion is a resource that can hold us as we go through it.