Train to Teach: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Lessons for Kids

Would you like to learn to teach Mindfulness and Self-Compassion lessons to children?

Mindfulness and self-compassion can help children to manage difficult emotions, cope with setbacks, and motivate themselves with kindness. Learn to teach playful and effective lessons based that have been taught to thousands of diverse children in the Milwaukee area and across the world. These lessons incorporate content from the evidence-based Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (MSC-CC) program designed by Jamie Lynn Tatera, an elementary school educator and certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher.

Who is this training for?

This teacher training certificate program is designed for educators and other caregivers who would like to teach self-compassion skills to children, ages 6-12. The program is appropriate for individuals who aspire to teach the full 6-week MSC-CC program, as well as those who would like to integrate mindfulness and self-compassion lessons into their ongoing professional activities with children (teaching, psychotherapy, coaching, after school programs, etc.). Though not the primary audience, this training is also appropriate for parents who would like to help their children grow self-compassion skills.

Note: Educators can register to receive continuing education professional development credits in conjunction with this program.

What is included with this training?

Course Participants will receive the following for each level of training:

• Ten self-paced modules on how to teach children mindfulness and self-compassion skills
• Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Kids Mini-Lessons that can be taught to children
• Tips for best practices for introducing lesson components
• Excerpts from the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids
• Ideas for how to integrate lesson content into everyday moments
• Live-Online Q & A session with program creator, Jamie Lynn Tatera (optional and encouraged)

Note: Participants need to purchase the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids to participate in this training.

Here are the steps for learning to teach Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Lessons to Kids

Level one training has no prerequisites. A level one certificate and mindful self-compassion coursework and practice are prerequisites for level 2.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you would like to learn to teach the six-session Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers (MSC-CC) course, there are additional steps that you would need to take. Click here to see the full MSC-CC teacher training pathway.

Teacher Trainer and Lesson Program Developer, Jamie Lynn Tatera

Jamie Lynn Tatera is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion instructor and the MSC-CC program developer and teacher trainer. She is the author of the award-winning series of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbooks for Kids, and an elementary school educator with decades of experience teaching elementary-aged kids. She has a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, and she teaches both preservice and inservice educators her resiliency programs.

Jamie Lynn brings a wealth of experience, skill and passion to her MSC-CC classes and teacher trainings.

Upcoming Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Lessons for Kids Certificate Training Dates

Train to Teach Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Lessons for Kids - Level 1

Online teacher training for individuals who would like to teach Mindfulness and Self-Compassion lessons to children in an educational, clinical, or community settings begins June 21, 2025.

Note: Self-paced training modules with optional LIVE Q & A / Practice Session on July 15 at 1 PM CT (Convert to your time zone)

Standard fee: $99

Note: Participants need to purchase the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids to participate in this training.