Mindfulness is having the ability to be aware of what is going on around you. Some challenges that children face in school are drama, temptations, academic pressure and disappointment. Bullies come in all different ages, and sizes. Someone with authority can even bully a child. Children who are bullied are likely to fake being sick to avoid going to school. Middle school children are very experimental when it comes to smoking, drinking, and trying other drugs. They become tempted after seeing their friends experiment. Every teen faces rejection at some point during school, either they like someone who doesn’t like them or they cannot seem to make friends because they are “weird”. And lastly, school in general can become stressful. Especially
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Once filled, shake up the jar up. Watch the glitter, the glitter will be moving all over and that’s how our brain looks when we try to deal with our challenges. In order to slow down our thoughts, we just simply need to close our eyes, and relax. The practice of mindfulness helps students to become aware of what is going on around them so that they are able to control it better.
Teaching mindfulness to students and educators has its benefits. Research shows that teaching mindfulness has improved attention, and emotion regulation while increasing the likelihood of showing compassion to others. Studies also show that mindfulness relieves stress and improves anxiety especially when facing challenges.
The cognitive benefits are improved attention spans and better grades for children. The socio-emotional benefits are controlled emotions, better behavior in school, as well as better social skills. The emotional benefits are decreased anxiety, stress PTSD symptoms, and depressed.
Most children in the film discussed traumatic events that led up to their behavior. Traumatic events such as death of a loved one, their parent’s divorce, and even being raised by a single parent. If a child does not get any help, or talk to someone his or her behavior will begin to reflect
Once filled, shake up the jar up. Watch the glitter, the glitter will be moving all over and that’s how our brain looks when we try to deal with our challenges. In order to slow down our thoughts, we just simply need to close our eyes, and relax. The practice of mindfulness helps students to become aware of what is going on around them so that they are able to control it better.
Teaching mindfulness to students and educators has its benefits. Research shows that teaching mindfulness has improved attention, and emotion regulation while increasing the likelihood of showing compassion to others. Studies also show that mindfulness relieves stress and improves anxiety especially when facing challenges.
The cognitive benefits are improved attention spans and better grades for children. The socio-emotional benefits are controlled emotions, better behavior in school, as well as better social skills. The emotional benefits are decreased anxiety, stress PTSD symptoms, and depressed.
Most children in the film discussed traumatic events that led up to their behavior. Traumatic events such as death of a loved one, their parent’s divorce, and even being raised by a single parent. If a child does not get any help, or talk to someone his or her behavior will begin to reflect