This seven year old child’s insight that being with his dad mattered more than what he was doing with his dad is an important lesson not only for parents but for anyone who is in a relationship.

In this ten-minute guided meditation for children and teens, kids notice how their minds and bodies feel when they stop, breathe and be. 

Hopefully this volume will inspire parents and professionals to continue the spadework that’s needed to answer the open questions, foster new ones, and, through that process, develop best practices for sharing mindfulness with children and families.

We listen to the rain and pay attention to the changing nature of sounds, breathing, thoughts and feelings.  

Looking back, I wish I had known a couple of things about mindfulness when I was a teenager because it’s made my adult life much easier.