You’ve heard the term bandied about, there’s mindful breathing, mindful yoga practices, even mindful eating. But what exactly does mindfulness mean and can it be good for children?

Mindfulness, in a nutshell, means being aware of what one is experiencing. So if it is mindful breathing you’re practising, you bring your attention to each breath of air going in and going out, and how it feels filling up your lungs, expanding and contracting your diaphragm, entering and exiting your nostrils.

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Reading, writing, speaking and counting are important skills for children to pick up. But did you know that music is just as important for a developing child?

Because of its beat and rhythm — things that are also present in walking and talking — music has many benefits for children from auditory skills, to fine motor skills, sense of rhythm and body awareness. It even helps them learn hand-eye coordination!

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Stress affects all of us. From financial issues to deadlines, worrying about personal relationships and peer pressure. All these factors leading to stress can overwhelm us from time to time. Even more so when it comes to teenagers as their fluctuating hormones are always throwing them off while they juggle school and find their social footing. How then, can parents help teenagers relieve stress?

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Schools are a safe sanctuary for students, where children learn, live, flourish and forge strong bonds with peers and adults. Experiences in school lay the foundation of a child’s personality. Educators have an important responsibility, that of ensuring a child’s emotional wellbeing while building on their resilience to cope with challenges in school and life in general. Find out how our schools support children as they undergo physical and emotional changes in life amongst other factors.

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The pandemic has brought about uncertainty and stress, with the irregular changing arrangements of schools, which can affect a child’s mental wellbeing. It is important that they remain happy and positive. Mindfulness is an effective technique that helps children develop a deeper sense of self-awareness, gain better control of their emotions and improve their focusing skills amongst other benefits. Here are 3 easy and fun ways to introduce practising mindfulness to your child. 

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As a parent of a newborn or soon-to-be parent, you must have concerns about their sleep routines and the number of sleepless nights that will be coming your way. All parents want their infants to sleep well and adapt to an ideal sleep routine. How much should your baby sleep? How does their sleep schedule change over time? How can we implement healthy sleep in the middle of these less-structured schedules?

We speak to Louise Duncan from Petite Dreamers, where they specialise in sleep routines for babies. Louise is a certified sleep consultant and a mother of two. She has helped many parents who have struggled with their child’s sleeping and has come up with step-by-step customised plans to help them through these challenges.

You can listen to the podcast here. 

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