--- title: Smiling Mind Blog | Informal mindfulness (2) description: Informal mindfulness | Insights, tips & tricks, interviews and articles relating to the power of mindfulness meditation. Open your attention to the present with key techniques to avoid stress and anxiety. 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[Family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/family), [Parents](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/parents), [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) 3 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Brand%20Comms%20Assets/Blog%20Images/Parenting/image-from-rawpixel-id-83431-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-emotions-with-your-child) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Brand%20Comms%20Assets/Blog%20Images/Parenting/image-from-rawpixel-id-83431-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-emotions-with-your-child) [Family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/family), [Parents](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/parents), [Self care](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/self-care), [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) ## [Navigating Emotions with Your Child](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-emotions-with-your-child) Posted by [Smiling Mind](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind) on December 1, 2021 By encouraging your child to acknowledge and recognise how they feel in the pres... 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[Family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/family), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools), [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) 2 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/2O0A2454.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/5-minutes-with-illustrator-ben-sanders) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/2O0A2454.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/5-minutes-with-illustrator-ben-sanders) [Self care](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/self-care), [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) ## [5 minutes with illustrator, Ben Sanders](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/5-minutes-with-illustrator-ben-sanders) Posted by [Smiling Mind](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind) on September 13, 2021 Ben spends his days drawing and writing in his little studio in Ballarat, Victor... 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