Children, Family, Parents, Anxiety

The importance of mindfulness for children

Posted by Jo Stanley on March 13, 2019
There is more science backed evidence for the benefits of mindfulness in easing ...
Children, Family, Parents, Anxiety 3 minute read

Parents, Teachers, Students, Schools, Self care, Informal mindfulness

10 mindfulness strategies to prevent stress at exam time

Posted by Smiling Mind on November 1, 2017
Exam time can be an extremely difficult time for everyone from students to their...

Children, Family, Parents

How to begin mindful parenting

Posted by Smiling Mind on September 1, 2017
Becoming a ‘Mindful parent’ didn’t happen overnight. Here Todd King, a Smiling M...
Children, Family, Parents 4 minute read

Children, Family, Parents

8 tips for parents to teach mindfulness to your children

Posted by Maggie Dent on July 20, 2017
In this article our ambassador Maggie Dent shares her guidelines and 8 best tips...
Children, Family, Parents 4 minute read

Family, Parents, Mental Health, Anxiety

Parental anxiety - a mother's story

Posted by Smiling Mind on May 12, 2017
Here, Jo, a parent and now an avid Mind the Bump app user, tells her story of fa...
Family, Parents, Mental Health, Anxiety 3 minute read

Children, Family, Parents, Meditation, Anxiety

How mindfulness meditations changed my kids lives

Posted by Smiling Mind on April 18, 2017
Merran Storrie shares her experience as a parent at her wits end looking to find...

Parents, Teachers, Schools, Meditation

Success story of meditation in schools

Posted by Smiling Mind on November 30, 2016
In this article Canterbury College Guidance Counsellor Michelle Sams provides he...
Parents, Teachers, Schools, Meditation 2 minute read

Parents, Teachers, Students, Schools

Incredible results of mindfulness in education

Posted by Smiling Mind on October 19, 2016
We’re serious about the success of our mindfulness in education program in Austr...
Parents, Teachers, Students, Schools 2 minute read

Parents, Teachers, Schools

6 steps to mindfulness education

Posted by Dr Craig Hassed on January 16, 2016
Dr Craig Hassed is renowned as a pioneer for the use of mindfulness meditation w...
Parents, Teachers, Schools 4 minute read

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At Work

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