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Mindfulness coaching

Teach your child essential mindfulness techniques to root themselves in the present and help control their future.

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a way of rooting yourself in the present and giving you more control over how that future might play out. Most young children are naturally good at mindfulness until the age of around 7 years old. They are ‘in time’, existing very much in the experience they’re having at that moment. But as children get older, they start to experience time differently. Like adults they begin to live ‘through time’, which means that they increasingly dwell on what has already happened, or what’s yet to happen. In turn, this can lead to worries and unhappiness, something we’re all familiar with as adults.

Mindfulness can also help your children become emotionally intelligent too. Often, we only reflect on our behaviour after the event (if at all), whereas mindfulness helps us think about it at that moment in time. It can also be a natural way to develop gratitude by focusing on the positives.

A lot of us generate unhappiness by focusing on what we haven’t got compared to our peers. This is a common trait amongst teenagers. Equally, sometimes highly motivated children don’t feel the satisfaction of their accomplishments, because they’re already focusing on the next task on the list. Mindfulness gives them the chance to feel thankful and proud of what they’ve accomplished, before they begin to think of what’s next.

How does our coaching help?

Our coaching course will teach your children crucial mindfulness techniques that they can use to root themselves in the present, as well as give them more control over how their future might play out.

“Our brains are not designed for happiness: they’ve evolved to keep us alert and alive instead. That’s partly why we focus on the negatives. When you’re able to focus on the absence of something, you’re going to feel worse. But if you can focus on what you have – and its value – instead you tend to be more content. Mindfulness can really help with this.” Richard Reid – CEO, Therapist & Coaching Psychologist

How we coach it

We run this course for individuals or in groups. It’s a 1-day course, and we work with you to adapt the core content to suit your needs. Because of this flexibility, the course is suitable for younger children aged 9 and 10 years upwards.

We’d recommend children attend with their parents so you can discuss what you’ve learned with them. However, children aged 15 and older are welcome to attend on their own. We may recommend follow-up coaching sessions if we think it’s helpful and appropriate.