Mindfulness coaching

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.