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Please visit this new address to learn about Kara and her work teaching mindfulness to kids and parents.

Welcome to ed21c : education for the 21st century

Mindful Kids and Parents Facebook page  

Mindful Parenting with Mindful Communication: Term 3, 2012

Explore how to:

Understand what's behind your children's behaviour.

Transform power struggles into opportunities for building connection and trust.

Discover a quality of connection that will sustain your family through life's challenges.

 Contribute to peace by raising children who can make peace.

Mindful Kids Weekly Program: Term 3, 2012

For 6 - 12 yo kids

Listen to Kara talking about Mindfulness for Kids on ABC Newcastle Radio Kara Matheson I-V Jill Emberson.mp3

Free Guided meditations for kids and parents - MP3 downloads

Children need to learn well-being! Read more...

"Mindful Movement: Exercises for Body Appreciation" http://www.getaheadkids.com.au/Features/2012/20/Mindful%20Movement.html

"Mindful Communication with Your Child" http://getaheadkids.com.au/Features/2012/21/Mindful-Communication.html

To learn more about Kara, click here.

To read about scientific research which supports the efficacy of mindfulness training for kids and teens, follow this link.

Harvard research shows that participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress.  http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/01/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain/

"The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently."

Pema Chödrön