Peaceful Kids Programs
Peaceful Kids
Duration: 8 weeks
Session Length: 1 hour
Session Size: Groups of 6
Ages: 7-13 years
‘Peaceful Kids’ is a Mindfulness and Positive Psychology based program to lessen anxiety and stress and increase resilience in children from Kindergarten to Year 6.
Peaceful Kids is an 8-week program created by peacefulkids.com.au, designed to help children who are experiencing stress or anxiety. This program provides the skills, coping strategies, practice and support that children can use to overcome the symptoms of stress and anxiety.
This program helps children to build their emotional resilience so they are better equipped to deal with the day to day stresses that life brings them. The program also involves parental involvement and commitment to supporting the strategies at home.
Fiona facilitates the Peaceful Kids program to children aged 5-7 and 8-11 in Sydney. Please contact Fiona for more information and to express your interest.
Outcomes
- ·Emotional regulation; children will learn to manage and recognise their feelings.
- Social skills; by developing empathy and self-awareness, children will improve their interactions with peers and teachers.
- Resilience; early exposure to mindfulness will equip children with coping strategies that foster resilience in the face of challenges.
- Teaches mindfulness exercises and breathing techniques
- Self-calm; children will learn to self sooth and regulate their own emotions.
This program aims to create a smooth transition into school life, ensuring that children feel supported and empowered as they embark on their educational journey.
Peaceful Kids Transition to School
Duration: 5 weeks
Session Length: 45 minutes
Session Size: Groups of 6
Ages: 4-5 years
Transitioning into school can be a significant change for young children, and our Mindfulness Program is designed to
support 4-5 year olds during this crucial period. This program focuses on helping children develop emotional wellbeing and resilience through age-appropriate mindfulness strategies, such as mindful breathing, storytelling and visualizations, how to calm our bodies and kindness and compassion for eachother.
Outcomes
For parents themselves:
- Formal and informal mindfulness strategies
- Slowing down and being more in flow
- Enjoying parenting more and reducing stress
- Resilience building exercise and strategies
- Mindful parenting strategies
- Self-care and wellbeing boosters
- Positive psychology strategies to boost wellbeing
For parents to support their children:
- Mindful listening and responding
- Effective coping strategies
- Managing children’s feelings and worries
- Problem solving strategies
Peaceful Kids Chill Out Sessions
Duration: 1-10 weeks
Session Length: 1 hour
Ages: 5-13 years
The ‘Peaceful Chill out” program provides lessons, meditations and activities for the whole class or groups and is suitable for students from Kinder right through to Year 6. ‘Chill Out’ lessons provides schools, organisations, wellbeing practitioners and groups with engaging mindfulness activities and meditations for children and teens. The program has been created to support all children in the classroom or outside the classroom in groups to develop an ongoing mindfulness practice, learn about mindfulness and be able to embed this into their day to day lives.
Simple, effective and proven exercises help students to stay calm, relax, focus and learn more effectively during the day. ‘Chill Out’ sessions help students to build their emotional resilience so they are better equipped to deal with the day to day stresses that life brings them.
Fiona is available in the Sydney area to come into your school and facilitate the 'Peaceful Classrooms: Chill Out' sessions or you can book your child in for any of the ‘Chill Out’ sessions that Fiona is running outside of schools through the terms. Please contact Fiona, if you require any more information or to express your interest.