MINDFUL KIDS, HAPPY KIDS!
Why should your child practice meditation and mindfulness regularly?
The Secret to Super Focus!
BY JANANI RAVIKUMAR
In today’s internet world of high distractions, our children are easily distracted. Is your child defocused while doing her work?
Srimaa is a ten year old girl trying to do her Maths homework. But she is highly distracted and unable to focus on her work. So she is frustrated.
Happy, the mindful genie appears before her. ‘Are you unable to focus on your work?’. The child nods sadly.
‘Let us do a quick focus trick. Simply close your eyes, take a deep breath and count backwards from 5 to 1.
Now, Srimaa is able to focus much better and completes her work easily.
Regular practice of meditation and mindfulness increases the grey matter in your child’s brain and improves their focus and concentration manifold. So lets go back to this age old practice to increase your child’s attention levels.
Why don’t you try this with your child before she starts her homework today?