10 Mindful Minutes: Giving Our Children--And Ourselves--The Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce St Ress and Anxiety for Healthier, Happy Lives - Softcover

Hawn, Goldie; Holden, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0399537724 ISBN 13: 9780399537721

Publisher: Tarcherperigee, 2012

Synopsis

Teaching Our Children to Help Themselves Be Happy

Practical, timely, relevant, and inspiring, 10 Mindful Minutes is Goldie Hawn's gift to parents who want to help their children learn better and live happier lives.

Inspired by the revolutionary MindUP program (developed under the auspices of the Hawn Foundation), the book offers easy-to-grasp insights from current behavioral, psychological, and neurological studies to show how our thoughts, emotions, and actions--including our ability to focus, manage stress, and learn--are all exquisitely interconnected.

Hawn presents simple and practial ways to develop mindfulness in children and parents alike, and shares her own heartfelt experiences with the challenges and joys of parenting.

About this title

Review:

"Hawn's gentle, heartfelt approach to mothering and her mission to help children develop happier, healthier lives will be both useful and inspiring for parents." -- Publishers Weekly

"Goldie Hawn embodies delight and joy, and 10 Mindful Minutes radiates these. Her book can help any adult - parent, grandparent, teacher - make double use of their moments with the children they love and have a terrific time while helping shape that child's brain for a lifetime of resilience and happiness." -- Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

"An excellent guide that offers simple, effective ways for stressed parents to create calmer, kinder, happier families."
-- Deirdre Donahue, USA Today

"This is a remarkable book. It is full of wisdom for us all--parents and other caregivers--inviting us to taste mindfulness for ourselves."
-- Mark Williams, director of the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre and autho

Book Description:

From the bestselling author, Academy Award-winning actress and founder of the Hawn Foundation, a practical guide for parents to help children cope with stress, improve concentration and lead happier lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0399537724
• ISBN 13: 9780399537721
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256