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Think Positive Thoughts!
Think Positive Thoughts!
Our Mindset is critical to getting through this crazy time both physically and mentally healthy.
Our Mindset is critical to getting through this crazy time both physically and mentally healthy.
Training our brain to stay on track and accomplish our goals is hard work. We often have lots of thoughts that crowd our mind and get in the way of us being productive and accomplishing all that we can. This page has some helpful hints to start training and managing your thinking, move your body to keep you happy, healthy and balanced in the days and weeks ahead.
Eliot Scholars have Growth Mindsets
Eliot Scholars have Growth Mindsets
Having a Growth Mindset will help us each grow and adapt to the changes ahead! If you find yourself getting caught, practice embracing and leaning into challenges with some of the resources below.
Movement Matters to Us!
Movement Matters to Us!
Make sure you're getting up and moving every single day! Check out our "Brain Breaks" page for different ideas of ways you can include movement into your daily schedules!
Mindful Meditation Helps us Focus and Feel Connected
Mindful Meditation Helps us Focus and Feel Connected
Meditation doesn't have to be perfect, or take up much time, but training our brains to think, and connect to the present will help us stay grounded in a time of uncertainty and stress.
Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
A “growth mindset,” thrives on challenge and sees failure not as evidence of unintelligence but as a heartening springboard for growth and for stretching our existing abilities."-Carol Dweck
Meditation Looks Different for Everyone!
Meditation Looks Different for Everyone!
There is no right or WRONG way to sit with your thoughts. Try watching some of these videos, or asking yourself some of the questions below.
Headspace is a Great Resource to Learn More...
Headspace is a Great Resource to Learn More...
Mindfulness tips for kids and parents
Mindfulness tips for kids and parents
Don't know where to begin? Below are a few simple tips on how to encourage your children to start meditating and living mindfully whether they are moving, eating or trying to wind down.
Explain what mindfulness and meditation are. It’s really just about bringing our attention to the breath on purpose, so we can learn to be calmer, kinder, and less distracted at home, at school, and with friends.
Lead by example. Kids are prone to mirror the actions of their parents, so lead by example and make it a fun activity that can be done together.
Start off short and simple. This is especially true for kids under 5, where we would recommend a 1-2 minute meditation (the Kids section in Headspace is listed by age and length of meditation).
Choose a safe space. Find a place in the house that feels calming and safe to your child. This could be their bedroom or a family room where they spend lots of time and is familiar to them.
Pick the right time. Bedtime is a great time to start, it helps set up a routine that helps kids unwind for a restful sleep.
Practice gratitude. A gratitude exercise can be a nice way to start or end the day. You can introduce children to the concept of gratitude or “thankfulness” by asking them their thoughts on what it means. It could be as simple as feeling happy that something or someone is in your life. Highlight that we can be grateful for the big things and the small things.
Exercise to do with your child: Ask them to close their eyes and get them to think of the first three things that come to mind when they think about what they are grateful for. Now ask them to think about the smaller things they are grateful for — you could write these things down together.
Encourage feeling emotions. It’s okay to feel sad or angry sometimes. If kids are in touch with their emotions and are open to sharing their feelings, they will be able to cope with them and handle them in a positive way.
Other Mindfulness and Regulation Supports
Other Mindfulness and Regulation Supports
The Mindfulness App – A mindfulness app that helps you become more present in your daily life with guided and silent meditation sessions.
Aware – This app leads you through daily mindfulness meditation techniques, including energizing activities and breathing practice.
Stop Breathe & Think: Meditate – Tailored to your specific emotions, this app helps you take a break and reduce stress through meditation.
MyCalmBeat – This app provides training and practice in slow, deep breathing for stress reduction.
Breathe – An app that assists in controlling your breathing.
Gratitude Journal – This app helps you focus on the positive by identifying what you are thankful for each day.
Pacifica – Stress & Anxiety – Tools for mindfulness, meditation, relaxation, and health/mood tracking.
Affirmation Reminder – Select from a list of positive affirmations or make your own to add as reminders.
ColorMe – Free coloring app to help reduce stress
Relax Melodies – Free app with white noise and calming sounds for sleeping and meditation
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