Transition to Kindergarten Resources

The popular adult mindfulness app now has a kids’ series of breathing exercises, visualizations, and meditations grouped into five categories: kindness, focus, sleep, calm, and wake-up. Choose the one that best suits your child’s needs. 5 and under, 6 to 8, 9 to 12; $12.99 per month or $69.99 per year.

2. Stop, Breathe & Think

With an emphasis on fun activities and meditations, this app is designed to help kids with focus, quiet, peaceful sleep, and processing emotions. Your little one will learn mindful breathing and the importance of checking in with herself. She'll also win stickers for completing "missions." Ages 5-10; download for free.

3. Mindfulness for Children

Developed by a Danish psychologist, this audio-only app offers easy-to-follow breathing exercises for your kid to use any time she’s feeling stressed. Other activities like the body scan will help her relax, and soothing nature sounds can lull her to sleep. 5+ years; free for Mindful Family package

4. Thrive Global

Here’s another skill set from Amazon Echo. If your kid needs help quieting their mind during the day, they can say, “Alexa, open Thrive” and ask for a meditation. On nights when he can’t sleep, a “power down” will do the trick—and keep screens out of the bedroom. Download for free.

5. Smiling Mind

This app offers mindfulness sessions, developed by a team of psychologists, that start with a quick series of questions to focus the mind followed by simple, easy-to-follow meditation exercises. Download for free.

6. Sleep Meditations for Kids

The perfect app to incorporate into your bedtime routine, Sleep Meditations for Kids has four bedtime stories that are transformed into guided meditations designed to promote relaxation and contentment. Download for free.

Articles about Mindfulness for Parents:

https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm

http://mindfulnessforteens.com/resources/videos-mindfulness/

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/mindfulness.html

https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/

LOCAL RESOURCES

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MENTAL HEALTH CONTACTS:

EMERGENCIES

CPEP Program at Stony Brook; (631) 444-6050

John T. Mather Psychiatric ER; (631) 472-1320 ext. 4360

Mental Health Hot Line; (631) 952-3333

Mobile Crisis Team; (631) 952-3333

Response Hot Line; (631) 751-7500

Suicide Prevention Lifeline; (800) 273-TALK (8255)

Talbot House 24-hr Substance Abuse Crisis; (631) 589-4144

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 24-hr Hot Line; (631) 360-3606

Child Protective Services (CPS); (800) 342-3720

Suffolk County Department of Social Services; (631) 854-9100

Crisis Intervention Adult Protective Services; (631) 854-3195

Stony Brook Child Psychiatry; (631) 444-5433

ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS

Horizons Counseling and Education; (631) 360-7578

Outreach Project Residential; (631) 231-3232

Outreach Project Outpatient; (631) 286-0700

Mather Hospital Outpatient; (631) 331-8200

Mather Hospital Partial; (631) 473-3877

Family Service League; (631) 399-9225

St. Charles Hospital Inpatient Detox/Rehab; (631) 474-6233

LOCAL food pantries:

Kings Park: St. Joseph 's Church 59 Church St, Kings Park, NY 11754 (631) 269-6635

East Northport: Salvation Army- 19 Clay Pitts Road 631-368-1170

Hauppauge:

LI Cares (home delivery option): 10 Davids Dr, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 582-3663

DSS Smithtown Center -200 Wireless Boulevard 631-853-8714

St. Thomas More Roman Catholic- 115 Kings Highway 631-234-3149

Stony Brook WIC at LINCS Bldg 60 Adams Avenue Suite 105 631-617-6717

WIC Administrative Office 100 Veterans Memorial Highway 631-853-3014

Project Safety New York 60 Adams Avenue 877-865-4222 (Toll-Free Hotline)

Island Harvest – Suffolk County 40 Marcus Blvd. 631-873-4775

Huntington: Family Service League Administration 790 Park Avenue 631-427-3700 Church of St. Patrick Parish Social Ministry 400 Main Street 631-385-3311 Ext. 216

Northport: Food Pantry at Basement of First Presbyterian Church of Northport 330 Main Street 631-261-4357

Smithtown:

Smithtown Emergency Food Pantry at Rear of St. Thomas of Canterbury Church 90 Edgewater Ave. 631-265-7676

St. Thomas of Canterbury Church 90 Edgewater Ave. 631-265-4520 Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle (By Appointment Only) 1 Higbie Drive 631-265-2485

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SMITHTOWN COMMUNITY RESOURCES

DIRECTORY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (SUFFOLK-ENGLISH)

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