WELLBEING FOR LEARNING

Whose Wellbeing?
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 TODAY’S LEARNING'S

* A basic understanding of mindfulness and why we are

introducing it to your children

* Practical things you can start doing at home for your

self care and wellbeing which will help you to ‘show up’
as the best possible you for your children
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 PRACTICE 1 1

Take the next couple of minutes to

record down your thoughts-non
judgmentally.
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 Did you know…
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We have around 50,000-70,000 thoughts a day
50,000-70,000
35-48 thoughts per minute 35-48
As many as 90-95 percent of them are exactly the same as we
had the day before 90-95
80 percent of our thoughts are negative 80

Our mind wanders around 47% 47

Why does this matter?

Cleveland Clinic
Wellness & Harvard
Study
 HAVE YOU EVER….
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* Been playing with your child and didn't realise how much
time had passed..?
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* Smelled the rain with a deep breath in…?
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* Laughed out loud and felt it in your face or even teared
up…? , ?
 HAVE YOU EVER….
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* “Lost it” with your child and regretted it later?
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* Listened to your child share a painful experience and
been flooded by your own emotions?

* Felt like you weren’t doing “enough "as a parent?

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* Felt like taking a holiday from being a parent and then
felt guilty for feeling that?
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 CHECK IN

* How many people have a definition of

mindfulness?
* How many people have tried some sort of
mindfulness practice?

* Does anybody have a consistent practice?

 What is Mindfulness?
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* Noticing our thoughts, emotions, body sensations in the

present moment with kindness and curiosity so that we
can choose our behaviour.

* Practice of focused attention

* Inner noticing & Outer noticing ( )
* It is a PRACTICE…..
 WHAT MINDFULNESS IS
NOT

* Isn’t about being still and quiet – that can often be a by-
product, but that isn’t the goal
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* Isn’t about getting rid of your thoughts or silencing/controlling
your thinking /

* Isn’t a discipline tool(time out)

* Isn’t about always being happy & positive
 WHAT’S THE POINT OF
NOTICING..
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* Slows us down so we are able to respond vs. react

* Brings awareness immediately

* Brings us out of our head
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 WHAT DO WE WANT AS
PARENTS?
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* To connect with our kids so they feel loved
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* To know their inner worlds so we can keep them safe
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* To motivate our kids to grow as individuals
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* To support them so that they can realize their potential
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How do we give our children this?
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* Mindful parenting takes to heart the deep truth that we

can only give to our children what we have given first
and fundamentally to ourselves.
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* The greatest gift we can give our kids is Presence and
Presence has to be a practiced.
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HOW CAN MINDFULNESS help with this?
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* By cultivating a daily practice of attention we become

more aware of our being
* By allowing for ALL emotions with compassion we learn
to be accepting of ourselves and our children (as do our
children become accepting of themselves.)
* By creating space between the stimulus and the
response(s-l-o-w-I-n-g down)
* By using our senses we begin to experience pleasure
and joy more fully
HOW CAN MINDFULNESS help with this?
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BRAIN BREAK
PRACTICE TWO 2

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 TRY IT AT HOME…
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* Observe your child from afar and try to notice
something about them you never have
* Try to have an electron free dinner together when you
can and share something about your day
* Begin to gently bring your attention to one mundane
activity a day like brushing your teeth
* Give a 3-breath Hug to attune and regulate your system
and your child’s
* Move your body with your child-dance, play a sport,
chase
 TRY IT AT HOME…
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 What Next?
MIndful Schools-
6 weeks online course. Cultivate a practice and learn tools to slow down and center yourself.
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https://www.mindfulschools.org/training/mindfulness-fundamentals/

Mindful parent course that is offered here in HK each week for 6 weeks.
https://www.mindnlife.com/mindful-parenting-workshop/
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Become more joyful and develop the ability to savor the moments with your kidsConnect with other
parents around similar goals of being more aware

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Calm app is great (free for teachers)" " ( ) https://www.calm.com/

Stop Think Breathe app. Great for kids and guided meditations." , , " .
. https://www.stopbreathethink.com/
QUESTIONS…?
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