Drawing on up-to-date doctor recommendations for healthy eating, sleeping, exercise and mindfulness, a poetic guide counsels children on how to help manage the symptoms of such challenges as ADHD and anxiety through a healthy meditation practice. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
Presents a poetic guide that counsels children on how to help manage the symptoms of such challenges as ADHD and anxiety through a healthy meditation practice.
A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas.
Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways.
But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to the CDC, 9.4% of children have ADHD and 7% have anxiety/depression. And these numbers continue to climb. As treatment doctors recommend healthy eating, physical activity, plenty of sleep, and mindfulness techniques.
Georgia Heard is a poet and educatorand she has long had her own meditation practice. In My Thoughts Are Clouds, she uses poetry to demonstrate what mindfulness is and gives kidsand their parents and teachersaccessible ways to learn mindfulness tools.
A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from educator Georgia Heard.
