Mindful with Me

This ebook was made available for me to read and review by Sarah Dennehy, The Collective Book Studio, and NetGalley.

The illustrator of this vibrant picture ebook is Natalie Garber Martin. The illustrations are soft, realistic, informative and inviting.

This nonfiction picture ebook is primarily informational. This has instructions for introducing kids to meditation. First there's a definition of what mindfulness is and how using the techniques impact our lives. Then the instruction begins. Each chapter is teaching a specific technique. The basic format is title of chapter, ex Breathe, with inviting illustration. Next page will give short kid friendly paragraphs on focus of this chapter/exercise. The next few pages will give specific exercises with simple kid friendly instructions, ex Belly & Ocean Wave breathing. Then there's usually an activity that the kids create their own style of say breathing/feeling or a treasure hunt style activity to close the chapter. The book ends by demonstrating how to combine the skills taught in the early chapters into a regular mindfulness practice. This encourages a written practice plan which is a wonderful way to get buy in from kids. The appendix includes blank practice plan templates, cut out activities and other resources.

I decided to deliberately read this slowly so I could do the suggested practices with my grandkids who are 7 & 8. I would definitely recommend the adult read through this before trying the exercise with a child. My grandkids responded well and we enjoyed the activities we have done so far. There are multiple exercise per chapter and we did not yet do all of them. This is an excellent resource book that is kid friendly and serves as a nice family centered activity. I'd modify this with a toddler though I did not have time to focus on using this with my 2 yr old grandkid, he did sit with us and try in his own way some of the exercises. This was a very positive experience for myself and my Grands♥️

Thank you to Sarah Dennehy, The Collective Book Studio, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ebook. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.

I personally think this book should be implemented in all schools specifically those with younger kids.

This is SUCH a fanastic book for parents with kids! Our culture is so BUSY and this book just helps parents and kids slow down. I love the concepts in the book with the ideas of how to truly be mindful.

This book is such a great resource for parents! Many parenting books will TELL parents to regulate their emotions and help their children regulate theirs, however they lack examples of HOW to go about doing so. "Mindful with Me" provides all the tools a parent needs in order to teach children how to be mindful, and thus how to regulate their emotions. It is full of clear, specific, and child friendly exercises to encourage this regulation and inner peace. I can't wait to start implementing some of these practices along with my children!

What a fantastic book to teach mindfulness to adults and children, with 55 activities to practice together. I love both the concept and how it is simply and effectively described. A keeper!

Mindful with Me by Sarah Dennehy is a children’s book that is a mediation guide for parents and children. I am a certified yoga teacher and this book would be perfect for ideas for a parent/child or kids class. I also think this is just a great book to have at home with young kids. The simplicity and “fun” aspect of this book is a great introduction to emotional regulation, mindfulness, and body movement at a young age.

I abdolutely love this book. I plan to start my three year old working through the book at the beginning of our homeschool year in August. It has really helped me understand how to help him. I think my seven year old will also enjoy this!

My family and I really enjoyed this book. I did some of the exercises with my three kids (ages 9, 6, and 4).

We will definitely be using what we have learned in the future. My kids all enjoyed the illustrations.
I enjoyed how everything was explained. It made me feel like, ok I can do this. I can guide my kids through some mindfulness.

If I’m being honest. I think this helped me just as much as it helped my children. Definitely recommend and will be reading again.