{"id":2675,"date":"2022-01-27T11:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2022-01-27T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:17:06","slug":"mindfulness-in-schools-toronto-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/mindfulness-in-schools-toronto-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness in schools &#038; Toronto families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rainbow-Breathing-Mindfulness-Practice-Children-Colorful-Poster-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rainbow-Breathing-Mindfulness-Practice-Children-Colorful-Poster-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rainbow-Breathing-Mindfulness-Practice-Children-Colorful-Poster-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rainbow-Breathing-Mindfulness-Practice-Children-Colorful-Poster-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rainbow-Breathing-Mindfulness-Practice-Children-Colorful-Poster-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.karenmillar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rainbow-Breathing-Mindfulness-Practice-Children-Colorful-Poster-2048x1448.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a long post folks but wanted to share these links to help families that may be dealing with anxiety and stress. Lots of kids out there are suffering silently with their thoughts about covid and perhaps some of these resources may help calm their little minds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to cope with Covid &amp; survivors guilt: https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/how-to-cope-with-covid-19-survivors-guilt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9t434iFYZe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/covid-19\/students\/\">Students<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Students&#8221; &#8212; School Mental Health Ontario\" src=\"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/covid-19\/students\/embed\/#?secret=9t434iFYZe\" data-secret=\"9t434iFYZe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/diseases\/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\/resources-parents-children.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.tdsb.on.ca\/School-Year-2021-22\/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TDSB professional support services gave this option for parents: https:\/\/www.tdsb.on.ca\/School-Year-2021-22\/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being\/Virtual-Office-Hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mindfulness Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitting Still Like a Frog https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EOckRqbCdG0https:\/\/stillquietplace.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Still Quiet Place: Mindfulness for Young Children by Amy M.D. Saltzman (2007-10-25)\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"700\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.ca\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_8MBsLIYQeUgGkV&#038;asin=B01MQ2E2MB&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mindful Moments For Kids\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"700\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.ca\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_RSkKHGFbHodhY9&#038;asin=B019WUUYUO&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bZTKOXBArc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindup.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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