Mindful Me

I was thoroughly surprised at how helpful this book was. I know it's aimed towards children, but as an adult, a lot of the techniques used helped. I suffer from anxiety, therefore I'm a huge supporter of visualization techniques. Teaching children how to calm their mind in anxious or tense moments is helpful toward allowing them to develop healthy coping skills.

They also stress the difference to know when you are in an unsafe situation that you no longer need to practice mindful techniques- you need an adult. I really appreciate this. Teaching children not to tolerate certain levels of aggression from peers is just as important as teaching them how to accept their emotions and reactions to certain situations.

Overall I really enjoyed this book. As a parent, it provided me with a lot of useful tips to help my children through their rough patches. I highly recommend this book.

(My review will appear online on the publishing date)

I cannot sing the praises of this book enough. This book would be helpful to a lot of children I know as well as adults. I like that it includes self-care as a topic. The explanation of what emotions look like physically is very important, it helps a child/young adult understand not just know what they’re feeling but what others are feeling as well. This is important later on in adult life, when you are in many different types of situations. Knowing and understanding what you and others are feeling and how to deal with those feelings is huge advantage. The illustrations are very cute and cartoony and work well with the language of the book. The examples of mindfulness exercises and how they are explained is dead on. They are easy to understand, not overwhelming for even younger children, and accessible to adults as well. Overall, I think this book is a great tool for anyone’s “how to deal with life” toolbox.

I love the recent mindfulness movement that I've been seeing. We are big promoters of this in our household so having a text dedicated for the younger crowd is wonderful. It is simple yet explains the key concepts that individuals of all ages are taught. I love the journal prompts and so did my oldest child.

I was given an advanced reading copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I think this is a great book for teens and adults to work through the stress. It gives ideas and prompts on how to realize that yes we are all different but we all have needs. Definitely something everyone should read!

One I want for my personal collection. I think this is an important concept to understand.

Mindful Me is a book that should be in every preteen to young adult's library. Kids in that wide age range often do not share their deepest feelings with their parents. Many times they feel intense stress. This wonderful book teaches mindfulness in a way that is easy and sensible. The authors also encourage kids letting a "helpful adult" know what is going on when things are not going well. Full of helpful exercises and advice, this book is highly recommended...and may I add that it would be an excellent resource for adults as well! One quibble...why only girls on the cover??

Mindful Me is a fantastic resource for all students. This book would be especially helpful when I work with students with personal-social issues (anger management, anxiety, etc). I plan to use this text with my counseling small groups in the future. Additionally, I loved the mention of self-care. I want to recommend this book to other educators in the building for their own self-care.

AMAZING. Clear and concise. Perfect for beginners, young and old. While the examples and "assignments" are clearly for a younger reader, the advice and steps can be used by anyone. So many adult beginner books are wordy and try to go for length, Stewart sticks to the basics because of her audience. Short and sweet is sometimes best, and I hope that anyone who finds this book also finds some support from the techniques.