Mindfulness App. ~Stop, Breathe, Think Kids
Mindfulness skills are helpful in regulating our emotions and responding to stress. There are numerous additional benefits for our children and for adults, such as improved immune system, regulation of stress, improved sleep, better regulated attention and emotions, and much more.
We’ve been focused on teaching your children about the brain and mindfulness. To extend this learning and make the information and strategies accessible to you and outside of the school day, we requested the app, Stop, Breathe, Think Kids, be installed on your student’s school ipad. (You may need to restart ipad and connect with wifi for the app to fully install). To use the app, your child will need a parent to sign-in with an email and enter verification code to indicate consent for the child to use the app.
I like this mindfulness app because children can find their own strategy or activity based on their interest or self-identified need, or even better, the child identifies their current emotional state and the app generates a strategy connected to the emotion. This helps children make a connection between useful and appropriate strategies to use in response to certain emotions.
Watch this short video on how to use the app: Breathe Kids video
Check out this link to learn about the app: Stop, Breathe, Think Kids
Read reviews here: Common Sense Media reviewWhile Stop, Breathe, Think Kids is made specific for 5-10 year-olds, MyLife also has mindfulness activities for adults. See this playlist for adult-focused activities: Playlist of Meditation & Mindfulness activities
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Being With. . . video |
Empathy v. Sympathy |
Just Breathe video |
Parent Groups
The elementary counselors would like to invite you to 2 parent groups/events:
1) Timely Topic Tuesdays
- run by elementary counselors on varying topic specific to times.
- Second Tuesday of month 6:00-7:00pm: Next event Tuesday, Dec. 8 6:00-7:00
- Dec. 8 Topic: Emotional Regulation with Children
- at Timely Topic Tuesdays (zoom link) (Meeting ID: 914 4889 6490; Passcode: 496274)
2) Behavior Management Parenting Group
- run by UO Child and Family Center
- Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:30pm
- Zoom link: Parent Group Night (zoom link) (Meeting ID: 912 0842 5682; Passcode: Parents)
See this flyer for more information on these and additional Parent Nights and support opportunities in the community: Parent Groups and Events Flyer
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Lunch BunchWant time for social connections for your student? Students can come every time or whenever they’d like.
Students can join by accessing my zoom link through my page in Clever |
Mindful MeetingsMindful Meetings: Open to any student who would like to join us while we focus on learning about our brains and strategies to tame and control our brains and emotions. Come every time or whenever you can.
Students can join by accessing my zoom link through my page in Clever |
Virtual Counseling SpaceVisit these sites for community resources, request a meeting, video lessons, read-alouds, and other resources.Explore my virtual classroom: Camas Virtual Counseling Space
And visit our Camas Ridge Counseling Corner website |
Contact & Scheduling Information
Office hours (by appointment or drop-in):
- Mondays 1:30-2:30
- Monday evenings 5:00-6:00 (by appointment)
- Fridays 1:30-2:30