Peaceful Kids

Peaceful Kids

‘Peaceful Kids’ is a Mindfulness and Positive Psychology based support program to lessen anxiety and stress and increase resilience in children. Students from Prep to Grade Six, who have difficulty managing their anxiety, are referred to the program by their classroom teacher, in consultation with parents.

Peaceful Kids is a developmentally appropriate program that gives children the skills, practice and support to utilise coping strategies that lessen the symptoms of anxiety and stress.

The program, which runs as a group of no more than 6 students over an 8 week period, also involves parental involvement and commitment to supporting the strategies at home. Students work with a trained teacher facilitator to achieve the program outcomes.

Students who participate in the program learn life skills of:

A range of Mindfulness meditations
Positive psychology exercises
Techniques to lessen worrying
A variety of coping strategies
A variety of problem solving strategies
Journaling and expressing their worries
Facing challenges and fears step by step
Preventative strategies to help prevent stress build up
Being attuned to their own bodies and minds
Being in the flow more regularly and enjoying more of the present moment