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Mindfulness: The Missing Link In Education, Ashley L. Baer
Mindfulness: The Missing Link In Education, Ashley L. Baer
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Were you asked to pay attention or behave in school? As educators, we must stop expecting focus and self-regulation, and instead we must teach it. Learn how in this experiential session to connect and regulate students using the breathing ball, games, breath, and movement. Let’s practice!
Executive Function & Self-Regulation In Preschool Age Children: Mindfulness Intervention, Larissa Lamarca
Executive Function & Self-Regulation In Preschool Age Children: Mindfulness Intervention, Larissa Lamarca
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Executive function is an umbrella term used in psychology to define a number of cognitive processes that are important for success in daily life. Both self-awareness, being able to focus one’s thoughts and behavior, and self-regulation, being able to manage emotional and behavioral responses, are important components of executive function. Between three- and five-years of age, children begin developing such skills rapidly which are necessary for school readiness. This study recruited children participants from four local preschools to test for improvement in attention and self-regulatory skills. Two schools completed a mindful yoga activity for five consecutive days, while a second …