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Little Yogi Deck: Simple Yoga Practices to Help Kids Move Through Big Emotions

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Little Yogi Deck: Simple Yoga Practices to Help Kids Move Through Big Emotions

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48 cards organized into 8 color-coded categories: anger, worry, excitement, sadness, joy, jealousy, shame & peace

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A calming practice by CCFW

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But it's not simply the bad things that happen to kids that can cause harmful outcomes, but rather the way that the children interpret and explain the events to themselves. The presence of caring adults can help shift that narrative in a positive manner. Those of us in early childhood settings (especially education) are uniquely positioned to help children better manage those experiences, and reduce the amount of toxic stress those Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can produce.
If we learn to better identify, engage, and take action to reverse the potential ramifications of ACEs, we can take steps to prevent their harmful impact on young children.
Identifying "behavior as communication."

ACEs and their resulting toxic stress manifest themselves in a variety of ways in young children.

May involve externalizing or "acting out" behaviors.

Might involve internalizing behaviors like withdrawal or anxiety.

May involve difficulty with controlling attention or other executive brain functions, so that they mimic ADHD or other conditions.

In the past, many of these behaviors could be misconstrued as a child who is "a troublemaker" or "unable to learn," when in reality we aren't dealing with the root cause of behavior. We must be able to see what's behind individual behavior; how children communicate through their actions. We need to be intentional about trying to identify whether ACEs are a potential root.

ECHO Parenting and Education have developed a helpful infographic that can guide parents and educators through a process of elimination to figure out what's going on with a child whose behavior is causing concern, starting with basic human needs and graduating to the more serious impacts of ACEs. ⁴

Infographic used with permission from ECHO Parenting and Education. See it here.
You've identified that a child may have experienced ACEs. Now what?

The good news is that early childhood centers and home visitation programs can be powerful reparative communities for both children and parents. However, being in the right place alone won't create better outcomes. For starters, we must be thoughtful and proactive about engaging and building positive relationships with ALL parents. Developing those relationships with parents makes it clear to families that you are interested and supportive in helping make their home, as well as your classroom or facility, a nurturing environment for their children.
Preparing your staff and facility or classroom for success:

Practice having the difficult conversations about ACEs.

Devote resources to making sure all staff are trained in ACEs and appropriate responses.

Have a go-to resource person with in-depth experience and expertise in dealing with ACEs.

Seven strategies for dealing with ACEs and toxic stress

ECHO Parenting and Education has developed seven strategies for ACEs and toxic stress.

Create safety - Either with a literal "safe space" or timeframe and feeling.

Regulate the nervous system - Find a coping mechanism that works for the child.

Build a connected relationship - When we're around people we care about, our bodies produce oxytocin, a hormone which calms the nervous system after stress.

Support development of a coherent narrative - Create daily predictability with routines and presence of reliable adults.

Practice 'power-with' strategies - Trauma can be experienced as a loss of power/control thus children may need to rebuild trust with an adult. Use our power as adults well by showing a child respect and dignity.

Build social, emotional, and resilience skills - Help children learn to care for one another.

Foster post-traumatic growth - Use skills such as problem-solving, planning, maintaining focus, self-control and seeking support to lead to post-traumatic growth.⁵

These engagement tactics are easier said than done. But there's plenty of help and support out there for those of us in early childhood centers and education. If we can come together and take action, then the task at hand can seem less daunting.

We're all in this together.

Local and national resources are eager to help you and your organization become better prepared to help children who are experiencing ACEs and toxic stress.

Connect with Joining Forces for Children to learn about other local organizations and resources.

Or nationally you can join ACEs Connection: A community-of-practice social network (http://www.acesconnection.com/).

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The term "Adverse Childhood Experiences," or "ACEs," comes from the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study). The study, a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess connections between chronic stress caused by early adversity and long-term health.

The study examined exposure to childhood adversity, including abuse and neglect, and household dysfunction like domestic violence, parental mental illness, or parental substance abuse. Researchers assigned an " ACE score " to each participant by adding up the number of adversities the participant reported.

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ACEs are incredibly common.

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The more ACEs, the higher risk for chronic disease as an adult

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Disruption to the developing brain, including changes to the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and amygdala, may lead to an increase in risk of cognitive impairment, attention deficits, learning disabilities, hyperactivity, self-regulation, memory and attention, and anxiety.

Cardiovascular system

Toxic stress can increase a person's risk of developing high blood pressure, elevating levels of inflammation that can damage the arteries. These conditions can lead to heart disease, stroke and other serious health issues later in life.

Immune system

Higher risk of infection and autoimmune disease may occur due to chronic inflammation and other factors, which cause changes in the body's natural immune defense responses.

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Toxic stress can impact growth and development. It can also lead to obesity and changes in the timing of puberty, as well as other issues.

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The term "Adverse Childhood Experiences," or "ACEs," comes from the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study). The study, a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess connections between chronic stress caused by early adversity and long-term health.

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Calm down jars are a must-have when there are children around, so I'm sharing six ways or recipes on how to make a calm down jar or glitter jar or some call it a mindfulness jar. I want to give you six recipes here so that you can choose which one works best for you, or you can try them all.

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Reflections on mindfulness through the First Nations Lil'wat principle Kat'il'a.

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In our busy, modern lives, it can be rare to find ourselves in stillness apart from a glowing blue screen, moving vehicle, or agonizingly slow line-up. Yet, the deeper benefits of stillness-the ones that calm and replenish our bodies, minds, and hearts-require us to set these distractions aside, if only for a little while.

Intentional stillness-yes, we mean being still on purpose, for a purpose-is a practice that Lil'wat scholar Lorna Williams knows well. A Professor Emerita of Indigenous education (Curriculum and Instruction) at the University of Victoria, Williams teaches stillness through the Lil'wat principle Kat'il'a.

Kat'il'a means:

" finding stillness and quietness amidst our busyness and quest for knowledge. Within the increasing demands and speed in our lives, we need to seek out spaces that allow for changed pace, contemplating deeply our experiences and the wisdom of others" - Sanford, Williams, Hopper & McGregor, "Indigenous Principles Decolonizing Teacher Education: What We Have Learned"

According to Williams, practicing Kat'il'a allows both teachers and learners to "breathe deeply, to connect to the world around [us], and to regain a sense of balance." This definition reflects how recent scientific research defines the concept of rest: a pathway to calm, inner tranquillity and mental health; a base of support; and stillness. This research also reports that the positive effects of rest include: health, mental clarity and healing.

So, how do we make time for stillness, rest, Kat'il'a, when it may already feel like we don't have enough hours in the day to teach, to learn, and to care for ourselves and others?

Fortunately, structured moments of rest can yield profound benefits.

3 Ways to Make Stillness Matter:

1. Make stillness a routine part of your and your children's day by carving out a regular time to rest. A good way to do this is to link it to another part of your daily routine that happens regularly and naturally, such as before or after a meal, after returning home from work or school, or before bed.

2. Practice . Guide yourself and your child to focus on a particular sensation through sight, sound, or touch. Take turns naming all the sounds you can hear with your eyes closed. Blow bubbles and follow each one with your eyes until it pops. Gently toss a stone in a puddle, pond, or lake and watch the ripples fan out in your peripheral vision while keeping your eyes softly focused on the center. Lay back on the grass and actually watch the clouds float by with your child-some slow, some fast, and each at its own perfect pace. Place a piece of chocolate on your tongue and notice how the sensation in your mouth changes as it melts and transforms in flavour and texture.

3. Find stillness in movement. Get outside for a walk in nature. Lace up your runners and get moving - but leave the tunes at home. Ride your bike with your child to school. Take a yoga class, go for a swim, or get in the zone at the gym. The possibilities are endless, but the purpose should be clear: when we are moving for stillness, it is less an item on our to-do lists, and more of a way to step out of our busy lives and minds to be present with ourselves in the moment.

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In our busy, modern lives, it can be rare to find ourselves in stillness apart from a glowing blue screen, moving vehicle, or agonizingly slow line-up. Yet, the deeper benefits of stillness-the ones that calm and replenish our bodies, minds, and hearts-require us to set these distractions aside, if only for a little while.Intentional stillness-yes, we mean being still on purpose, for a purpose-is a practice that Lil'wat scholar Lorna Williams knows well.

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A book full of mindful activities for preschoolers

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Mindfulness practices for families

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When parents and children are feeling big emotions, it's good to find some calm. Simple mindfulness practices for families can help.

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When We Are Kind - Nihá'ádaahwiinít'íigo

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You are a parent who believes in being present, mindful and compassionate.

You have young children.

You sometimes wonder how these things can possibly go together.

New research explores how teaching mindful practices to young children may support stress reduction, self-regulation, levels of well-being and increase the capacity for compassion. We already know that these activities make a difference with adults too.

But how do parents actually DO this? Read on for some practical and fun activity ideas that are age appropriate for young children. These ideas are not hour long activities but "moments in time" that build awareness.

Breath Awareness

Thought Awareness

Walk the line: Try the Montessori inspired exercise of walking on a line on the floor. There are many ways and reasons to do this activity including awareness development. Use tape to make a long line on the floor. Use a bell, or another musical instrument that would make a noise when shaken, and ask your child to "walk the line" with you while they hold the bell. Your child will be practicing concentration while walking along the line and anytime the bell makes a noise, the sound will bring awareness back to their thoughts. You might say, "Oh, the bell went off, our minds must have been wandering away, let's try to bring our thoughts back to the line."

Emotion Awareness

Give language to emotions: Giving language to emotions is a first step in being able to identify and then express and process through them. Take advantage of conversations, playtime and while reading to teach and explore new words to describe emotions.

Keep track of emotions: Teach children to track their emotions with a "feeling chart." You can find samples on the internet or create your own. Hang the chart on the fridge and keep track of the different emotions that happen for the whole family over the course of a day or week. Talk about what you see and describe how different emotions make you feel.

Awareness of the Environment

Go on a sound exploration: Imagine setting a dramatic scene with your children that you are "great sound explorers" and going on a mission to notice as many sounds as you can. Quietly keep track of the sounds by drawing or writing the sounds (during or after). For contrast, try this with eyes open and later with eyes closed. Tie the sounds into how your child feels in reaction to the sounds.

Create a quiet zone: Ask your children what they would like in a quiet zone. What are some activities that calm them? Find and create a little nook together that allows for this quiet space. Consider all the senses, for example, what textures do your children like (pillows, blankets or chairs), which smells aggravate and which ones calm (experiment with aromatherapy) and what role will sound play (silence, music or something different)?

The benefits of bringing awareness to breath, thoughts, emotions and the environment will increase a child's ability to focus and regulate their emotions. This, in turn, leads to the fuller state of living with compassion and mindfulness.

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"You hold me up. I hold you up. We hold each other up."

No matter how young or old, we all need to be held sometimes. Similarly, we all have the ability to care for others in our own way.

Monique Gray Smith captures the magic of reciprocal caring in her children's book Vibrantly illustrated by Danielle Daniel, You Hold Me Up uses simple language and everyday situations to portray the diverse ways young people feel cared about by the people they love.

The book's emphasis on relationships as vehicles for caring brings Secure & Calm to life in a way that even very young readers can understand. Repetition of the phrase "you hold me up when..." invites young readers to imagine their own definition of being held, encouraging them to explore how Compassionate & Kind takes place in their own lives.

In the author's note, Monique Gray Smith connects the theme of reciprocal caring to reconciliation, specifically in relation to Canada's residential school history. In doing so, she invites our "littlest citizens" and the adults who care for them to compassionately acknowledge this painful history and move forward with dignity, respect, and recognition of our common humanity.

In all, You Hold Me Up holds many layers of meaning for very young readers to explore with those who care for them. Use the following activities to guide their exploration and nurture Secure & Calm and Compassionate & Kind.

5 Activities for Holding Each Other Up

Take a few minutes to reflect together on what holding someone up looks and feels like in preparation for the following activities.

1. Make a "how to hold me" list

Help children brainstorm a list of situations in which they want to be held, and what helps and heals. Then decorate the list together and post it somewhere you can help them use it often.

2. Turn a family story into art

Invite children to seek out a caring story from their family's past and create a colourful piece of art to honor it.

3. Create "you hold me up" gratitude cards

Invite children to think about who holds them up in their lives. Work together to write, draw, collage, or paint that person a brief message of thanks: "You hold me up when you..... Thank you!"

4. Plant a heart garden for reconciliation

Learn about the Honoring Memories, Planting Dreams movement, and plant a heart garden in your home, community, or school.

5. Hold others up

Invite children to think about someone they would like to hold up, and help them make an action plan for one small, kind thing they can do for that person.

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No matter how young or old, we all need to be held sometimes. Similarly, we all have the ability to care for others in our own way. Monique Gray Smith captures the magic of reciprocal caring in her children's book Vibrantly illustrated by Danielle Daniel, You Hold Me Up uses simple language and everyday situations to portray the diverse ways young people feel cared about by the people they love.

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A sample lesson plan for the popular book, "The Way I Feel"

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This story time and the follow-up activities are designed to help preschool children learn to recognize and name different feelings. Children will also learn to identify their own feelings and express them. Recognizing feelings is an important skill. It is the first step towards other skills like getting along with others, demonstrating kindness towards others and learning how to respond to difficult feelings. This activity can be done at school or at home.
Materials:

Book: "The Way I Feel" by Janan Cain, a book about feelings commonly experienced by children.

Art supplies for follow-up activities

Teaching and Learning Activities (during Story Time):

1. ACTIVATE THINKING: Introduce the book "The Way I Feel" to the children. Ask the group what feelings are. Have them give examples of different feelings they have.

2. Read the story.

3. Ask the children to share times when they felt silly, scared, happy, sad, angry, excited and proud.

4. Use the children's examples and additional situations and ask them to show you with their faces and bodies how they would feel.

Adaptations:

Print off outlines of faces or use paper plates and provide markers for children to fill in the facial expressions.

Read other books about feelings as well as regularly ask children to identify feelings in storybook characters.

Incorporate sharing feelings into the class' daily routine

Paint feelings. Put out different colours of paint and put on music. Invite children to listen to the music and think about how it makes them feel. Encourage them to use the different paint colours to show how they feel. Try this with different clips of music.

Create other scenarios and ask children to demonstrate how they would feel if this happened.

Create a feelings wall. With permission, take photos of the children and post them to demonstrate different feelings and/or provide magazines for children to add images to the wall.

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Executive function and self-regulation (EF/SR) skills provide critical supports for learning and development, and while we aren't born with these skills, we are born with the potential to develop them through interactions and practice.

This 16-page guide (available for download, below), describes a variety of activities and games that represent age-appropriate ways for adults to support and strengthen various components of EF/SR in children.

Each chapter of this guide contains activities suitable for a different age group, from infants to teenagers. The guide may be read in its entirety (which includes the introduction and references) or in discrete sections geared to specific age groups.

Suggested citation: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2014). Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.

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Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence

An activities guide for building executive function

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What do we really know about how a young child develops? What can parents do to best support their child's healthy development and growing brain? Some of the answers are in this series of Healthy Minds handouts, based on key findings from the report, From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Development.

The information we offer is age-specific, summarizes key findings from the report and suggests how you might be able to use these key findings to nurture your own child's healthy development.

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In this video, an inspiring early childhood educator with a Strong Start Early Learning Centre demonstrates how reading stories with young children is a wonderful way to help them explore and learn about feelings.

Emotional literacy is an essential skill that children need to develop in order to manage their feelings. Learning an emotional vocabulary helps children to express how they are feeling, and being able to correctly identify and label their feelings, has a very real impact on the brain. For example, if a child is frustrated and can find the correct word to describe that feeling, his/her brain will squirt soothing neurotransmitters to help calm down the brain. Neuroscientist Daniel Siegel calls this Name it to Tame it. According to r esearch children who understand their own and other's feelings and learn to manage their emotions have been shown do better in their lives in several ways. These skills are important for getting along with others, staying alert and engaged in activities, and for solving problems peacefully.

Exploring picture books with adults gives children opportunities to identify feelings they may not have yet identified in themselves. Children may learn to identify emotions from the facial and body language cues of the characters in stories and also learn how those characters manage their different emotions. This process can help children begin to recognize these emotions in themselves when they surface in real life situations, as well as normalize their feelings.

In this video the educator reads the children's book Banana! a funny and entertaining book about two monkeys who share a banana. There are only two words used throughout the book- "banana" and "please" -and with the help of colourful graphics, facial expressions and punctuation each word conveys a range of emotions that include intense desire, confusion, disbelief, frustration and joy.

In a touching scene where the educator comes to the page where the banana is taken away from the monkey, he pretends to cry and holds out his long purple cape, gesturing towards the children, and a few children run up to wipe away his tears. Here he is not only helping children recognize other's emotions but also providing an opportunity for children to respond with empathy in a compassionate way.

Each child has a different capacity to be attentive and stay engaged with the storytelling process. The educator in the video is mindful of this and endeavours to create a safe and secure environment conducive to these young children's learning. It is in the context of a safe environment and a secure relationship with an adult that a child can best develop Heart-Mind well-being skills that include being alert and engaged, paying attention and being able to focus.

Rather than requesting children comply and sit still on the floor, this educator creates a fun and engaging classroom environment which has the effect of gently encouraging children to become curious and fascinated with learning more about the story. Dr Stuart Shanker, an expert in self-regulation, describes how children learn by becoming fascinated and in this case, the educator in the video provides children a safe space to learn and be attentive at their own pace and in their own way. By firing their curiosity he captivates their imaginations resulting in their motivation to learn and explore their and other's feelings in a safe and supportive environment.

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Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings Book Suggestions about Feelings

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50 Mindfulness Activities for Kindness, Focus and Calm

Introducing Mindful Kids, the one-of-a-kind mindfulness activity deck for kids age 4 to 104! Make any moment mindful from morning to night with 5 categories of cards, designed to fit into each part of the day. Whimsical full-color illustrations on both sides of the cards provide easy-to-follow steps for each practice. The cards and 8-page instructional booklet include tips for children of a wide range of abilities, making this deck an inclusive tool for nurturing inner peace and strength.

Awards & Accolades

Parents' Favorite Products Award, Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, 2017

Hot off the Press anticipated bestsellers, Children's Book Council, 2017

The Big List of Mindfulness Books for Kids, Imagination Soup, 2017

(Even More) Must Read Picture Books from 2017, Imagination Soup, 2017

Meaningful Ways to Help Kids with Anxiety, Imagination Soup, 2017

Mindfulness for Kids list, bambino goodies, 2018

My Top 20 Books About and For Kids Yoga, Always Be Dancing, 2017

"Though geared towards children, the playful visualizations and exercises are powerful, life-changing tools that open mathways to inner strength and peace from which many an adult will benefit" - Tillywig Toy & Media Awards

"I fell in love with illustrator Mina Braun's adorable drawings and appreciated their fostering of diversity. It is so important to show that every child will be able to access the mindful activities on these cards" - Always Be Dancing

"The card format makes it easy to do the games and meditations with a child or classroom in small chunks of just a few minutes at a time" - Youth Services Book Review

About the Contributors

Whitney Stewart puts her heart, mind and feet into her work. She has trekked in a Himalayan snowstorm with Sir Edmund Hillary, climbed to remote Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, interviewed the Dalai Lama in India and sat for days in meditation retreats. She is the author of many travel articles, and of both fiction and nonfiction for children. When she is not writing or traveling, she teaches mindfulness and meditation to children and adults.

Mina Braun is an illustrator and printmaker from Germany. She now lives in Berlin, after studying at Edinburgh College of Art and working in bonny Scotland for more than a decade. All her work starts with a black line drawing, which then evolves into a screen print or digital image.

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The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings

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Below are a few resources for connecting with your children
in the midst of changes associated with COVID-19.

CCFW Audio Practices

These recordings guide you through practices to navigate stress and
tap into your internal resources for staying resilient.

Additional Resources

Practices and articles from some of our colleagues and other
experts in the field of resilience and well-being.

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Supporting Well-Being during the COVID-19 Crisis

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Below are a few resources for connecting with your children in the midst of changes associated with COVID-19. These recordings guide you through practices to navigate stress and tap into your internal resources for staying resilient. Practices and articles from some of our colleagues and other experts in the field of resilience and well-being.

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Get help explaining death to children. Explore our free, bilingual resources for families, providers, and teachers on coping with grief and loss of loved ones.

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Sesame Street webinar

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Webinars Archives - Sesame Street in Communities

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Your care and support can make a huge difference in the life of a young child. Sesame Street is here for you with activities and tips for the challenges and joys along the way.

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A script and audio recording from the author, on Mindful.org

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For newborns to toddlers