Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda

This is one of the most amazing books for children, whether on the spectrum or not. It's a simple lesson on concentration with great illustrations and short sentences for kids attention span..definitely recommend!

Who gets diagnosed with ADHD in later life?? ME! This book on mindfulness is very helpful to my adjusting to new normal.

The simplicity of Mindfulness is often the most difficult aspect of it. This is not only true when trying develop your own Mindfulness practice, but also when trying to explain Mindfulness to others. Adding kids to the mix creates an abstract ideal that is often times well over their developmental level of understanding. As a psychologist who teaches Mindfulness to children, I can say that this simple and straight forward book brings Mindfulness out of the esoteric relm of its Bubahist roots by making it logical and enjoyable for all ages. The children I read this book too not only enjoy it, but immediately begin linking its simple message to their own lives. I think it is a great book to read before going to bed or in the morning to start the day.

I bought this for my son for his first birthday. Although it was written with older children in mind, the story and writing are prefect for children as young as mine.In the story, Happy Panda teaches monkey how to be mindful, a lesson more of us could take to heart. My son loves the story. Whereas with other books he only mildly pays attention, with this story he pays attention and enjoys the flow of the writing (one could say he's being mindful) and helps turn the pages.I would highly recommend this book for all children. I plan on picking up others by the author.

Good book to read when your teaching a child to focus. My son doesn't do well with focus so we read this once a week. He has become a little more mindful and I truly believe this book explains that well for a 7 year old boy.

A great tool for teaching children what Mindfulness is, in a relatable way. "I walk, I work, I eat, I play, I rest..." Kids can relate with that because it lists the most basic things we all do. Then it talks about bringing your attention to the thing you are presently doing rather than the stress of "monkey mind" thoughts bouncing around. Cute illustrations too. We read this often.

Don't tell anyone, but I actually bought this for my wife :). She's the type of person that always feels she should be doing something else instead of what she is doing right now.Under the guise of it being a "bedtime story" for our children, she has now read it several times. The kids are also quoting it, so she's getting reinforcement that way too.Very smart, very practical book that every one should read over and over again. Highly recommended.

This is a wonderful about the importance of mindfulness for children (but adults love it as well). My 11 month old and I read this almost every day and we have given it to a gift to several of our friends who rave about the book as well.Even a friend who is in his 60s heard me talking about the book and then bought a copy that he loves.

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This a great book, easy to explain to children and adults. The illustrations are gentle yet colourful. I would recommend this to anyone.

Zuerst hatte ich Bedenken, dass das Buch in Englisch ist, aber das stört gar nicht. Selbst unser 2 Jähriger ist von dem Buch, den wunderschönen Bildern und der Übersetzung von Mama und Papa angetan. Ich nutze das Buch in meinen Meditationskursen für Kinder und in der Schul-AG. Alle sind begeistert, selbst die Erwachsenen!

マインドフルネス初心者なので何か本を探してました。英文なので読めるか心配でしたが、使われている単語もそれほど難しいものはなく、読みやすかったです。

This book is elegant and powerful.. a great book for any age... It makes the message of mindfulness very clear and easy