CONSCIOUS BLOOM FOR KIDS

As parents, we want our children to become leaders of their own lives with the ability to approach life with a clear understanding of their true value and worth. If you are anything like me, you might wish that you could just wrap them up in bubble wrap to protect them from the world out there – from the extremely fast paced modern world and all those situations that might be out of your control as a parent. At the end of the day, the best gift you could ever give your children is the ability and tools available to them to navigate through life’s daily ups and downs with confidence.

Is your child confident at home but shy at school?

Is your child always worried about what the other children are thinking about them?

Does your child get upset at the drop of a hat, cry a lot, feel sad or anxious?

Does your child feel like he/she is not good enough?

Does your child think that the other kids are smarter, funnier or better looking?

Whatever it is that your child may be facing right now and what may be ahead in the future, how you help them deal with it, will determine the impact it has on their future. Teaching our children early in life how to eliminate negative thoughts will develop and encourage well-developed thinking habits, helping them to think positively, feel happy and confident any time they choose!

In addition, by establishing healthy emotional habits, positive mindsets and the acknowledgement of good qualities about themselves, children will be equipped with the skills to generate attitudes of confidence, courage, hope and happiness.

With the correct guidance and heaps of encouragement, children can develop confidence, determination, resilience and strong emotional intelligence. These qualities and skills become part of who they are – these lifelong “companions” can shield them from pain and hurt, and can guide them towards happiness and success.

In a nutshell, Conscious Bloom for Kids aims to equip our precious children with valuable life skills such as:

• Self-confidence, self-love and self-worth
• Resilience and determination
• Problem solving
• Emotional intelligence – ability to deal with negative emotions and to overcome disappointments or perceived failures, reducing anxiety and frustration
• Mind control – Ability to eliminate and replace negative thoughts with positive and empowering thoughts
• Knowledge of choice – ability to choose how they want to feel, think and behave
• Relaxation and calming techniques

All this, whilst inspiring them to be the best they can be!

The programme covers the following topics:

I Love Me

• Importance of loving and approving oneself.
• Positive self-image and sense of self-worth.
• We are all special in our own and different way.
• Self-love exercises – Mirror, mirror on the wall.

My Emotions

• Names of emotions and recognition of the related feelings e.g. angry, sad, happy etc.
• Causes of emotions.
• Feelings, thoughts and actions.

I Have the Power to Choose

• Discovery that we can choose different thoughts and reactions to deal with life’s countless disappointments, as well as triumphs and successes.

• The power of choice in every situation.

• The “I Choose” Technique – Do I choose to leave the situation? Do I choose to accept the situation as I am unable to change it? or Do I choose to change the situation because I can make it better?

Our Mind Garden

• Differences between positive and negative thoughts and how differently they make us feel.
• Our mind is our best friend – it is powerful and creative.
• Our mind is like a garden filled with beautiful flowers and pesky weeds.
• The “Weeding and Planting” Technique – how to become diligent “gardeners” of our inner garden i.e. our mind.

Negative Thoughts & Feelings Be Gone

A few fun techniques on how to eliminate negatives thoughts that may culminate into worry, fear, hurt and pain that can often escalate out of control or sap us of our energy. Through practice, they can become amazing and powerful tools to reduce or eliminate negativity.

• “The Button” – A technique that can be used to transform negative emotions and thoughts into positive thoughts and energy at a push of an imaginary button.
• “Movie Time” – A technique that can be used to take us out of a negative emotional state and help us to rise above the experience or circumstance.
• “The Space Rocket” – A technique that can be used to help get rid of negative thoughts.
• “The Bounce and Catch” – A technique that can be used to replace negative thoughts with the exact opposite positive thought.
• “Bubbles” – A technique that can be used to discard negative or unhappy thoughts.

Focus on Now

• Focus on the “Now” – no more dwelling on the past or worrying about the future.
• “What is Wrong with Now”? – A simple technique that can be used to focus on what is happening in life right now which helps to dissolve feelings of anxiety and promote healthier and more positive feelings.

The Power of Positivity

• Preparing for different events during the day with positivity.
• The “POP” – A technique that can be used to focus on positive outcomes and feelings by asking two simple questions.
• Physiology and language adds to our power.

I’ve Got This

• Flexibility is the key when things do not go our way.
• Mindset of flexibility role-playing exercises – “I would have preferred something else, but I know that “I’ve got this”!

Opportunities not Problems

• Every problem has a solution or another opportunity.
• With creative minds, we can create solutions to problems.
• Storytelling game of fantasy problems and positive solutions.
• Learning from our mistakes.

Affirmations

• What are affirmations?
• Why do we use them?
• How to create our own special affirmations and ones that “feel right” for us.

Painting Pictures

• Painting mind pictures to direct thoughts to positive results.
• Visualisation games.

I am Healthy

• Our body is magnificent.
• Appreciate our body.
• Positive and joyful thoughts do wonders for our health and well-being.
• Healthy habits – eating, breathing, exercising, sleeping, practising positive thoughts.
• Daily visualisation and acknowledging exercises relating to excellent health
• Daily positive health affirmations e.g. “I am really healthy”.

Attitude of Gratitude

• Daily exercises of gratitude.

The 7 Laws for Children

When children understand the way the world works, it can make it easier for them to navigate through life with joy, love and happiness.

• Everything is possible.
• If you want to get something, give with a happy heart.
• When you make a choice, you change the future.
• Don’t say no – go with the flow.
• Every time you wish or want, you plant a seed.
• Be open to life and enjoy the journey.
• You are here for a reason.

Kids Yoga – Breathing & Relaxation

Various breathing and relaxation techniques which promote a sense of calm and relaxation, releasing stress from the body and aiding in concentration and decision making, are added to their “life skills tool box”.

• Balloon breathing
• Thoughts on a Cloud
• Same Breath
• Magic Carpet Meditation