Establish new habits and foster positive mental health routines with your family. Mindfulness not only benefits children, it supports parents’ and caregivers’ mental health and wellbeing, benefiting the family as a whole.
Smiling Mind has developed a range of tools and resources to support families to build their mental fitness together.
The Smiling Mind free app has programs developed specifically for families to help with:
Sleep - Establish good sleep routines and support a better night’s sleep for the whole family.
Meal times - Make meal times calmer and more enjoyable.
After school - Reset kids’ minds and bodies after a busy day of learning.
On the go - Engage with mindfulness while your family is travelling.
Weekends - Foster connection and help your family prepare for the week ahead.
Supporting kids to build resilience and wellbeing through learning, practising and developing emotional regulation, coping strategies and social skills. The program fosters Children’s social connections and provides parents with the tools to help build a resilient family.
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This toolkit has been developed to accompany the Families Programs in the Smiling Mind App. In it you will find:
An overview of the meditations and activities in our Families Programs
Activity sheets, designed specifically by our team of psychologists to help children better understand their thoughts and emotions
Tips on how to integrate mindfulness into your family's routine
Information on the benefits of mindfulness for families
Developed to support kids’ mental health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. These resources are useful for parents wanting to support their child’s mental health and wellbeing.
A five-part collaboration between Puffin and Smiling Mind co-founder Jane Martino, this series of kids’s story books explore themes such as gratitude, identity, communication, wellbeing and learning. With a classic picture book feel and lively illustrations by Annie White.
Each book is the perfect gift for kids aged three to seven, buy one or collect them all!
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