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ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞ ƚŽ ŶŽǀĞůƚLJ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ- mindfulness comes in. If we as adults, are
ĚĂLJ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ŵŝŶĚĨƵů ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵŝŶĚĨƵů ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞ ŇŽǁ ŽĨ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ our children, they can be mindful them-
ŝƐ ŽƵƌ ŵŝŶĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƐ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ selves. What that means is that when you
ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ďŽƚŚ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ͕ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ
ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞ ŝƚƐ ŇŽǁ ŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁ not worrying about the past or the future.
ǁĂLJ͘ DŝŶĚĨƵů ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ͕ You are thinking about the way you inter-
ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŶŐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌ-
ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǁĂƌĞ͗ /ƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘
ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶĚ ŝƚƐĞůĨ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ďĞ- This living in the present moment helps
ŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝŶĚůĞƐƐ͕ ŵŝŶĚĨƵů- your children not only learn about you
ŶĞƐƐ ŚĞůƉƐ ƵƐ ĂǁĂŬĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ LJŽƵ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕
ƚŚĞ ŵŝŶĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĂďůĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ but also about themselves. When we
ĂŶĚ ƚŚƵƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ
develop a deeper sense of themselves
tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌ͘ ^ŝĞŐĞů ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĚŽ͍ and their ability to interact with the world
Well, for starters he is asking all of us, around them.
adults and teenagers alike, to be aware of
the way we think and how we feel. In oth- This in turn can help your teenagers un-
er words, to think about how to we think. derstand the need for mindfulness in their
When we are mindful, we do not have ŽǁŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƐƉĂƌŬƐ ĂƌĞ
ŬŶĞĞͲũĞƌŬ ƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ǁĞ great when tempered with the awareness
ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƞƵů ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ƚŽ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ that impulsive behavior is dangerous.
,Žǁ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ͍ Bulletin
Social engagement is important and fun
with poise and calm.
ǁŚĞŶ ŵŝdžĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƟŵĞ͘
EŽǀĞůƚLJ ŝƐ ŝŶǀŝŐŽƌĂƟŶŐ ǁŚĞŶ ŶŽƚ ĂĐĐŽŵ-
ƉĂŶŝĞĚ ďLJ ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ƌŝƐŬ͘ ŶĚ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ Ğdž-
Perhaps the most important thing to re- ƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽƉĞŶƐ ŶĞǁ ǁŽƌůĚ ǁŚĞŶ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ
member about teenagers is that their and directed. With a mindful approach to
ďƌĂŝŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ the essence of life, Siegel believes both
adult years. But, as I pointed out on the teenagers and adults can thrive!
chart above, some of that work has po-
ƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ ůĂƌŐĞ ĚŽǁŶƐŝĚĞƐ͘ dŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ǁŚĞƌĞ

Ŷ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ͕ DƌƐ͘ ZŝŅĂ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ
ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƌƚLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞůLJ
ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ^K^͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ Ăůů ŐƌĂĚĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ
,ĞďƌĞǁ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ ŬƌŝĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ
ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ůĂďƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ
'͘ ͘ ͘ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŝĚĚƵĐŚ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ďƵŝůĚ-
ŝŶŐ ƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ Žƌ Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂ-
ƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚƐŽƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘

ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ Ă DŝŶĚƐĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ , ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ďLJ ƌ͘ ZŽďĞƌƚ ƌŽŽŬƐ ŽŶ
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭϯ͕ ϮϬϭϴ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů DƌƐ͘ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽ͘

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