You're listening to 3 in 30 takeaways from Mom's episode 182.

How to teach kids meditation and why it's important.

Welcome to 3 in 30, a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood.

Each 30 minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home with

your family this week.

I'm your host Rachel Nielsen.

Thank you so much for being here.

In the introduction of Fagel Patel's inspiring book Meditation for Kids 40 Activities to

Manage Emotions, Easing Ziety and Stay Focused, she asks this compelling question.

What if meditation was a part of a child's daily routine along with showering and brushing

their teeth?

How would it change their life?

As you know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we are having episodes all month focused

on how to strengthen our own mental health as well as the mental health of our children.

In last week's episode we learned from Lisa Sabie, founder of Parents to Parents, that

mental wellness is based on skills, skills that can and must be taught from a very young

age.

Research shows that one of the foundational skills for mental wellness is mindfulness, the

ability to notice and process our emotions.

And in today's episode, I'm honored to be interviewing Fagel V Patel, a mindfulness and

meditation advocate for families, who's going to teach us how to incorporate daily meditation

skills into life with our children.

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