0-12 years old
"Your voice becomes their inner voice" - Peggy O'Mara
"Your voice becomes their inner voice" - Peggy O'Mara
Why it's critical to prioritize mindfulness now
Their brains are still developing and don't speed up until the age of 6 when they express Alpha waves. It speeds up again at age 12 to hit Beta waves for active and focused consciousness.
In other words, everything they hear becomes an adopted fact without any discernment.
Your voice becomes their inner voice. Take this opportunity to inspire their imaginations, creativity, and values you want to pass on.
The Most Important Tool to help your 0-12-year-old
Fully conscious and independent thinkers
Like adults, teen brainwaves are in the highest level of brain activity and are active and focused. The subconscious falls to the background.
Teens are developing a natural independence and questioning and rejecting authority. Expressing feelings to parents at this time is unlikely and uncommon.
As a parent and caregiver, the best you can do is direct them to and provide resources to help them. Working 1:1 with a good practitioner, or learning for themselves online.
Self-directed online workshops for teens