- Mary S. Shoemaker School
- Helpful Apps
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Insight Timer
This app is free with meditations for parents and children. They focus on relaxation, managing stress, concentration, and sleep, as examples.
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Calm
This app provides mindfulness and sleep stories for children of varying ages. Several parents I know use the app to help their children relax, and restore themselves after a full day of running around.
*There are sleep stories offered with the free version of this app
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Headspace (for kids)
This app teaches parents and children together about meditation for different age levels. They focus on Calm, Kindness, and Bedtime.
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Smiling Mind
This app has great body scan meditations to help children develop the awareness of what’s happening in their bodies. Learning about what’s happening in your body is one of the first steps of an authentic mindfulness practice.