Mindfulness Magic
Mindfulness can help improve concentration, regulate emotions, and build self-confidence. Mindfulness also provides opportunity to learn about physical experiences and enhances the ability to self-soothe/relax. Mindfulness promotes kindness, patience, and gratitude. For children with learning disabilities/ADHD, mindfulness training has been shown to improve attention, focus, memory, self-understanding and self-acceptance. It also helps alleviate anxiety by focusing on the present rather than fearing the future. Goals: 1) give tools to choose options other than anger, fear, anxiety, stress 2) encourage positive emotions 3) improve emotional/cognitive awareness 4) increase focus on present
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Family Matters Centre
1377 Walkers Line
Enter Lower Level
Burlington, ON L7M
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Start Money Smart (for teens)
Why do we spend money? How can we treat money in a way that is consistent with what you value most. In this course for teens age 12-17, discuss the messages we receive about money and our worth in society, as we explore money knowledge, decision making, meaningful work, planning, and credit options. It’s not a typical financial literacy course. Teens are invited into dialogue about being accountable to their values rather than how advertisers and peers pressure them to use their money.
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Chill Out
This treatment group is for children who experience issues with anxious/nervous feelings, thoughts or physical sensations. Sessions will focus on introducing and practising coping strategies. The group consists of 10 sessions and is limited to 8 participants. Sessions are facilitated by a Registered Psychotherapist and a Social Worker. Goals of the group include: 1) Recognizing the symptoms of anxiety 2) Learning alternate patterns of thinking and feeling 3) Practising relaxation techniques