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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent intro to meditation for kids,
By ariel doss (regina, saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moody Cow Meditates (Hardcover)
A Buddhist nun friend of mine who teaches meditation to children recommended this book to me. It is great for showing kids a "hands-on" technique for settling their minds. The mind in a jar activity has become very popular (outside of any Buddhist context) on parenting and craft blogs and there are instructions on how kids can make their own at the back of the book. I purchased this book for my almost 3 year old, but it is probably better suited for school-aged children. The illustrations are great and the story will appeal to anybody who has had one of those days where everything seems to go wrong. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent and fun,
By Ja Eun (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moody Cow Meditates (Hardcover)
I used this book during one of my classes on Buddhist meditation for elementary school aged kids and they loved it. The story is well presented and a realistic situation that the kids could easily relate to. It is a great starting point to discuss how anger works and what we can do to help ourselves when things are going wrong. The illustrations are great too. The meditation exercise is well presented and the book includes an easy to follow recipe for making "mind jars" as a meditation tool. We made them in our class and had a great time. The story is a bit young for older kids, but I used it for the junior high kids too, and they also had a blast. Although written for kids, I can think of a lot of adults who would also benefit from this book!
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Great! Funny and Relevant, and Introduces a Meditation Many Children Will Love,
By L. Erickson "Mommy Mystic" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Moody Cow Meditates (Hardcover)
I liked the author's prior book on meditation for kids, Peaceful Piggy Meditation, but I think I like this one even better. It is funnier, and teaches a meditation that many preschool and elementary age children will love. The story centers around a young cow/boy who has had a VERY bad day (thus earning him the nickname 'moody cow'). He has a bad dream, his sister bugs him, he misses the school bus, he gets in a bicycle accident - like I said, a VERY bad day. And he gets VERY angry. To help calm him down, his grandfather helps him make a 'mind-jar', where sparkles swirling in agitated water represent his angry thoughts. Then he 'meditates' on the mind-jar by watching it until all the sparkles settle peacefully at the bottom. At that point, of course, he is feeling much better himself too.Not only is this a great way to introduce meditation (instructions for the mind-jar are included in the back), but it also provides a way to talk about difficult emotions, and the situations in kid's lives that make them feel that way, in an open and non-punitive fashion. And it's appropriate for parents, teachers, and kids of any religious (or non-religious) background - meditation is not presented within a religious framework. Highly recommend! EDIT 7/9/10 - I came back to edit this review after reading some of the other reviews. It is true that there is a lot more anger represented in this book than others, and that moody cow's expression of that anger - and his sister's - are pretty aggressive. And the mother's initial reaction to the behavior is punitive. But personally, I feel it has a fairy tale feel to it, because the characters are animals, and so these actions trigger discussion, but aren't presented as models for behavior. My own kid's did gasp the first time we read this book, when he broke the window, in the way they might gasp at a dragon battle or whatnot in another kind of story. I think the value is in triggering discussion, and letting kids feel like we all make mistakes, as opposed to trying to 'regulate' what they are exposed to. Of course what age to do that at is a personal parental decision. 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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my "Moody Cow" loves this book!,
By J. Griffith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Moody Cow Meditates (Hardcover)
I have a very bright, emotionally intense six year old who's best friend loaned us this book a few days ago. We love it! I went out today to buy the fixings to make our own "mind jars"- my son is absolutely fascinated by the idea (he calls it a mad jar). At a playdate this afternoon he related the entire story almost verbatim to another friend, who now also wants to go out and get this book so he can make his own mad jar. Just think, we could end up with a whole population of six-year olds who know how to meditate! Fabulous!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Anger Management for Kids,
By J. Steitzer - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Moody Cow Meditates (Hardcover)
I got this book for my Moody Cow daughter, 7 years old, but found that my 5 and 4 year old really benefitted from the simple act of letting their angry thoughts settle using the technique described in this book. It really works well because it is multi-sensory... VISUAL - kids watch as sparkles sink to the bottom of the jar. AUDITORY - they listen to gong to begin the meditation, and again at the end. EMOTIONAL - The grandfather listens to his grandson's misfortunate day, and EMPATHIZES as he goes along.
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