Bring calm to your home with Wee Seeds free exercises
Want to grow a calm child and a connected family?
Do you ever look at your life and think everything is moving too fast?
There’s the shopping, cooking, tidying, ferrying the kids around, never mind trying to have a life yourself!
Well, we’ve got a way of hitting pause that doesn’t take too long, helps you to slow down, but more importantly, helps you teach your children positive wellbeing skills in their early years.
Download our free guide to starting your mindfulness journey, and receive three FREE exercises to help your family slow down, be present and enjoy life.
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Bring calm to your household with Wee Seeds free exercises
Want to grow a calm child and a connected family?
Get access to our FREE easy, fun, calming exercises - especially for 3-6 years olds.
If you ever think your life is moving too fast – we’ve got the perfect solution for you to hit PAUSE! Take some time to slow down, be present with your children, and teach them positive wellbeing skills.
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Pause Button.
Need to take a pause RIGHT NOW?
Try out our Wee Seeds Pause Button to bring some calm to your current situation.
Read the guidance and then follow the breathing to support a moment’s peace amid the storm.
Exercise guidance
- Ask your child to run about or jump up and down for a few minutes.
- Then get them to come and press the PAUSE button.
- Together, follow the balloon breaths on screen, in and out.
- Don’t try to change your breath, just follow it.
- Try to repeat the exercise three times.
Why do this?
We want to start to plant the seeds of mindfulness and meditation – so what better way to do this than to teach them to stop, pause and breathe.
We live in a busy world today and learning that it’s OK to take a break is a valuable tool for our self-care – for children and adults alike!
Deep breathing in the belly sends signals to the nervous system to relax – which is good for little minds and bodies.
What can I try if it’s not working?
If your child can’t or won’t sit – why not try one breath first. Get them to copy you – young children love copying! Hold their hands in yours, look in their eyes, and take a big deep breath in and out yourself.
Try to expand your tummy like a balloon, place your hands on your tummy if it helps. Make a game of it. Then come back to Wee Seeds’ Pause Button and try again.
What else can I do?
- Use the exercise to talk about how important it is to take a pause in their day.
- Ask your little one what did it feel like pausing? What did they feel like before? After?
- Then for fun why not decide where their own Pause button could be. On their tummy? Nose? Forehead?
- Come back to this exercise time and time again – repetition helps create habits.
- Use this practice before stressful situations escalate, in the supermarket, at home before dinner, or a meltdown, or simply to relax and unwind before bedtime.
At Wee Seeds, we help you plant the seeds of mental and emotional wellbeing in the early years.
If you're a parent or carer
Our Wee Seeds Nurture Membership is for you
Empowering parents and carers with
- Our Wee Seeds’ mindfulness, meditation and movement exercises straight to your digital device
- Teach your children essential life skills to boost their positive mental health
- Feel empowered to try our mindfulness, meditation, and movement activities for little ones
- Get support through our online community to connect; and hear from guest speakers and participate in live meditations
If you work with early years children
Our Wee Seeds Early Years Mindfulness Toolbox is for you
Upskilling educationalists in nursery and schools
- Grow the emotional and wellbeing offering in your nursery, school, playgroup, afterschool club
- Discover a package of resources for tailored for early years children
- Get one to one training and online support
- Get support through our online community to connect; and hear from guest speakers and participate in live meditations
