Captain Moment – Emotion regulation and attention control program

Inside the Handbook:

• 228 pages of valuable insights in the handbook

• 85 playful exercises to practice emotion regulation and mindfulness

• 9 interactive mindfulness stories

• 10 week session plans

• 36 story illustrations
• Exercises suitable for preschool, school, and home use
• Theoretical background for 10 key topics
• Tips and ideas for engaging activities
• A wide range of colorful, eye-catching images and illustrations

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Through the adventures of Captain Moment, children can:

• Learn the basics of emotion regulation
• Master techniques to control their attention
• Learn self-soothing techniques to manage stress more easily
• Learn how not to get trapped in negative thoughts
• Learn how to quiet their inner critical voice
• Learn how to be more open and accepting of themselves and others

Why is it important for children to learn emotion regulation and attention control?

Tantrums, outbursts, fighting, impulsive behavior: why does a child act like this?

Children often become impatient, tense, strike out at other children for no reason, interrupt others, or lack the patience to finish tasks at school or kindergarten. These behaviors are often misunderstood as ‘misbehaving’, but the real reason lies in the child’s inability to regulate their emotions.

Insufficient emotion regulation in childhood can cause various problems, affecting different areas of the child’s development.

• If a child cannot manage their emotions, this might manifest in outbursts of anger or aggression, but they may also act impulsively (e.g. interrupting others, breaking rules, eating too quickly, rushing).
• Lack of emotion regulation can also negatively affect social relationships, as the child may struggle to make friends, frequently get into conflicts with peers, and fail to respond appropriately or understand others’ emotions.
• Children struggling with emotion regulation may also be more prone to anxiety or stress, especially in school settings, which can hinder their learning

Negative emotional reactions point to immature emotional skills, yet managing emotions is crucial for school readiness, academic success and mental health.

Does your child’s attention wander easily?

More and more children struggle with attention disorders, which is a result, in many ways, of today’s modern world, overloaded with artificial stimuli. And not only digital stimuli! Even a simple shopping trip to a hypermarket can overstimulate a developing child’s nervous system, making it hard for them to process the overwhelming amount of input. As a result, they may feel rushed, stressed, tense, frustrated, and unable to focus on tasks or even simple things like reading a story or playing a game they enjoy.

In this book, Bella Bagdi – psychologist, mindfulness teacher (MBSR, MBCT) and mindful self-compassion teacher (MSC) – offers simple and effective methods for preschool and early elementary school children to regulate their emotions and practice attention control.

The Captain Moment Program’s 10 Weekly Themes: