Comments on: The Mindful Child https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/the-mindful-child/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:53:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/the-mindful-child/comment-page-1/#comment-2498317 Bomag Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:54:01 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40868#comment-2498317 Investing in children: very good.

However:

  • Maybe we should put our efforts into crafting a world where people are more naturally able to cope, instead of needing eight week meditation courses to get by.
  • Another technique for tiger mothers to send their kids even farther ahead of the hoi polloi?
  • We are already plenty passive and accepting. I’m not so sure we need even more methods to help us cope with the boots coming down on our faces. Maybe we should be angry and agitated.
]]> By: Al Fin https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/the-mindful-child/comment-page-1/#comment-2498302 Al Fin Sat, 08 Oct 2016 20:00:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40868#comment-2498302 Neurofeedback is easier to teach, more readily accepted by a broader range of families, and probably has superior results for ADHD.

Teaching a young child to meditate in the mindfulness tradition can be very difficult if it is not his idea in the first place. Remember that the research study environment is entirely artificial and non transferrable to most people’s ordinary experience.

]]> By: Felix https://www.isegoria.net/2016/10/the-mindful-child/comment-page-1/#comment-2498299 Felix Sat, 08 Oct 2016 19:50:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=40868#comment-2498299 Time out? Sitting in the corner?

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