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. 2011 Feb 2;21(1):139–147. doi: 10.1007/s10826-011-9457-0

Table 1.

Content of the sessions in child (MC) and parent mindfulness (MP) training

Session MC-Theme MC-exercise MP-theme MP-exercise
1. From Mars

With parents: “raisin” exercise

Child session: sensory awareness exercises; “raisin” exercise with chips; breathing meditation

From Mars

With children: “raisin” exercise

Parental session: psycho-education on ADHD/mindfulness, breathing meditation, doing homework for yourself & helping child with home-work

2. My body Breathing meditation, body awareness exercises, body-scan, yoga-exercises My body Breathing meditation, bodyscan
3. My Breath Breathing meditation, breath awareness exercises, body-scan, yoga-exercises My breath Bodyscan, breathing space, breath & body-awareness meditation
4. Distraction Breathing meditation; distraction awareness exercises, body-scan, yoga-exercises Automatic responding Breath & body awareness meditation, psycho-education stress & automatic responding, exercise awareness of positive interaction with child, breathing space
5. Automatic responding

With parents: breathing meditation, group-evaluation

Child session: breathing space, awareness of automatic responding exercises, body-scan, yoga-exercises

Habits & automatic responding

With children: breathing meditation, group-evaluation

Parent session: breath & hearing meditation, psycho-education responding to stressful situations with child & using breathing space in stressful situations

6. Up to now Breathing meditation, repetition learned skills, breathing space in difficult situations, body-scan by one of the children, hearing meditation with bell, yoga-exercises Communication with your child Breathing meditation, exercise breathing space in stressful situation with your child, body-scan
7. Practice Breathing meditation, meditations & yoga with children as instructors, looking meditation, body-scan Accepting your child Breathing meditation, exercise breathing space in stressful situation with your child
8. On my own With parents: breathing meditation, body-scan, yoga & meditation with children as instructors, meditation schedule for next 2 months, evaluation training On your own Letting go With children: breathing meditation, body-scan, yoga & meditation with children as instructors, meditation schedule for next 2 months, evaluation training