Fostering & adoption course

Week 6 - Dealing with difficulties

Course content

Introduction
Getting started, what is mindfulness, brain science, journal

Week 1: Core practices 1
Breathing, body scan, daily schedule, STOP

Week 2: Core practices 2
Hearing, walking, 10 second re-boot

Week 3 : Self-care
Eating, gratitude, sleeping, exercise

Week 4 : Kindness
Values, kindness & compassion, listening

Week 5 : Exercises for kids
Breathing, body awareness, being positive, write it down, fun

Week 6 : Dealing with difficulties
Leaning-in, re-framing, when things get difficult

Summary
What you’ve learned, keeping it going