Mindfulness appears to have a profound effect on the child brain. Especially on those parts of the brain that become active during stress, emotions, aggression and executive functions. Brain research shows that children who have done or are doing mindfulness handle stressful situations differently and can empathize better with others. They make different choices in conflict situations: more consciously and from calmness. Less from impulse or drift. Mindfulness is good for all developing children's brains.
We are currently conducting research on the mindfulness Method Eline Snel for children and adolescents. For these studies we work with Professor Ron Scholte of Radboud University Nijmegen, the Trimbos Institute and abroad with Professor Herman Lo of the City University of Hong Kong. Through our social media channels and website we will keep you informed of results.
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Investigations
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RESEARCH. MICHEL ET.AL. IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM (ARTICLE IN FRENCH)
Read moreThis 2018 study examined the effect of mindfulness with the Method Eline Snel among 139 third- to fifth-grade high school students in France and Belgium. No significant results were found between intervention and control groups in the general population. However, children who showed high symptoms on questionnaires around well-being and internalizing problems before the intervention showed significant results. Mindfulness gave them strategies for regulating their emotions, helped them develop mindfulness skills, and improved well-being.
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VIDEO: EFFECT OF MEDITATION ON BRAIN
Watch videoDr. Dan Siegel, professor and clinical psychiatrist at UCLA, School of Medicine, explains the effect meditation has on the brain in aYouTube video.
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RESEARCH METHOD ELINE FAST
Read moreIn 2012, the first study of Method Eline Snel, and the effect on children with ASD, conducted. The results were positive and invited further application of this mindfulness method in this group of children.The article was written by Drs. H.R. Nanninga and Dr. B.B. Sizoo, and is about the effect of mindfulness in the Method Eline Snel on children with autistic disorder. Published in theWetenschappelijkTijdschrift Autisme(September 2012).
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RESEARCHHERMAN LO ET.AL. IN HONG KONG
Read moreApplying Mindfulness to Benefit Economically Disadvantaged Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial. In 2018, a new study was published from Hong Kong. Herman Lo et. al. investigated the extent to which mindfulness through the Method Eline Snel within families with socioeconomic problems could have a positive effect on coping with stress and early child development. The study, described in English, shows that the intervention can have a positive contribution in reducing the impact of socio-economic problems within families.
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MINDFULNESS AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ASTHMA
Read moreA study by Linda Cillessen BSc. on the effect of mindfulness meditations in adolescents with asthma, Mindfulness in Adolescents with Asthma.
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RESEARCH HERMAN LO, HONG KONG
Read moreThe effect of a family-based mindfulness intervention on children with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms and their parents:design and rationale for a randomized, controlled clinical trial (Study protocol).If you want to share it in website or somewhere, please acknowledge the funder, Health Care and Promotion Fund, Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong Government, if possible. You can read the booklet of mindfulness & ADHDhereonthe website.
