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Mindful Day

January 22, 2020 By Annette1 4 Comments

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Mindfulness is a big thing now-a-days, promoting a growth orientation. Mindful Day is a book geared to little ones, helping them learn to think in the moment.  To carefully pay attention to what you are doing, slowing down using rhythmic breathing so you can experience everything you can. 

Mindful Day by Deborah Hopkinson

What I am Reviewing

Mindful Day is written by Deborah Hopkinson, and is geared for children preschool to grade three. Illustrations are done by Shirley Ng-Benitez.  32 pages of lyrical narrative and illustrations to brighten each page.  It plugs into the mindfulness movement to teach early concepts to young children.  This children’s health book aim to help your children experience new and routine experiences in an emotionally healthy way. Published by Sounds True.  I am reviewing this book for Raincoast Books. 

Mindful Day

Details of Mindful Day

In this picture book you will find a mom and her children going about their daily business.  As they do so they will carefully pay attention to everything they are doing.  They will often take the time to focus on their breathing. 

Mindful Day

Illustrator Shirley Ng-Benitez has taken the time to draw amazing pictures.  I love the details she has incorporated. 

From the cat meowing as the children have breakfast.

Mindful Day

To the variety in the colours used on every page.  This book is done in all the brilliant colours you find in life.  The grey of a rainy day, the darkness of nightfall and fresh greens of the market. Lots of details to draw out of your children as you sit to read together.

Mindful Day

With large letters and excellent use of white space you’ll find it a pleasure to read to a group of children.  The simple lyrics roll well off the tongue.  They are not done in a rhyming style, but more like a mom telling a story to her children, talking together about the day they have had.  Remembering together all the things they experienced. 

Mindful Day

My Thoughts

There is much in this book that I like, but I am having a hard time with this whole mindfulness element.  Mindfulness tends to be fairly self-centered, a horizontal relationship between you and your view of the world. 

I love the simple enjoyment of every day activities, taking the time relish them, and appreciate them in the moment.  There is much to be said about appreciating what you have and taking the time to breathe through what happens in life that you don’t like. 

BUT the element of mindfulness that runs clearly through Mindful Day has me concerned.  I would issue this caution: if you are a person of faith, read it first and then decide if this book is right for you and your littles to read.  Pay attention to the language used, change it if you must, work on the vertical relationship more than the horizontal. 

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  1. Kristen says

    January 24, 2020 at 11:01 am

    I find the same reservations when it comes to mindfulness. I often worry that we are becoming too self-centered and losing our way.

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    • Annette1 says

      January 24, 2020 at 2:42 pm

      Kristen thank you, sometimes I feel Like I’m all alone with my alarm.

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  2. MJ says

    January 25, 2020 at 1:28 am

    My kids have asked me about prayer and in a way I can see the points of stopping for mindfulness are how we discuss prayer. There is prayer out loud, prayer at communion, and of course meals. But there is just a running conversation with the Spirit all.the.time. that I really could say would be a different element for us than just mindfulness.

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    • Annette1 says

      January 25, 2020 at 8:01 pm

      True Christianity has us turning to God as we take our time through the day. Prayer being part of that. we need to go deeper than just taking our time through things don’t we?

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