What others have written about the method

In this article for HJK, Femke van der Wilt explores what research tells us about mindfulness for young children. She looks at its potential benefits for self-regulation and social-emotional development and shows how mindfulness can be brought into the classroom, including through Eline Snel’s Attention Works! method.

In this feature, The Times shares practical mindfulness exercises from Eline Snel’s Sitting Still Like a Frog. From the frog meditation and personal weather report to the worry box and spaghetti test, the article shows how simple practices can help children with attention, emotions, worries, relaxation and exam stress.

In this interview with Happinez, Eline Snel talks about the growing pressure, stimulation and stress children experience in everyday life. She explains how mindfulness can help children reconnect with their inner world, recognise thoughts and emotions, and create space before reacting. She also reflects on the important role parents and teachers play in creating more attention, understanding and calm.

In this article, Dutch newspaper Trouw explores the growing interest in mindfulness for children. Eline Snel explains how even young children can experience pressure and worry, and how mindfulness can help them become more aware of their thoughts, feelings and reactions.

In this feature from Juf & Meester, primary school teacher Annette Riemersma shares how she brings the Eline Snel Method into her school. The article follows mindfulness in practice, from breathing exercises and stories to helping children recognise thoughts and emotions, and explores what this can bring to both children and teachers.

In this Turkish newspaper feature, Eline Snel and Jon Kabat-Zinn discuss mindfulness and how it can support children in developing greater awareness and attention. The article explores simple practices that help children notice their body, breath and thoughts, and become more present in everyday life.

In this interview with De Nieuwe Leraar, Eline Snel talks about the value of mindfulness and moments of stillness in education. She explains how attention training can help children become more aware of what is happening inside them and create more calm and focus in the classroom.

In this feature for French magazine Grazia, journalist Bertrand Rocher explores the remarkable success of Eline Snel’s Sitting Still Like a Frog in France. The article looks at how Eline brought mindfulness into schools, why the frog resonates so strongly with children, and the growing interest in helping children deal with pressure, emotions and attention.

In this feature, French magazine Paris Match explores the growing popularity of mindfulness for children and Eline Snel’s bestselling Sitting Still Like a Frog. The article looks at why children can be surprisingly receptive to mindfulness and how the Eline Snel Method helps bring attention and awareness into their everyday lives.

In this Washington Post article, pediatrician Smita Malhotra explores why children should learn to acknowledge difficult emotions rather than push them away. She highlights mindfulness as a way to develop this awareness and features Eline Snel’s “personal weather report” from Sitting Still Like a Frog as a practical example for helping children relate differently to their feelings.

In this interview with Happinez, Eline Snel talks about mindfulness during the turbulent teenage years. She explains how parents can support adolescents by listening without judgement, staying present and helping them become more aware of their thoughts and emotions, rather than immediately trying to solve their problems.

In Naar School!, teachers at Montessori College Nijmegen share how they brought mindfulness into secondary education after training in the Eline Snel Method. The article explores how attention training helps students work with stress, concentration, thoughts and feelings, and how the school embedded the programme into everyday education.