Mindfulness appears to have a major effect on the child's 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 do mindfulness deal differently with stressful situations and are better able to empathize with others. They make different choices in conflict situations: more consciously and from a place of calm. Less from an impulse or drive. Mindfulness is good for all developing children's brains.
Currently, there are studies on the mindfulness Method Eline Snel Method for children and youth. For these studies, we are working together with Professor Ron Scholte from Radboud University Nijmegen, the Trimbos Institute, and abroad with Professor Herman Lo from the City University of Hong Kong. We will keep you informed of the results via our social media channels and the website.
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RESEARCH G. MICHEL ET.AL. IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM (ARTICLE IN FRENCH)
Read moreThis 2018 study examined the effect of mindfulness using the Eline Snel Method on 139 third- to fifth-year secondary school students in France and Belgium. No significant results were found between the intervention and control groups in the general population. However, children who exhibited high symptoms on questionnaires regarding well-being and internalizing problems prior to the intervention showed significant results. Mindfulness provided them with strategies for regulating their emotions, helped them develop mindfulness skills, and improved their well-being.
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VIDEO: EFFECT OF MEDITATION ON THE BRAIN
Watch videoDr. Dan Siegel, professor and clinical psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine, explains the effect of meditation on the brain in a YouTube video.
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RESEARCH ON THE ELINE SNEL METHOD
Read moreIn 2012, the first study on the Eline Snel Method and its effect on children with ASD was conducted. The results were positive and encouraged further application of this mindfulness method in this group of children. The article is by Drs. H.R. Nanninga and Mr. Dr. B.B. Sizoo, and discusses the effect of mindfulness in the Eline Snel Method on children with an autistic disorder. Published in the Wetenschappelijk Tijdschrift Autisme (Scientific Journal Autism) (September 2012).
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RESEARCH BY HERMAN LO ET.AL. IN HONG KONG
Read moreApplying Mindfulness to Benefit Economically Disadvantaged Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial. A new study from Hong Kong was published in 2018. Herman Lo et. al. investigated the extent to which mindfulness, using the Eline Snel Method, could have a positive effect on coping with stress and the early development of children within families with socio-economic problems. The study, described in English, shows that the intervention can make a positive contribution to reducing the impact of socio-economic problems within families.
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MINDFULNESS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA
Read moreA study by Linda Cillessen BSc. on the effect of mindfulness meditation in adolescents with asthma, Mindfulness in Adolescents with Asthma.
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RESEARCH BY 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 & ADHDhereon the website.
