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How to get your child excited about chilling out...

Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental way.   This 

mindful awareness stops our brains from pondering the "I should have's" of yesterday and 

worrying about the "What If's?" of tomorrow.  

In my experience teaching Mindfulness to children, I realized emotions, both positive and 

negative, require awareness.   I wrote this short story to help children become aware of 

common reactions to everyday situations.   This book helps children recognize their 

emotions while they are experiencing the emotion. With guidance and practice, this internal 

awareness enables the child to create space between the challenging experience and their 

emotional and physical reaction.  

My mission is to help children recognize that anger, frustration, sadness, and loneliness are 

common emotions, and it is natural to feel them every now and then.   This book contains 

simple exercises, inspired by my own Mindfulness practice, to help children increase their 

coping abilities. Your child will learn to transfer their energy from fear and anger into 

positive thoughts and actions that serve their social and emotional growth.

When reading Mad to Glad aloud, encourage children to act out the instructions associated 

to each emotion.   Read the stories often, and practice daily.  

Written for ages 3-7.

I am happy.

 I am good.  

Well, most of the time I FEEL 

HAPPY. 

My mom says I AM GOOD all of the time.

  She says even when I make bad choices 

I AM ALWAYS GOOD.  

But what about when other people make  

choices that affect me?

Do you want to know something? 

When other people make choices that 

affect me I feel...

MAD!

I am so mad!  

My little brother took my ball.  

Mom said I have to share my 

stuff with him because that is 

how he learns to share.   I feel  

since I am older I am the only 

one who has to share.   It does 

not feel fair!

Mom said I can jump up and down until the 

mad goes away.   Can you try jumping up and 

down 10 times?  

How do you feel after you jump up and down 

10 times?   I feel better.   I can jump really, 

really high!   Repeat with me out loud:

I am happy again.   I am good always.

When other people make choices that affect me I feel...

Frustrated!

I am frustrated!   I saw Lila on the monkey bars today and 

she went all the way across to the other side all by herself!  

I have tried the monkey bars so many times and I cannot 

make it more than 2 or 3 bars.   Will I ever be able to make 

it all the way across the monkey bars?

Tonight, I am going to ask the stars outside 

my window to send me a special dream.   In 

my dream I can go all the way across the 

monkey bars!   I feel the bars in my hands 

as I swing from bar to bar until I am safe 

at the other end!

Can you close your eyes and feel the bars in 

your hands, and imagine your body swinging 

from bar to bar?   Can you feel how happy 

you are to make it all the way across the 

monkey bars?   Repeat with me out loud:

I am happy again.   I am good always.

When other people make choices that affect me I 

feel....

Sad!

I am so sad.   I asked for a new toy today and my 

parents said no.

My big sister said that when I feel sad, I should think about 

my happiest time ever.   I feel happiest when I swing really 

high on the swing at the park.   Last week, I was so high my 

feet almost touched the sky, and I swung so fast my hair 

moved when the wind hit my face.   It was great!

What is your happiest time ever?

Repeat with me out loud:

             I am happy again.   I am good always.

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