In the early years, big feelings are part of everyday life.
Playful Moments for Big Feelings
Children are learning how to wait, share, cope with frustration and settle their bodies in busy rooms.
Our Early Years Mindful Moments bring small, playful pauses into the day – helping children learn how to calm themselves, notice their feelings and return to learning.
Simple Moments that Support Children to:
Pause more easily
Learning to stop and take a breath before reacting
Settle their bodies
Simple breathing and movement that help children calm themselves
Build emotional language
Helping children begin to name and talk about how they feel
Move through transitions more smoothly
Simple breathing and movement that help children calm themselves
What We’ve Seen in Settings:
Over 70% improvement in health and wellbeing outcomes for children from complex and traumatic backgrounds, and 38% improvement for children from general backgrounds.
Outcomes data from two early years settings using the Do-BeMindful approach to support children’s health and wellbeing.
What’s Included:
Our Early Years Mindful Moments programme gives your setting simple, ready-to-use resources.
33 Mindful Moments
Short practices such as butterfly breathing, calming yoga and playful focus activities.
Physical Resource Pack
Beautifully designed cards and posters that help children remember and revisit the practices throughout the day, with simple links to early years curriculum outcomes.
Digital Classroom Version
All practices available digitally for whiteboards and screens – making it easy to guide a mindful moment with the whole group.
Songs, scripts and quick practices for busy moments
A collection of simple activities practitioners can draw on during transitions, waiting times or when the room needs a reset.
Wellbeing Observation Support
Simple ways to notice and track the small changes in children’s wellbeing.
“Mindful Moments have helped us to build a simple, daily approach to regulation in our setting. The Children look forward to their breathing and calming practices and often ask to repeat them. It’s become part of what we do. Thank you! ”
Child Development Officer, Glasgow, Scotland
“I found the Do-BeMindful approach both empowering and realistic to for our setting. The children love the Mindful Moments, and we’ve seen how dailly breathing and calming practices support their confidence and emotional regulation.”
Buclyvie Nursery, Glasgow, Scotland
“The Do-BeMindful approach has deepened my understanding of how stress affects young children and how important our role is in supporting their regulation. We feel more confident helping children talk about their feelings and use simple practices each day. The early years Mindful Moments have been a fantastic addition to our setting.“
Early Years Practitioner, Bonnybroom Nursery, Glasgow, Scotland
