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Elementary school replaces detention with meditation

Published September 29, 2016 7:30pm PDT

FOX 11 Los Angeles

(FOX 11) - Here's a new way to think about detention. At Baltimore's Robert W. Coleman Elementary, detention has been tossed out and replaced with meditation.

Teachers now send kids to the Mindful Moment Room.

"The practice of mindful awareness can guide students to improve relationships, create relaxation and calmness soothe the self, increase memory, enhance focus, reduce stress, manage reactions and emotions, increase self-acceptance, and feel more at ease with test taking."

~UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center~

More Info on their website: Classes for tweens

Mindfulness at Home:

-Meditate and Pray
-Take a break
-Practice mindful awareness
-Meditate with your kids

Source: Parents.com

You can find Donna Tetreault at DonnaTetreault.com, Facebook and Twitter @donnatetreault.

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