attention

A guide to using mindfulness in the classroom to help students concentrate, learn and thrive.

"A ... picture book about the joys of waiting and taking in what is around you"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how to meditate, providing exercises and discussing the present moment, non-doing, interconnectedness, karma, anger, parenting, components of meditation practice, and pitfalls along the path to mindfulness.

Thanks to an overactive imagination, Sam has trouble focusing in class and so his father takes him to see a special doctor. There, they are given Sam a variety of strategies for home and school that will help him learn to pay attention.

Drawing on cutting-edge research along with practical findings, this landmark exploration of the science of attention reveals what distinguishes experts from amateurs and stars from average performers.

Offers parents practical advice on how they can help their child improve their concentration and become less distracted in school and at home, presenting a ten-day program that will help inattentive children adapt and thrive.

Max starts to feel jealous when Poppy finds a lost puppy and gives it a lot of attention.

Collects the stories of Treehorn, a boy to whom very strange things keep happening which adults, from his parents to the meter reader, do not seem to think are noteworthy.

Silas usually likes all the love and attention he gets from his seven grandparents, although sometimes it gets to be a bit overwhelming, and when his parents announce they are going out of town, he must decide which grandparents to stay with--without hurting anyone's feelings.