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• http://headsup.scholastic.com/students/peer-pressure-its-influence-on-teens-and-decision-making
• http://www.yourlifecounts.org/blog/20-ways-avoid-peer-pressure
•  https://www.parentmap.com/article/peer-pressure-why-it-seems-worse-than-ever-and-how-to-help-kids-resist-it
• http://kidshealth.org/
• http://teenshealth.org/teen/your_mind/friends/peer_pressure.html

http://www.netsmartz.org/InternetSafety

http://www.connectsafely.org/safety-tips-advice/

http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0033b-interact-tact

• http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/test_anxiety.html#
• http://www.testtakingtips.com/
• http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/10697-help-your-child-reduce-test-stress

• https://identity.utexas.edu/id-perspectives/talking-to-your-kids-about-social-media-safety
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/connected/201701/infographic-guidelines-kids-screen-time
• https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/Pages/default.aspx
• https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook
• https://smartsocial.com/faqs/

• http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/index.htmlhttp://www.pacer.org/bullying/

• http://www.edutopia.org/blog/transition-resources-teachers-matt-davis
• https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/teaching-organizational-skills/how-to-teach-your-middle-schooler-organization-skills

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mindful-self-express/201903/7-easy-things-you-can-do-instead-worryinghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mindful-self-express/201708/back-school-stress-management-toolkit-teens

• http://www.drugabuse.gov/
• http://www.samhsa.gov/topics

• https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/SGR_ECig_ParentTipsheet_508.pdf
• https://drugfree.org/article/how-to-talk-with-your-kids-about-vaping/
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gravity-weight/201702/behind-the-smoke-screen-vaping-e-cigarettes

• https://wellbeingtherapycenter.com/
• https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/treatment-program/online-counseling/telehealth-app/
•  https://www.performcarenj.org/index.aspx

• This video defines mindfulness and introduces practices to help you sustain mindful moments throughout your day.
• Single Pointed Focus Breathing: (Start link at 23 seconds) https://vimeo.com/233535735/994fe30616 

• This video focuses on nurturing connections, and exploring ways mindfulness helps us connect to our world, each other, and ourselves.
• Layers of Sound: https://vimeo.com/234501722/d2a882a2ce?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=3b4dd322d1-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-3b4dd322d1-1209323545  

• This video explores how our breath can be a resource as well as ways to be mindful of our breath.
• Counting Breaths: https://vimeo.com/236260274/1df7a82ce9?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=67641fc977-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-67641fc977-1209323545 (2:30 minute video for class)

• This video explores how movement can be a pathway to practicing mindfulness and why movement is key to maintaining a healthy body and brain.
• Balloon Breath: https://vimeo.com/236946220/acd5cec82c 

• https://www.mindfulschools.org/inspiration/long-road-mindset/?utm_source=Mindful+Schools+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f7cdb0ac19-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_024a46d2a1-f7cdb0ac19-20807327

• This video explores why it is becoming increasingly harder for our kids to focus. We'll also look at how mindfulness can support our ability for sustained attention.
• Anchor Breath: https://vimeo.com/234510390/c96b5b1fae?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=3c340a971c-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_5&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-3c340a971c-1209323545 

• This video will explore how mindfulness can bring greater awareness to our need for self-care and relaxation.
• Robot Relaxation: https://vimeo.com/238966972/8963704a6d 
• Somatic Holds: https://vimeo.com/239152056/0e4731b570?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=7aa4e00696-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_6&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-7aa4e00696-1209323545 

• The human body is built for connection. In order for all people—children and adults— to be able to thrive, they must feel safe in their environment and feel connected to a community they can depend on. In fact, survival depends on it.
• 5 Sense Awareness: https://vimeo.com/240183190/86b8dbd6b4 

• Bringing mindful awareness to where our own and others’ feelings start and end can help us navigate our relationships more skillfully, especially when conflict arises. 
• Caring Feelings: https://vimeo.com/241335423/fc156871b7?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=43110406a5-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_8&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-43110406a5-1209323545 

• One of the things mindfulness helps us do is connect with ourselves and our lives with kindness and curiosity. 
• Emotions Check-In:   https://vimeo.com/242402390/5a553a1c7a 

• Our breath is a wonderful resource because we always have it with us. When we bring awareness to our breath, we connect with our autonomous nervous system, which in turn can help us find balance, even when we’re facing challenges or stressful situations. Recent research also seems to suggest that mindfulness of breath may actually change the way our minds work.
• Counting Breaths: https://vimeo.com/236260274/1df7a82ce9

• Movement is such a fundamental function of our body that we often overlook it. This is in part why it’s crucial to bring mindful awareness to movement  to support our practice and to help us feel more connected to our self.
• Crazy Eights: https://vimeo.com/247700438/74d32253e7?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=1140f8318e-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-1140f8318e-1209323545

• There are many ways mindfulness of movement supports our well-being. Mindfulness of movement supports readiness to learn and a sense of embodiment benefits both students and teachers.
• Chair Yoga:  https://vimeo.com/236605707/ebc1639671 (video)

• Paying attention and focusing can be extremely difficult for everybody. Children are often asked to focus and pay attention, but they’re not always explicitly told how to do it or given opportunities to practice. Adults are often expected to multitask and juggle many responsibilities, and yet these behaviors are costing us productivity and increasing our stress.
• Hand to Heart Focus: https://vimeo.com/251041702/da5d687b91?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=21d4b99eba-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-21d4b99eba-1209323545 

• Our modern world is filled with many distractions, making it hard for us to identify and focus on what really matters.
• Dual Point Focus: https://vimeo.com/252051215/32dc3d1c58?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=e674842ea1-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-e674842ea1-1209323545

• In order for people—children and adults—to be the best version of themselves, they must get enough sleep. 
• Child’s Pose in a Chair:  https://vimeo.com/253144897/be96f3ee7f

• In order to get true rest, we must help both our body and mind relax and release tension.
• Five-Sense Awareness: https://vimeo.com/240183190/86b8dbd6b4?utm_source=Mindful+Mondays+Program&utm_campaign=48e8f3743d-AUTOMATION_Mindful_Mondays_New_Subscribers_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7dbd81795d-48e8f3743d-1209323545

• Sometimes the hardest person to be compassionate to is ourselves. 
• Emotions Check-In:  https://vimeo.com/242402390/5a553a1c7a

• Equanimity is the ability to be balanced even when facing difficult circumstance. Its attributes are mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper especially in the midst of difficult situations. These can be difficult qualities to embody especially when working with students.
• Hand to Heart Focus: https://vimeo.com/251041702/da5d687b91

• One of the qualities mindfulness helps engender is resiliency. Resiliency is our ability to deal with stressors big and small, expected and unexpected, trivial and extraordinary in a way that makes use of our inner strength, flexibility, creativity, and competence. 
• Somatic Holds: https://vimeo.com/239152056/0e4731b570