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Books for Introducing 3-8 Year Olds to Mindfulness
With stress and stimulus levels rocketing for children today, any child can benefit from Buddhist concepts such as mindfulness, meditation, and loving-kindness. This article briefly reviews books for introducing these to young children, and related articles do the same for older children and teens.

Books for Introducing 9-12 Year Olds to Buddhism
This article briefly reviews three books for introducing 9-12 year old to Buddhist themes such as mindfulness and compassion, as well as for teaching them about the Life of the Buddha and basic Buddhist tenets such as the Four Noble Truths.

Books for Introducing Teens to Buddhism
This article briefly reviews three books that introduce Buddhist themes to teens in a way applicable to their everyday lives.

Buddhist Book Shop for Kids and Teens
Favorites amongst the books I have reviewed for kids and teens, sorted by age group.

Buddhist-Inspired Coloring Sheets
Whether you are a teacher or parent, coloring pages are a great tool for teaching children about Buddhism. And for adults, coloring Buddhist-inspired geometric patterns called mandalas is an excellent form of meditation and stress management.

E-book library at Buddhanet [offsite link]
This site has an abundance of e-books and crafts for children.

Guided Walking Meditation for Problem Solving for Kids
Walking meditation suitable for kids by BellaOnline´s meditation editor.

Sitting Meditation for Kids
Guided meditation for kids from BellaOnline´s meditation editor, Susan Kramer.

Younger Generations Buddhist Syllabus [offsite link]
Online lessons that were used by one Buddhist center in their children´s classes.

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