Launched in 2011, ZEN KIDS is a project dedicated to promoting Personal and Emotional Development in children, as well as their Well-being, taking into account their emotional, physical, mental and relational/social aspects.
It has several dimensions of action: Individual Therapy, Group Activities, Training, Workshops for parents, Emotional Intelligence Program in Schools, among other events.
In his work, he uses approaches ranging from Psychology to Coaching, Meditation and Relaxation Techniques, holistic techniques and Personal Development.
We believe that we are currently facing a generation of children who present us with new challenges, and who therefore call on us to act in a different way.
We also believe that promoting more positive behaviors and various emotional skills, from an early age, is a crucial lever for changing our society. Childhood has a great influence on the development of the adult we become!
It is from this perspective that we act!
Objectives of the ZEN KIDS program
- To help the child's overall development, taking into account the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels
- Apply Personal Development tools, Positive Psychology, Meditation and Relaxation Techniques, among other holistic tools to children
- Promote self-esteem / self-confidence
- Promote Creativity
- Develop action programs in schools
- Act for the Emotional Intelligence of children
- Increase concentration levels
- Reduce anxiety levels when faced with obstacles
- Stimulate assertiveness and confidence in contact with others; improve relational skills
- Provide greater emotional resistance and a more positive assessment of events
What are ZenKids' contributions to the field of Mindfulness in Portugal and around the world?
- development of a study called “the impact of a Mindfulness program in a Portuguese primary school” verifying the impact on the variables concentration, self-concept, emotional regulation and interpersonal skills. (Sara Morgado )
- introduction of Mindfulness practices in group activities with children and adolescents
- development of Mindfulness programs in the classroom context, included in the school timetable in a total of 60 classes so far throughout the Lisbon region, since 2017
- report developed by one of the groups (Porto Salvo school group) which concludes that in the three schools there is a mostly positive assessment of the program, and that they would invest in it for future students. They also seem to have felt a positive impact on several levels, on the students, and on themselves.
- introduction of mindfulness practices in the context of clinical monitoring in Psychology
- participation in several congresses and conferences in Portugal and Brazil
- development of a Mindfulness program for children - in the process of scientific validation
- various training courses provided in the area of Mindfulness for children and adolescents and in Parenting
- eternal students in the area