Certainly children can benefit greatly from learning to be mindful as soon as possible. Eckhart Tolle addresses this issue in his book, A New Earth. Miriam Greenspan discusses children and "emotional fluency," in her book, "Healing Through the Dark Emotions, The Wisdom of Fear, Grief and Depression." Emotional fluency, of course, requires grounding in the body, or an awareness of what is going on in there.

If there is a desire for a discussion group on children and mindfulness, how to practice mindfulness with children, the benefits of it, and experiences parents and children have had in the process, we would be happy to start a forum for that purpose. Please email your interest and suggestions to children@focusonmindfulness.com.