Insight Timer helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks.

Guided meditation aimed at a younger audience is a great way for children to practice their focusing skills. Because the meditation sessions in the Parenting tab of Insight Timer are specifically designed for children, they are of high interest and encourage the child to pay attention from beginning to end. For users who struggle with focusing for long periods of time, starting with a shorter meditation session once or twice a week and then building up to more sessions of greater length can be a great way to build up this skill. 

Self-Control: Managing our actions, feelings and behaviors.

Meditation, self-care, and calming exercises are a great way to decompress if we are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or frustrated. For children, dealing with these emotions can be particularly difficult, so having a gentle, guided way to work through them can be beneficial. For children who struggle with controlling their emotions, doing these exercises alongside them and then debriefing afterwards can have a great impact.