Mindfulness Training to Promote Self-Regulation in Youth: Effects of the Inner Kids Program

Abstract

The aims of this chapter are to: (a) define self regulation and consider its relation to other conceptually similar constructs and its developmental trajectory across childhood and adolescence; (b) provide a brief overview of mindfulness; and (c) offer a discussion of how mindfulness training might promote self-regulation. We then turn to a discussion of Inner Kids, as well as to results of a randomized controlled trial testing the program's beneficial effect on self-regulation in second- and third-grade children. We conclude with specific recommendations for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved). (chapter)