Reachwithin Educational Manual: A Guide to Building Self-Esteem Through Connection and Movement

reachwithin educational manual offers children and their caregivers a guide to improving their lives following times of adversity. This psychosocial, educational, and mindfulness-based program works well either with individuals or in groups. It encourages healthy interpersonal development and the formation of relationships by promoting self-regulation, emotional literacy, and social skills. It pursues these goals to contribute to lasting resilience.

Using this workbook exposes children and their caregivers to an approach founded upon the belief that children's healthy development grows out of meaningful and consistent attachments to adults and other children. A child can begin to thrive when he or she can cultivate a sense of belonging in environments that feature safety, security, and comfort.

The mission of the team of collaborators who developed reachwithin educational manual is to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable and at-risk children, especially ones who live in residential care facilities or non-biologic homes. If you have the opportunity to absorb and apply this approach to life skills, you will contribute to helping at-risk children be better able to regulate their emotions and their relationships through thought and action by engaging in mindful interactions.