Mindfulness with severly emotionally disturbed kids

Hello Friends,

I just finished three half-hour practice sessions with groups of kids ages 6-13 who are in a day treatment program here in the US. I worked with this population years ago during and after my college psychology program, so I’m not new to the kids or the environment, but I must say trying to do mindfulness practices in this setting can be rather challenging!

I’m wondering if anyone here has experience working with this group and any best practices that you’d care to share.

Kind regards,

Kurt