Metta

cw: child abuse, neglect

We know what someone is like when they are angry, or sad. Metta is a mental state, a set of views, a practice, and a set of resultant emotions.

Metta is one of four sublimes, or immeasurables. Metta as a practice object can hurt. If it hurts to practice with this object, it’s OK to do something else. You aren’t a failure of a human being, Metta can be a difficult object.

How do I view Metta?

Metta is good vibes. Metta is kindness centered around harmlessness a

Materials

There are a lot of books here about Trauma. My understanding is trauma is between us and Metta. Most of these books are intended to help reduce barriers for feeling metta towards ourselves

Non-Religious

Mindfulness and Meditation in Trauma Treatment - Lynn C. Waelde
DBT-Informed Art Therapy - Susan M. Clark
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness - David A. Treleaven
You Are The One You’ve Been Waiting for - Richard C. Schwartz
Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff, Ph.D
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me - Susan Rose Blauner, MSW, LCSW
Trauma and Recovery - Judith Herman, MD
The Emotionally Absent Mother - Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC

Religious

Kindfulness - Ajahn Brahm
Lovingkindness - Sharon Salzberg
Boundless Heart - Christina Feldman

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ADHD Friendly Kid Activities Menu

I have a printed & laminated version of this in a Google Document to help with parenting.

I have ADHD and part of that is not knowing what to do next, so this is a kind of menu.

Low Key

☐ Watch Mr. Rogers and play in the sand
☐ Play with water kinetic art sculpture or pin sculpture
☐ Spend time on patio listening to outside
☐ Imagine with stuffies under the bed

Art

☐ Create with LEGO
☐ Produce on synth (Deluge)
☐ Produce on iPad (Quantiloop)
☐ Play on piano (Pianoteq)
☐ Draw on iPad (Procreate, Vectornator)
☐ Animate on iPad (Flipaclip)
☐ Color with crayons and Epic Book of Awesome
☐ Color with Pencils and Secrets of the Sea
☐ Make paper airplanes
☐ Play Lite-Brite
☐ Play Clip Connect

Physical, Outside & Social

☐ Play outside
☐ Play in the therapy sand
☐ Play in the hammock
☐ Call a friend

Intellectual

☐ Study or play Chess (lessons, puzzles, versus other kids)
☐ Read a chapter book on iPad
☐ Finish Homework

Hygiene

☐ Take a bath
☐ Clean up LEGO

Parent Activities

Low Key

☐ Watch child appropriate movie (Popcorn, etc.)
☐ Talk to each other (Get fidgets)

Art

☐ Jam session with synths, guitars, etc.
☐ Do spirograph
☐ Make a Viridian Art Activity a parent activity

Family

☐ Play Nintendo game (Splatoon2, etc.)
☐ Play board game (Fluxx, Jenga, Fireball Island, Clue, etc.)
☐ Make tea (Ceremonial, Simple, etc.)
☐ Make meal together

Intellectual

☐ Play Chess
☐ Learn STEM (Electronics, Arduino, etc.)

Physical & Outside

☐ Play in therapy sand
☐ Visit the park (Local Park, Aerobie, etc.)
☐ Go swimming
☐ Ride electric vehicles
☐ Make performance art (Poi, Fiber Whips, etc.)
☐ Make sidewalk chalk art

Excursions

☐ Planetarium, Museum, Trampoline Park, etc.

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