Mindful & Co Kids ABCs of Mindfulness

The alphabet is a structure every preschooler already understands, and this uses it to hang one calming idea on each letter. That's a smarter format than it first appears, because it gives you somewhere to start on a bad afternoon instead of trying to invent a strategy while a child is mid-meltdown. It was on Oprah's Favorite Things in 2021, which is why you may have seen it. At $19.99 it sits between the breathing ball and the bigger items, and it's the one that gives the adult the most to work with. If you want the tool your child holds, buy the ball. If you want the thing that tells you what to try next, buy this.