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# Body Scan for Children & Families

A short, child-friendly approach to body awareness and shared family practice.

A body scan is a guided attention practice in which awareness moves gradually through different areas of the body.

THC's current family guide recommends shorter, more playful versions for children than the longer body scans often used with adults.

## Child-friendly approach

A short practice can include:

1. noticing the feet
2. moving attention to the legs
3. noticing the belly and breath
4. noticing the hands and arms
5. noticing the shoulders and face
6. feeling the whole body together

## What to notice

The child does not need to relax every body part.

The practice is simply to notice:

* warmth
* coolness
* pressure
* tingling
* tightness
* movement
* ease
* or even “I do not notice much”

## Family use

Practising together can create a shared vocabulary for body signals and emotions.

[Read the full family body-scan guide](https://www.theholisticcare.com/blog/what-is-body-scan-meditation-guide-families-children)

## Related guidance

* [Guides & Insights](https://knowledge.theholisticcare.com/knowledge/guides-and-insights)
* [Breathing Exercises for Anxious Children](https://knowledge.theholisticcare.com/knowledge/guides-and-insights/breathing-exercises-for-anxious-children)
* [Bedtime Mindfulness for Children](https://knowledge.theholisticcare.com/knowledge/guides-and-insights/bedtime-mindfulness-for-children)


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