* Offers specific, easy-to-implement mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) tools for practitioners to use in the schools at an individual, group, or classroom-wide level * Discusses substantial research supporting mindfulness and ACT based interventions for school-aged children and its benefits, including increasing their capacity for attention, compassion, emotional regulation, and self-calming abilities, in addition for use as an intervention for anxiety, depression, and trauma related symptoms * Follows a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) model, including school/classroom wide, group, and individual interventions, setting this book apart from other publications

* Offers specific, easy-to-implement mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) tools for practitioners to use in the schools at an individual, group, or classroom-wide level * Discusses substantial research supporting mindfulness and ACT based interventions for school-aged children and its benefits, including increasing their capacity for attention, compassion, emotional regulation, and self-calming abilities, in addition for use as an intervention for anxiety, depression, and trauma related symptoms * Follows a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) model, including school/classroom wide, group, and individual interventions, setting this book apart from other publications

*Evidence-based intervention guide for commonly seen problems in preschoolers (ages 3-6), fully updated; 30% new material includes two new chapters. *New topics: multi-tiered systems of support (RTI, PBIS); mindfulness; acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) techniques; and more. *Emphasizes a collaborative approach with parents, a critical element to success. *Effective early intervention can decrease long-term effects of emotional and behavioral problems. *Supports school practitioners with 36 reproducible/downloadable handouts, worksheets, and other clinical tools.