Marvin had been looking forward to summer camp but as the day arrived, he was worried. “What if I don’t like the food? What if I get sick? What if no one likes me?”, he questioned Mama Marmot. “You’ll be OK Marvin. Sassy, Bernie and your other friends will be there and you know many ways to chase away the “What-if Worries.” You are stronger than you think.” Marvin wasn’t convinced. We live in a digital age and our children are greatly impacted... for better and for worse. Health professionals are reporting increased levels of worry and anxiety in children. Rumination, a form of repetitive negative thinking that involves obsessively focusing on distressing thoughts and feeling is being diagnosed at younger and younger ages. With extended sedentary screen time children go outside less frequently to play and engage with nature. They need to express their emotions through movement. Pairing yoga moves with positive affirmations helps children transform challenging negative feelings to lighter, more manageable emotions. In this third adventure of the Mindful Mates series , Marvin the marmot helps his new camp friend Matilda fill her mindful toolbox with strategies to send the What-if Worries on their way. The Mindful Mates series is the perfect addition to your home, your classroom’s “peace corner”, and as meaningful gifts to the little ones in your life. They are a “must” as part of your social emotional learning library.