ABOUT THE JOYFUL CHILD
A playful, proactive approach to helping kids regulate, connect, and thrive.
What if your chaotic mornings, bedtime battles, and transition meltdowns could become moments of laughter and genuine joy between you and your child? What if your child could manage their emotions, focus when needed, and stay calm even in challenging circumstances?
You don’t need special training to create this transformation—you need the proven, playful approach of bestselling author, recording artist, and mindfulness expert Kira Willey.
INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:
QR codes to videos of Kira’s songs and rhythm games that captivate children while building focus and calm
Classroom adaptations that help teachers transform chaotic transitions into focused learning time
Ready-to-use playlists for morning, mealtime, bedtime, and more from Kira’s beloved, award-winning music catalog
“Calm Starts with You” tips—quick, powerful practices for grounded, present parenting
Pre-Order Bonus
Get the Winter Mindfulness Bundle for Kids for free.
A special collection of Winter-themed resources designed to help children calm their bodies, focus their energy, and regulate their emotions.
What's Included
Yoga Videos for Kids
Set to Kira’s beloved original songs Big Brown Bear and Winter’s Coming. These yoga-based movements build strength, flexibility, balance, and relaxation.
Mindful Coloring Pages
Perfect for quiet moments or as a calming activity during transitions, these sweet pages encourage self-expression and create a sense of in-the-moment calm.
Mindfulness Videos for Kids
Simple and fun guided practices, quick activities that encourage emotional awareness using fun concepts like hot chocolate, candles, and cozy, hibernating bears.
Winter-Themed Songs Playlist
A curated collection of Kira’s most-loved songs from cheerful and upbeat to dreamy and soothing, these tunes create a calm atmosphere at home or in the classroom.
Mindfulness Audio Tracks
No screens necessary—this audio-only collection includes activities with Kira’s voiceover guidance and calming original music. Kids simply listen and follow along.
Real Life Mindfulness with Kids Training
In this 45-min video replay, you’ll learn why children often have a hard time focusing, plus TEN quick, easy, home-run activities to help the children in your world thrive!
$99
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How To Claim Your Bonus
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Pre-Order The Joyful Child from your favorite retailer.
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Check your inbox for your winter bundle bonus!
Meet Kira Willey
Author, recording artist, kids’ mindfulness expert, and champion of joyful movement.
Kira Willey is an award-winning children’s music artist, bestselling author, kids’ yoga & mindfulness expert, TEDx speaker, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. She has published seven picture books with Random House Kids, including the #1 bestseller Breathe Like a Bear, which has over 5,300 five-star reviews and has been translated worldwide.
Her hit song “Colors” was featured in a global Dell ad campaign, and her latest album Songs for Peaceful Pandas pairs with her book Peaceful Like a Panda.
Everything she creates stems from her belief that mindfulness, music, and movement empower children to be strong, capable, healthy, and happy.
The Joyful Child
Includes 75+ playful activities to help kids focus, calm their bodies, and let go of anxiety.
Transform everyday chaos into meaningful moments of connection and joy. Kira Willey’s signature blend of music, movement, and mindfulness turns ordinary routines into opportunities for calm, confidence, and bonding.
With children’s anxiety at an all-time high, The Joyful Child gives families hopeful, practical tools that strengthen regulation skills while making everyday life more fun.
Praise for the joyful child
Warm, immediately practical, and fun, this book gives parents tools that can be used during the most stressful, chaotic parts of parenting. It reminds us that small, playful moments can create big, lasting change for building skills that help our kids thrive. If you thought mindfulness wasn’t for you or your kids, get ready to change your mind, and watch tricky moments become much easier!
Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
New York Times bestselling co-author of
The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline
Hope. This book brings simple hope that everything is going to be all right. A child’s behavior is a signpost to their deeper needs, and this book shows you the pathway to understanding and meeting those needs. Kira playfully prompts and encourages—there are no unrealistic expectations here, rather a feeling that someone is walking along side you, telling you with quiet surety, “You’ve got this.”
Kim John Payne
Author of Simplicity Parenting, The Soul of Discipline,
and Emotionally Resilient Tweens & Teens
Wow! Kira Willey has a special kind of magic. She takes profound concepts of child development and brain science and makes them instantly understandable and usable. Her great (and fast!) ideas for calming the chaos with children–with detailed scripts and adaptations–meet each individual child’s way of living in the world. Best of all, she gets that children are wired to move their bodies, to respond to music, and to extend their mighty imaginations. If we meet children in those places, the result is joyful, mindful connection.
Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD
Author of Playful Parenting
A HOPEFUL, PRACTICAL APPROACH
“Small, playful moments can create big, lasting change!”
EXPLORE MORE BOOKS BY KIRA
Mindfulness tools for kids, parents, and classrooms.
Explore Kira’s bestselling collection of mindfulness books for kids—filled with simple practices, sweet stories, and playful activities that help children feel calm, confident, and connected.
Browse Books
Each title offers a gentle, joyful way to support emotional regulation at home or in the classroom.
