Program Overview

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Mindfulness, Prkau, and Movement to Empower Children with ADHD

The University of Canterbury's School of Health Sciences has developed a pilot program that uses mindfulness, prkau, and movement to empower children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Program Overview

The program, called MindKiwi, is a unique project that involves experts from various fields, including digital artists, animators, and wellbeing advocates.

Program Details

• The program is designed for whnau with tamariki who live with ADHD
• The program uses mindfulness methods and prkau, traditional Mori stories of the atua and ancestors that teach history and values
• The program involves mindful movement, including yoga and martial arts
• The program takes a whole-whnau approach, empowering whnau by providing them with tools that they can use to help tamariki learn to focus better
• The program is trauma-informed and can work for tamariki experiencing issues other than ADHD

Research and Funding

The research and program were made possible through philanthropic funding from Te Ttoki Mataora MedTech Research Translator, Cure Kids, the Oakley Mental Health Research Foundation, and the UC Child Well-being Research Institute.

Future Plans

The team is excited to be rolling out the program nationally and beginning to learn from it. The online program has the benefit of being accessible to people based in more remote parts of the country. Once the results come in from the pilot program, the team will be working towards making the program more comprehensive and developing it further for face-to-face interactions.