Coordination can be tricky, even for some adults! We all know, and perhaps we were, that kid who is just uncoordinated or klutzy. Yet coordination is something we can build as a young child and improve through the lifespan. Coordination building games can be great fun...
Beyond Thank You
How do we teach kids about giving and being gracious? What behaviors demonstrate gratitude? From a young age we tell kids they need to say thank you when ever they receive something. Kids learn that the response to being given something whether a physical thing or a...
The Yoga Octopus
At the end of each of my kids' Yoga classes I say,Β βMay the world be filled with love and light and lots of peaceful children.β But in todayβs chaotic world, how do we help children experience peacefulness? How do we help kids live and internalize the lessons and...
Stop and Listen
How often do we listen to what kids say? How often do you as an adult feel unheard? Daily? Maybe just once or twice a week? How often do you think this is for the kids in your life? Sometimes we as adults are so busy βteachingβ our children that we forget to stop and...
Just Breathe
Itβs been with you since the moment you were born. You do it every day, mostly without thinking. Itβs something so powerful that it is fundamental to and synonymous with being alive. Yet no one has probably ever taught you how to do it. No one probably ever thought...