Imagine starting your week with a fresh perspective, one that nurtures your heart and mind while bringing you closer to your loved ones. Mindful Mondays are a wonderful opportunity to embrace the practice of mindful listening and love, setting a positive tone for the days ahead. By dedicating just a few moments to connect deeply with those around us, we …
Incorporating gratitude and mindfulness practices into daily routines helps foster positive social-emotional learning and family bonding. Techniques such as keeping a gratitude journal, creating a gratitude jar, and performing mindfulness exercises can promote emotional well-being, reduce stress, and shift attention towards positivity. While this takes time, perseverance can establish a foundation of emotional well-being and positivity in the home.
Whimsy Hike is an outdoor play group for families with young children ages 3-8. During each session we engage in play/exploration and we end with yoga and a snack. Each play group has a specific theme. In July, we explored balance. We did some play, balancing rocks and sticks and shared what we built. Next, we did yoga where we …
Who doesn’t want to start the day off feeling good? Sometimes we just wake up in a funk, especially kids. Affirmations are a good tool to use on a consistent basis to help children develop a positive mindset. So, how do affirmations work? By repeating these positive statements , over time our thoughts begin to change to more uplifting thoughts. …
Affirmations are positive statements that we say to ourselves to help combat negative thinking and self-talk. What we think becomes our outer experience. Did you know that children can have negative self talk? Children can pick up negative self talk and thoughts from what they hear most from caregivers. That means, parents we have to watch our own self talk …
