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Why Travel with Young Kids
Travel with young kids isn’t easy. There, I said it. It’s funny to me when I post about traveling with our daughter Sofia, the comments that I get. When she was three years-old, we took her to South Africa. I remember getting a comment like, “Why do this now, why not go when she’s old enough to remember it.” I responded, “Sofia remembering it, is not my priority.” Here’s why: Basically, every expert in the world of children development agrees, the first years are the most important in life of every child as they set the basis for overall success in life. Think about what you do/did with your little…
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How to Stop the Negative Emotional Spiral
What is a Negative Emotional Spiral The negative emotional spiral is something we’ve all experienced. You wake up late, stub your toe on the bedpost, spill your coffee on your shirt, hit all the red lights and get into the office utterly irate and it’s not even 9am yet. We’ve all had a day like this, right? Children, like adults can get stuck in a negative emotional spiral too. Your child comes home from school in a bad mood. You ask What’s wrong? , which just sets them off more. They stomp up the stairs to the house and slam the door. You snap at them, they snap back. Sound…
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Meditation Benefits, Why Meditate and My Resources
Meditation benefits are endless. I know, you “can’t” meditate. So how the F do you expect your child, who can’t sit still through dinner make it happen? Five years ago, I would’ve said the EXACT same thing. In fact, I did. It wasn’t for a lack of trying. I’d sit in the mediation pose and boom… thought… another thought… a thought Olympics, then, I’d quit. Now, I can sit in a quite or even a noisy and meditate easily. So, what’s the difference? I HAD TO UNDERSTAND THE WHY BEHIND MEDITATION Like most things in life, everything shifted when the WHY was bigger than the WHY NOT. I was an…
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Gratitude Practice for Kids: My 5 Top Tips
Gratitude is not just “positivity”. Actually, it is a scientific fact, proven in psychology research, that gratitude is strongly associated with greater happiness. Implementing a gratitude practice for kids could be one of the most important things you can do. What are the real benefits of practicing gratitude? According to a recent Harvard Study, “Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.” If people who practice Gratitude have been shown to have higher levels of happiness and optimism, better sleep, less stress and an improved ability to cope with stress; why wouldn’t you want to start a gratitude…
