Havening to the Rescue
Ever wish you had an easy way to reassure your kids (and yourselves) when emotions are …
Wellness for Kids
Welcome to our ever growing section of resources regarding Wellness for Kids. By teaching the children in our lives to understand all aspects of their wellness, and to make being well a priority, we are setting them up for better success in everything they do. Connecting with values and purpose have both been shown to give incredible health benefits and outcomes. Thus, an intro to Spiritual Wellness (connection to a sense of meaning, values and purpose) gives inherent motivation to also prioritize the 7 other aspect of wellness in one’s life: physical, social, intellectual, emotional, vocational, environmental, and financial. In the age when “health care” equates to “sick care,” we are seeing a surge in the wellness industry market (nonprofit and for profit). Please explore our latest posts involving Wellness for Kids below to add some fun stuff to your wellness bag of tricks!
The Power of Play: Using Play to Foster Emotional Healing and Development in Kids
Author Bio: Shauna Larson, a passionate mental wellness advocate. For the last five years, she employs …
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Guided Meditation for Learning to Communicate with Kindness
Special thanks to Emily Behr, founder of Growga and board of advisors member for Take2Minutes.org, a …
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5 Ways for Kids to Reset and Practice Selfcare
Guest post by Kristin Louis of parentingwithkris.com If your children have experienced a change in routine …
Teachers’ Guide to DiSC Disco™: Supporting Students in Embracing Their Inner Team
As a teacher, you play a huge part (thank you!!) in helping students understand themselves and …
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You've got to be KITTEN me.
Reimaging Celebrations (with a Healthy Spin)
For a lot of us, the words “Let’s celebrate!” automagically conjure up thoughts of junk food, …
Masks & Mirrors
Karen Gross, author of Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door, came up with this project …
5 Resources for Helping Kids Understand Their Brains and Emotions
#1 Watch No Drama Discipline for invaluable tips on addressing unwanted behaviors and what discipline is …
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Elements of Art – 5 Fun Projects for Kids
The elements of art are generally considered to be line, shape, texture, form, space, color and value, with the additions of …
5 Acronyms and Rhymes to Help Teach Communication Skills to Young Ones (Pre-K / Elementary)
We recently crowdsourced to find out your best rhymes and acronyms for teaching communication skills to …