Combat bullying, discrimination and anxiety in the classroom by promoting kindness with these Classroom Kindness Cards. Raising a generation of kindness. Kindness. With all the reports of bullying epidemics, selfish behaviors, and generally not being kind to others, it’s time to join the kindness movement. As educators, at home, in classroom or a public program, […]
We Don’t Elf On The Shelf, We Choose Kindness Instead
We don’t elf on the shelf. We never have and we never will. Instead I believe that our holiday season should be filled with kindness, love, honesty and goodwill. Actually, not just our holidays, but our whole year! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links From the moment I first heard the story of the elf […]
Developing Emotional Intelligence In Children
Emotional intelligence in children can be a challenge. Kids are naturally very self centered, their worlds small and focused on their immediate sphere of influence. If your child has any special needs, developing emotional intelligence can be an even bigger challenge. Here are some of our tools we have used to help develop emotional intelligence […]
When Writing Problems Don’t Improve
When writing problems don’t improve over time it can be hard to know when it is time to be concerned. Killer Crocs, that was the name of my son’s first story he ever wrote. He was about 4 years old at the time and it’s written on a tiny, funny shaped notepad. His letters have […]
Life with Trauma – Living in the Shadows
Life with trauma. No, I’m not going to say life after trauma. See the thing with trauma is that, for many people, especially children, it never leaves. It becomes this shadow that follows you throughout your days. Sometimes it fades, barely there on the outskirts of your periphery vision, other times it hangs over you […]
10 Tips To Prepare For Kindergarten When Your Child Has Special Needs
My son would panic and run from loud noises. He had only been out of diapers consistently for six months. His language, although it was coming, was still years behind his peers. The child would not sit still for more than 30 seconds! If he had been my first son going into kindergarten I would […]
Family Favorite Board Games With An Educational Twist!
Favorite board games for families. It’s something that has become a part of the ideal family life portrayal. I’m not sure what it is about board games, but when we play them together it brings me an immense amount of peace and happiness. Perhaps it’s because our board game time is when we are truly […]
Bedwetting – What finally helped my son stay dry
Bedwetting and staying dry at night. For some it happens quickly and without much worry or thought. Others struggle for years. It seems this struggle is very common, especially among children with trauma history. Finally I’ve discovered some information that helped my son stay dry at night. It worked so well I wanted to share […]
Healing Horses and Childhood Trauma – How horses can help a child shine after trauma
Horses and childhood trauma healing are a special combination that can bring miracles. We know because it happened with our son. Horses have a special magic, an energy that is uniquely theirs and which can have a profound effect on humans, especially children. They capture the imagination, hold your spirit, and heal your soul. But […]
The Importance Of Teaching Children Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking skills may be one of the most important skill sets a child can learn in our information plagued society. Get your child thinking for themselves, and protecting themselves, with a strong critical mindset. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links Critical thinking is the ability to analyze information to establish it’s veracity or truth. […]
The Power Of Puzzles For Learning
The Power of Puzzles for learning is something new to me. With my experience working with seniors puzzles were something to pass the time and maybe some fine motor practice for aging hands, but learning? Nope. Never saw it. Until I started educating my own children. The power of puzzles for learning is amazing! And […]
How To Instill A Love Of Learning In Children
One of the most important requirements of learning is an interest, and preferably a passion, for learning and knowledge acquisition. Without this drive, learning is nearly impossible to achieve. So how do we instill a love of learning in children? And even more important, how can we foster this into a lifelong drive to learn […]