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Kid’s Brains on Emotions and Some Mindful Exercises That Help

When strong emotions overtake young children, we often think they’ve lost their minds. Well, they have. Brain science indicates that … More

happy children, mindfulness activity, mindfulness exercises, parenting tips

Top Tech Execs Limit Kids’ Screen Time More than Average Parent: What do they know that we don’t?

In 2010, when New York Times’ tech reporter Nick Bilton asked Steve Jobs what his own children thought of the … More

happy children, house rules for kids, parenting tips

Rich or Famous? Teaching Kids the Right and Wrong Reasons for Doing Something

My humble folk band, The Falderals, got a write-up in our neighborhood paper. My son asked if this meant we … More

Build Quiet Into Your Child’s Day

“We teach children how to measure, how to weigh. We fail to teach them how to revere, how to sense … More

Should Our Kids Pursue Their Passions or Face Reality? (A Classroom or Kitchen Table Activity)

Should we tell our kids to pursue their passions or to be realistic about their life? Live their dreams or … More

activities for kids, career activities, classroom activities, family activities, making choices

Approaching Daily Life with MLK’s Spirit of Non-Violence

We owe it to Martin Luther King to consider the role violence plays in our lives. At the heart of … More

activities for kids, classroom activities, compassion, non-violence, spiritual, teacher resources

Funeral Planning for Young People (Happy Halloween)

“Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.” – Dag Hammarskjöld It’s autumn and Halloween season, … More

family activities, happy children, mindfulness exercises, parenting tips, spiritual, teacher resources, troubled teens, youth ministry

Nurturing Resolve and Determination in our Kids

I meet a lot of very ambitious young people. They talk about becoming pro-athletes, mega-star recording artists, and rich business … More

determination, family activities, growing resolve, parenting tips, spiritual, teacher resources

Helping Kids See the Consequences of their Choices: The tree and the toilet bowl activity

One of the paradoxes of life is that things that feel good in the short run can be very bad … More

family activities, happy children, making good choices, mindfulness exercises, parenting tips, spiritual, teacher resources, troubled teens, understanding consequences

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