Posts tagged: Awareness

Examen is a reflective practice that originated in the 15th century. It’s purpose is to help children and adults…

Encanto, Disney’s newest animated feature, tells the story of an extraordinary family. Once upon a time, Abuela…

Ruth Wills doesn’t believe in shying away from tough topics with children. A few years ago, she developed a method…

Mindfulness practices help children to become more self-aware. When they spend time being present with themselves, they…

I keep returning to yoga practice in my adult life. It provides me with a space to be present in my body and helps me…

My second child would become easily overwhelmed as a toddler. If we were shopping at the mall, she would start crying…

Sibling squabbles were a daily part of life when my children were preschoolers. They erupted when one child would steal…

As new Covid-19 cases decline in the U.S., families are embracing opportunities to reconnect and restart communal…

When my children were little and dealing with sibling arguments, I taught them a quick mindfulness practice to help…

My youngest child loves Van Gogh’s Starry Night. In fifth grade, he picked out a t-shirt that had Albert Einstein’s…

Parents talk with young children about the past a lot. We remind them of the last time they saw their cousins. We…

My family was doing our regular post-school, pre-dinner thing when the radio paused its scheduled programming to…

The other day, my tween son and I were talking and laughing as we sorted through piles of nursery artwork I have stored…

“Look at what I made,” says my son, holding up to me his newest drawing. I respond, “Just one more second,…

When my children were younger, they regularly asked deep spiritual questions. Preschool drop-off conversations were…