A necessity during these less-than-typical times. Negotiation tips with family members come in handy during the holiday season, especially when a vast amount of decisions need to be made collaboratively and efficiently. During the pandemic and possible change in...
How to Tame Your Anxious Mind
Gaining self-awareness during overwhelming, chaotic, and uncertain times During times like these when things are so chaotic, uncertain, and anxiety-provoking, our minds can seem overwhelmed and unwieldy. As hard as we may try to avoid, distract, or ignore...
12 Mindfulness Life Lessons for Kids Around Mask Wearing
Parents, you can teach your kids to grow in the process. The New York Times reported that there are at least 538 new coronavirus deaths, and 74,443 new cases were reported in the United States on Oct. 26. Over the past week, there has been an average of 71,120 cases...
Mindful Parenting With Halloween Candy
Teaching kids to be healthy and generous. This year the Halloween festivities will most likely be celebrated differently because of the pandemic. You may choose to amend your plans by participating in a masked socially distanced scavenger hunt in your yard or around...
Practicing Gratitude Is More Important Now Than Ever
Now more than ever, it's challenging to be in the present moment and feel grateful for all that we have. Practicing gratitude helps us to widen our perspective and look at things more broadly, increases our positivity and well-being, and improves on our confidence and...
Mindfully Talking to Kids About 9/11 in 2020
Today marks the 19th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in New York on September 11, 2001. Kids all over the country will learn about, hear about and observe tributes and commemorations marking this anniversary. Most of our children will have faint...
Parents, Your Kids are Learning Important Mindfulness and Life Lessons by Wearing A Mask!
There are many reasons why people are refusing to wear masks. Some reasons cited are because people are rebellious by nature, some feel it forfeits their personal freedom, it’s a walking symbol of vulnerability, the messages by government officials regarding...
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Providing Us with a Mother’s Day to Remember
This is a Mother’s Day we will forever remember. It has been since late March that a majority of us have been sheltering in. Most of us cannot ever remember experiencing such a range of emotions in such a short period of time. The extent of uncertainty and ambiguity...
Thrusting Toward a Growth Mindset During & After the Coronavirus Pandemic
We are all fighting a difficult battle and are unified by our collective suffering. These unrelenting circumstances directly force us to face our fragility, vulnerability, and mortality. The lack of uncertainty and loss of control puts many of us in a perpetual state...
Bring in the New Year With This Personal Development Mindset
We learn to avoid discomfort of all kinds from a very young age and the evading gets perpetuated as we grow into adulthood. As far back as we could remember, when we got hurt, our parents would just kiss our boo boo’s to immediately make everything okay. When we got...