The Best Relaxation Techniques for Children
Stress is a part of every child’s life – growing up in a complex and confusing world, fears, pressures, issues in the family, school issues, learning challenges, competition, friendships, frenemies,…
Coming to Our Senses! Mindfulness Exercises for Kids and Adults
Mindfulness is a wonderful, authentic way of being, one that allows us to stay present at the moment instead of worrying about the future or ruminating about the past. Very…
Five Skills Every Child Needs to Develop Before Entering Adolescence
Our children absorb so much from our high-tech world and learn easily to navigate computers, smart phones, and tablets, yet they don’t get any formal or informal training in psychological…
The Best Advice You Can Give Your Children
Try without being afraid. Try new things that will be good for you, will help you become a better person, give you experience, perspective or hone your abilities. Don’t be…
A Breakfast-Table Loving-Kindness Meditation
Or how to set the family’s mood for the day Nothing beats a good start of a day, of any, ordinary day. It sets the mood for the rest of…
6 Ways To Create Unconditional Love between you and your kid
Unconditional love is the act of loving your child no matter what, without any limitations or conditions (“if you behave well,” “if you are a good kid,” “if you don’t…
10 Reasons to Celebrate Thanksgiving only a Mom Can Understand
Sleep-deprived? Tired? Over-worked? Emotionally drained? Frustrated? And on top of that you need to figure out a Thanksgiving menu, host the dinner AND feeling thankful? WAIT! Thanksgiving is about feeling…
Want your kid to be happier? Do it with these 10 scientifically proven tips
You see your child in the playground swinging and laughing happily. You see your child drawing a picture and smiling as she works. You see your child peacefully completing a…
Boost Family Happiness by Expressing Gratitude
“Karen, 38, lives with her husband Nat 41, their two children Jackie 9, and Ethan 11, and Rusty, their dog, in the greater Boston area. “We are a typical family,…
Book presentation of “Grandma I love you” and “Grandpa I love you”, written in Greek, at the Greek Museum of Children’s Art in Plaka, Athens, Greece.
I had a great time with the kids, talking about feelings, all the good things we do with our grandparents and we concluded with making an “I love you” card…