Hint: It's inside of you Hello Friends! Thank you to all who shared your reviews of my first workbook for kids. It warmed my heart to read your experience and truly was a birthday treat! And welcome to our new premium subscribers! Today, I’d like to share a little...
Two school years and 16 adventures later.... Hello Friends, Two school years and 16 adventures later, fifth graders at Fratney Elementary have made it to the celebration at the end of the series of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbooks for Kids! We followed our...
An intergenerational legacy of healing Reminder: If you want to join my upcoming Parent-Child Mindfulness and Self-Compassion class or Compassionate Parenting course, there is still time! Click here to learn more or to register for the free intro session. Mindful...
And how self-compassion can help Hello Friends, Today I’m focusing on a common parenting challenge: Meltdowns. Whether a child is two or four, or sixteen, it can be extremely challenging to witness and stay calm when a child is melting down. And if we have a child...
Or is she!? Hello Friends, For the last few months I have been teaching Volume 2 of the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids to a neighbor’s daughter who sometimes struggles with anxiety. The other day when I came to teach her a lesson from the workbook...
The Power of Curiosity Hello Friends! This week, I’m excited to share more about how to help kids (and ourselves) grow the resource of mindfulness. I get excited when I talk about how to best help children grow the resources of mindfulness and self-compassion. Why? 2...
Self-compassion can help children suffer less Hello friends! I believe with my whole heart that diverse communities and societies support everyone’s well-being, and there is research to support this truth. When we devalue individuals from marginalized groups, it hurts...
Supporting Neurodivergent and Racially Diverse Children with Self-Compassion Hello friends, I am passionate about self-compassion for youth because it can help children and caregivers suffer less. Suffering can have many sources, including life events, our internal...
Sometimes we really need something to pull us back to the Present Moment Hello Friends, Have any of you found yourself flooded with difficult thoughts and feelings lately? If so, you are not alone. Many of us are going through hard times, and self-compassion is a...
Simple steps to help kids grow a kind inner voice Hello Friends! I’d like to reintroduce myself and welcome new friends to my blog. If you signed up for my workshop with Kristin Neff’s Community, you are in the right place (and if you didn’t you’re still in the right...