Snowfall Listening
Go outside and listen to the silence of snow falling in the forest. What will you most likely hear? Silence. If you aren’t near an area where the snow falls, then create your own space, maybe...
Snowflake Melt
The weather is turning cold here in Colorado. We have been playing in the mountain snow. Snow can provide the perfect image for relaxation with your child. Think snowflake. Think melting...
Happy Holidays From Kids Relaxation
Holidays are generally thought of as celebrations. Fun, family, and food! However, often they can bring a certain amount of stress. Changes in schedules, new people, new places, new food, can all...
The Deep Breath Box: Square Breathing
Recently I heard Brene Brown speak on her Rising Strong book tour. She spoke about her research on resilience and some qualities that people can embody in order to become more resilient in their...
Bathtime Relaxation
I think bath time is THE perfect place to practice relaxation. When my daughters were little, I would bring in the bubbles, turn down the lights, create a bouquet of flowers from the garden, play...
Relaxing and Regulating From the Inside Out! Part TWO
Recently, I shared some key messages and activities inspired by the Pixar movie Inside Out! Here are some more activities and messages I gleaned from the movie. I have the figurines promptly...
Inner Peace for Parents: Mastering the Practice of Self-Care
What to help your child to relax more? Become relaxed yourself! Children model more what we do rather than what we say. As parents we have to take care of ourselves. I recently heard a speech by...
New Free App: Sleep Meditation By Christiane Kerr
Brand new free app, Sleep: Meditations for Kids, released by Diviniti Publishing, Ltd., available in the iTunes App Store. Montessori teacher, Christiane Kerr, has a beautiful soothing, relaxing...
Love–The Greatest Relaxation Tool!
Feeling loved, feeling seen, feeling heard, and feeling cared are balms for the brain! Brain science is reporting that the Prefrontal Cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher order...
KidsRelaxation on YouTube! The World Is Your Relaxation Playground
I'm excited to announce that Kids' Relaxation has a new channel on YouTube! I am going to be sharing videos created from my work with kids and based on various blogs on different relaxation...
