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 snowflake. Now think melt away that tension. As we head into the holiday...
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 bring about increased necessity to self-regulate and find ways to...
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 life. Her studies showed that resilient people have a couple of things...
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 some soft music and diffuse some lavender into the air around the tub....
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 displayed in my school psych office and let me tell you... they are VERY...
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 Barry Ebert in which he told the story of a father and his three year...
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 thinking and problem solving, is at its maximum capacity when we perceive...
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 techniques for kids that I have posted here over the years. My vision is to...
When energy is scattered, out of control, and "all over the place," it is very hard for kids to calm down. Here are some grounding techniques that can help you and your child re-center, re-focus, and calm the body for focused attention, becoming present and...
I've always been fascinated by the story of Peter Pan, the "boy who materializes from the world of children's dreams." Neverland is a place that, when created within my brain, allows for my imagination to play, expand and run free. In the opening scene of the book,...
