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Parents sometimes have the hardest time adjusting as our children grow up and leave the house. The way we think about these transitions can make them more difficult or easier to deal with. How are you looking at the transitions happening around you?
Divorce, death, separation, or growing apart, there are all sorts of ways that relationships come to an end. When kids are involved, how do we move through these transitions to an expanded family in empowering and supportive ways?
Learn how to hold a family meeting in your family. It can be challenging but well worth it. Children learn to communicate, express feelings and needs in healthy ways and support other members of the family. Includes a script for a family meeting.
A New Earth for Kids: Discovering Happiness
A New Earth for Kids: Living Now
Another unique Engage-Aloud article, inspired by Eckart Tolle’s book, The Power of Now, helps parents and kids recognize that life is about living in the “Now” moment. Between our memories from the past and our worries about the future, life is but a series of “Now” moments. Are you appreciating the power of this “Now”?
A New Earth for Kids: The Power of Stories
A unique Engage-Aloud article, Inspired by Eckart Tolle’s book, A New Earth, invites parents and kids to become aware of the stories we tell about our lives based on our individual, unique perspectives, how those stories influence our well-being, and how we can “rewrite” them for the better!
A New Earth for Kids movess the practical tools of spirituality into the everyday life of kids, as they figure out we are each made up of a "human" and "being" part, and how we respond is based on whether we are operating from our human side or being side.
In this Engage-Aloud article children discover what powerful, wonderful beings they are by seeking their own answers from within to answer the questions.
As a culture, there are a lot of norms surrounding the holidays, which can lead to a lot of stress and anxiety. Take the time to focus on what’s truly important to you, rather than getting caught up in the way things are "supposed" to be.
Appreciative Inquiry is a problem solving technique that works by asking us to focus on what is working well instead of what’s not working. Here’s an example of how it can be helpful in planning a family vacation.
C2: Connective Communication: Conscious Message Filter
Conscious parents know the impact their responses and interactions have on their kids. The conscious message filter is a tool to help us develop awareness and compassion for ourselves and others.
CJ is an empowered 10-year-old boy who has divorced parents. When a new boy starts school and is mean, CJ uses C2: Connective Communication to make a new friend.
Dream It & Believe It + Appreciate It
C2: Connective Communication: Empowering Questions
The Connective Communication series helps parents and kids engage in healthy ways by making a practice of daily sharing of the day’s events, family meetings and regularly checking in to see how kids feel about themselves and daily events.
Dream It & Believe It: Questions for Parents & Kids
Sometimes we need a reminder to stay connected to the things we’re passionate about. This Engage-Aloud article for parents and kids helps us look at what our dreams are and how we can achieve them.
C2: Connective Communication: Unlock The Code
Focusing on everyday communication; at home, school, and the office. We want to understand each other. Here we learn a new form of communication that encourages compassion towards on another.
A true story about how C2: Connective Communication helped change the dynamics between this young man and his step-family.
C2: Connective Communication: Introduction
This article is the first in a series on Connective Communication (C2). C2 is a fun, healthy, interactive way to empower individuals. We learn tools that we can use to better understand the needs and desires of people as we apply non-violent communication.
It’s never easy to figure out how to explain the death of a pet, but this article encourages us to keep in mind the essentials and ask our kids to draw on their own inner knowing.
Some relationships support us in being our grandest version of ourselves, while other seem to limit us. What do we have to learn from the relationships in our lives and how can we turn them into dynamic partnerships?
When we stop assuming that there’s something wrong with our children because they have been diagnosed with learning problems we open the door to finding ways that they can be happy and successful.
A new year is a great time to take stock of where we are as parents, what we’re proud of, and where we want to grow. A great time of year to do a family review.
Sue Woodward responds to questions about a four year old who suddenly seems defiant and an eleven year old who wants to have a baby when she’s sixteen. She offere parental advice and empowering tools for parents and kids.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Good Role Models
Our ninth, and final, article in our series on Conscious Parenting Principles, this article discusses the importance of kids having good role models in their lives. Think you’ve heard everything that’s been said on good role models? Read this article and gain a new perspective.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Encourage Curiosity
Our eighth article in our series on Conscious Parenting Principles, this article discusses the importance of encouraging curiosity in children. They enter this world with wonder, awe, and curiosity and we can encourage that natural love of learning at school and at home.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Good Communication
Our seventh article in our series on Conscious Parenting Principles, this article discusses the importance of good communication to pave the way for family members to resolve conflict, share thoughts, and express their feelings in healthy and productive ways.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Independence + Community
The sixth article in our series on conscious parenting principles, this article discusses the importance of children having a sense of independence and community and how to encourage those qualities.
Confidence From the Inside-Out
How a single mom decided to empower her children with life skills that resulted in a parenting style that raises kids who are self-confident and learn to trust and make good decisions by experience.
How will our kids look back upon their summers growing up? As carefree days of play and discovery or as hectic and busy as the school year? Let this summer be the opportunity to take the time to focus on what’s truly important.
As parents we often thing that we often resort to yelling, arguing, or nagging our kids to do what we want. Learn fun and creative alternatives to interact with your children and make life better for everyone.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Boundaries
Conscious Parenting principal of BOUNDARIES:The purpose of setting boundaries is to enable a close, loving, mutually respectful, empowering, and enjoyable relationship between you and your child.
Kids are born with a passion for learning about their surroundings, for testing their ideas and figuring out the results. Summer is the best time to help your kids reconnect to what they love with these great, empowering activities.
As parents we’re instilling all sorts of ideas and beliefs in our children with our thoughts, words, and actions. What messages are you cultivating in your children? How can you change your behavior to cultivate new messages?
Conscious Parenting Principles: Responsible Choices
The fourth article in our series on conscious parenting principles describes what it means to give kids responsible choices in all aspects of their lives and how doing so cultivates responsability, accountability, and confidence in children.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Emotional Support
The third article in our series on conscious parenting principles, offering emotional support helps kids recognize that our feelings are valid based on our unique perspective. It can also help children develop better communication and an understanding of how they feel.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Attention
The second article in the series on principles of conscious parenting discusses the importance of consistent, individualized attention to what is important to each child as an individual in order to raise self-confident and respectful of others.
There are a variety of reasons kids have trouble falling asleep, here are a few ideas for helping them settle into a good night’s sleep when they’re worried.
Compassion is an innate human response, which we can maintain and support in our children as they develop. Start fostering compassion in yourself and your kids with these tips and tools.
Valentine’s is one time of the year when we put our love for someone into words, but we can communicate our appreciation any time of the year. Are you using the written word as often as you could be in your family?
With the rise of "The Secret," many adults are discovering the benefits of having a more positive outlook on life. Why wait until your kids get older? Help them find ways to shift their perspective starting today and create the life they want.
How Kids Find Their Own Answers
When our kids come to us with a problem, instead of offering solutions, telling them what we think or what we would have done, we can empower them by encouraging them to seek the solution that feels right to them.
What Style Parents Did You Have?
Looking at the influence our parents had on us is one of the first steps toward becoming conscious parents. This article outlines and compares the four basic parenting styles and how they affect children.
Conscious Parenting Principles: Intro
This is the first article in our Conscious Parenting Principles series and it gives an overview of the most important aspects of parenting, each of which are look at in more depth in the rest of the series.
How to deal with a first grader who comes home from school unhappy but doesn’t want to talk about it? Sue’s response to this situation inspired our series on C2: Connective Communication.
Sometimes we get so busy taking care of everyone around us that we forget that the best thing we can do for everyone is to take care of ourselves. In this way we model paying attention to our own feelings and needs and to ask for support.
No matter how old our kids are, every parent has times when they wonder if they’re doing what’s best for their kids. This article represents one conscious parent’s journey from doubt back to confidence and empowerment.
Sue’s responses to questions on how to deal with a toddler who throws just about anything any where and how to deal with a ten year old who is beginning to lie.
Sue’s responses to questions on how to get a five-year-old to stop sucking her thumb and how to prepare a six-year-old for a new baby sibling.
We all struggle with change in our lives, but rather than ask ourselves “Why is this happening,” What if we asked, “How can I use change to my advantage?”
Sue’s responses on how to deal with a six year old who’s trying out some inappropriate language and how to respond when your nineteen-year-old daughter is dating someone you don’t approve of.
Sue’s responses to a question from a divorced father on how to deal with his son’s appreciation for material things over personal connection and how to help a six-year-old remember to keep his voice quiet in the car.
Kendra and her sister go visit their aunt in Santa Fe and are reminded of the importance of acknowledging, expressing, and taking responsibility for their own emotions, without taking responsibility for others’.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses some ways parents can create a familiarity, appreciation, and understanding of books and reading.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses how the role of reading in our lives has changed with the rise of technology.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses how the process each child goes through individually to learn to read parallels the process that archaeologists used to decode hieroglyphics.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses some ways parents can guide younger children in learning to read.
Read Right believes every child can read if we just let their brain figure it out. Here are fun games and important tips to get your child off on the right foot to becoming an excellent reader.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses some ways parents can create an environment that supports a child in learning to read.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses what the true purpose of reading is. Find out how our current teaching methods actually keep kids from discovering the joy of reading.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. This article discusses some ways parents can create an environment that supports a child in learning to read.
Read Right offers an innovative approach to reading that affirms the ability of ALL children to learn to read excellently. If a kid hasn’t learned to read, it doesn’t mean there’s something “wrong” with the kid.
We know that all kids will learn to walk and talk, yet as a society, we buy into the notion that some kids can’t read well because there’s something wrong with the child. Instead, there’s something wrong with how we teach the child.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 12-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 12-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she talks about how she used EFT to address her feelings of rejection.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 10-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she talks about how her past keeps her from living fully in the present.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 9-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she talks about how she learns to let go of control and discover new ways to meet her son’s and her own needs.
Tanessa is raising her child on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. Each month she shares her experiences raising her son, Guy, and how the articles and tools in the magazine influence her parenting style.
Tanessa shares her insights and experiences as a mom who?s read North Star Family Matters from the start. This month she talks about how she?s applying the idea of accepting what is in her life and reflecting on how the skills and tools in NSFM help her deal with life.
Tanessa shares her insights and experiences as a mom who?s read North Star Family Matters from the start, including the tools in raising in her son Guy from his birth. This month she talks about how she?s handling the stress of her new job and how last month?s articles have influenced her every-day life.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 16-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she talks about how reading NSFM has helped her to see the positive side of situations, even when they may at first seem upsetting.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 15-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she talks about how her family has handled her transition back to working part time.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 14-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she discusses her thoughts about transitioning back to working life as a teacher after having taken over a year off to raise her son.
Tanessa shares her experience raising her 13-month-old son, Guy, on the tools and tips in North Star Family Matters magazine. This month she discusses the transitions she’s facing as Guy learns to explore more and more of the world and test his boundaries.
Even for a person who had extensive interactions with children before becoming a parent, Kurt finds himself struggling with his own children. Just what’s the difference between dealing with a student at school and dealing with his own son or daughter?
Sometimes kids seem to have so much confidence in their abilities, yet it’s hard, as parents, to let go and trust that they’ll be okay--or that they’ll learn from their mistakes. Kurt talks about his own struggle to let go of feeling that he has to protect his kids from themselves.
Despite our best efforts, we sometimes find breakdowns in our communication skills. In this article, stay-at-home dad, Kurt discusses his biggest challenges to keep things running smoothly.
Sometimes, we need look no further than our children to see our own strengths and weakness. In this article, stay-at-home dad, Kurt, reflects on what he sees in his own children that they are learning from him.
So often we find ourselves telling our kids what they CAN’T do, but what if we switched our perspective so that we could find ways for them to do what they want while having our needs met as well?
It’s easy to get caught up in our short-term goals--leaving the house on time, getting homework done, or keeping the house clean. What is our end goal? A stay at home dad inspires us to become more conscious about our daily interactions.
As parents we all have our own trigger points related to our past experience. The best thing we can do for our kids is to become aware of what triggers us and to recognize that the triggers are our own responsibility, rather than the fault of the person or situation that appears to be the problem.
A stay at home dad writes about our role as parents and how our goal should be to nurture a child so that they blossom with their innate potential. We are neither sculpting our kids from clay, nor are we sculptors chipping away the block.
Intellectually it makes sense that we want to let our kids make their own choices and learn from the consequences, as it inspires confidence and independence. Sometimes it’s easier to do it ourselves.
Saturday-Morning Dad, Where Are You?
We all have those days when we feel confident, balanced, and capable of dealing calmly with whatever situation arises. Kurt describes his struggle to stay connected to that feeling as he deals with the everyday stresses of the school week.
Sometimes the hardest part of being a parent is remembering that we are not the center of our children’s lives. They are on their own journey through life and while we have an important role to play, Kurt reflects on how hard it can be to separate our own personal growth experiences from our children’s.
Sometimes kids are our greatest teachers. Stay-at-home Dad, Kurt, reflects upon his children’s capacity to let by-gones be by-gones and live in the present, while he is still struggling with letting go of yesterday.
As a stay-at-home dad, Kurt discusses the shifting roles of men and women in the family and how popular perception affects him personally.
As parents, we all struggle to keep our cool sometimes. Kurt talks about how he tries to create a positive outcome for his kids, even when he loses his temper.
Empowering Education: My Child v. Group Learning
An empowering story about a parent’s experience with public education and how group learning failed her son. Putting him another school and the right help allowed his to be successful again.
School Snapshots: Education for Life-Living Wisdom Schools
From our "School Snapshots" series, this article looks at how Education For Life/Living Wisdom Schools support a child’s love of learning and what kids think of it.
Too often our definition of success is tied to grades and test scores. There are many important aspects of a child that can’t be measured by a test. This article includes some new “intelligences” and ways of showing our kids that they deserve success.
School Snapshots: The Sunbury Model
From our "School Snapshots" series, this article looks at how Sudbury Schools support a child’s love of learning and what kids think of it.
Children spend much of their life in school and how they learn influences how they feel about themselves. Shopping for schools just may be the most important shopping a child and parent can do, and a child is empowered and learns responsiblitiy.
School Snapshots: Waldorf Schools
From our "School Snapshots" series, we explore how the Waldof school supports a child’s love of learning, and the basic philosophy of the school. There is also comments from kids as well.
Empowering Education: We’re All Smart
Another unique Engage-Aloud article helps parents and kids redefine what “smart” means through an understanding of how the brain learns and the recognition that we all have an incredible, infinite capacity to learn.
Empowering Education: Rewired to Read
Kayla, didn’t pass first grade because she couldn’t sound out words quickly enough. Rather than repeat the grade, she began working with her aunt using the Read Right methods and within a matter of weeks began to read easily and comfortably. There was nothing wrong with Kayla, there was something wrong with how she had been taught to read.
Empowering Education: Taming the Test Dragon
If your child attends school, chances are that testing is in the near or distant future. This article discusses why testing has become so wide-spread and how to help kids address their worries around the experience.
Empowering Education: Its Up To Us
The structure and system of public school simply isn’t designed to meet the needs of individual children, so how can our kids learn what they need to know when they don’t fit the system? It’s up to us to empower them to figure out how to get what they need.
The go-to article on how to maintain your child’s natural love of learning, even in a public school system by helping kids to ask compassionately for their needs to be met.
Parents often feel responsible for their child’s failure at school. Without placing blame, how can we find ways to address each child’s gifts rather than their shortcomings?
Empowering Education: A Matter of Venus or Mars
“Early Childhood Learning” and “Public Education” are as different as Mars and Venus. By nurturing traditional education to focus on successes we can empower them to help our children.
It’s our responsibility as parents to help our kids maintain their natural love of learning so they can carry that confidence into creating a rewarding and satisfying adult life. Find out how to start addressing the emotions behind your child’s resistance!
Benson has an amazing ability to do what he sets his mind to. In many ways, this is his greatest asset, yet sometimes his ability to hyper-focus seems to be to his detriment. As conscious parents, how do we support and empower “special needs” kids?
Lauren was doing her best at school, but continued to struggle. Through an individualized education program, founded in the knowledge that EVERY child, including Lauren, has a gift within, she was able to figure out what she needed to experience success. With a sidebar for parents and kits on “How to Build Bridges to the Gift Within.”
Stewart has been diagnosed with all sorts of things, but his primarily problem is being misunderstood. Larry, an education advocate, knows that every child has a gift within. He helps Stewart’s school find ways to better understand and support this charismatic child.
This is a story about a boy named Ari who has some special eductional needs and his educational edvocate who is able to see past his outward behavior and into Ari’s true self.
Education advocacy begins with an understanding of each child having a gift to share with the world. James struggled throughout school until he recognized the characteristics of Asperger’s and found his gift within.
Kendra and her sister go visit their aunt in Santa Fe and are reminded of the importance of acknowledging, expressing, and taking responsibility for their own emotions, without taking responsibility for others’.
Written by an 11 year old, this is an engaging story about a girl who first tries to distract herself from the stresses at school, and then realizes that she can’t just bury her feelings, she needs to address and resolve them.
Jana has suddenly lost her excitement about Halloween, and she doesn’t know why. When she talks to her best friend and to her brother, they realize why and figure out what she can do to feel better.
Written by an 11 year old, this is an enthralling story about a girl with a dream of acting and her mother, who thinks she knows what’s best for her daughter. Together they discover that a dream is an individual passion.
Atlanta Finds Her Power: Part 2
Atlanta’s mom has empowered her to choose her own preschool. In part 1 she found out what school she DIDN’T like, but how will she figure out which school is right for her? See how allowing children choices empowers their thinking.
Atlanta Finds Her Power: Part 1
One little girl, Atlanta, discovers the power within herself when she is empowered to choose what school she wants to go to - that same power is within all children. See how it changes Atlanta to figure out life for herself.
This is the true story of Wendy, the co-founder of North Star Family Matters Magazine, and how her dislike for a particular school expressed itself in behavior. It was one of the first of many experiences that taught her how to notice and trust her own inner guidance.
Austin usually loves school but in ninth grade he decides he’s going to stop taking math because he doesn’t like it anymore. His mom passed away a while ago, so it’s up to Austin and his dad to figure out how to address the resistance that Austin has developed in his new math class.
When Kiefer and his dad get into an argument, Kiefer has a hard time figuring out how to handle things. A discussion with his uncle, Dave, helps him realize that no matter how his dad is reacting, Kiefer has a choice to find ways to remain at peace.
When ten-year-old Krista’s parents separate, she’s afraid that she’ll feel like she just has half a family. But to her surprise, life is doubled in a lot o ways, and she finds another chance to creat the family she wants.
Some of us have obvious traumatic events in our childhood, but many seemingly-minor events have such a long-lasting impact on our state of being that they are also traumatic. This article looks at how and why a “minor” childhood event stays with us--and what we can do about it.
Conscious parenting means being honest about our own strengths and challenges. As obesity becomes a greater problem, it’s even more important to have honest discussions with our kids about our relationship with food. Beyond diet and exercise, we may need to look at changing how we address our emotional needs.
Kids aren’t the only ones who get into arguments, sometimes parents do too. This story tells about how two empowered kids deal with their parents arguing, and how they learn to empower their family.
Dream It & Believe It: Cameron Johnson Interview
Cameron Johnson started his first business when he was nine years old with $50 and a computer. By 21 he made his first million and shattered all sorts of limiting beliefs about age and success. How do we let go of our limiting beliefs?
Showing Children Their Personal Power
Every day we can provide opportunities for children to discover their ability to be compassionate, helpful, and caring. Here are some great ways to start.
It’s Never Too Late To Empower Your Teen
Even if you didn’t empower your kids when they were younger, don’t worry, it’s not too late! Many of the issues that parents and teens have come down to parents wanting to control rather than empower their teens. Here’s a great example, from the parent and teen’s perspective, on why it’s worth empowering your teen today.
Dream It & Believe It: Who Do I Want to Become?
The best way to move in the direction of our dreams is to first identify what those dreams are. Identifying a dream doesn’t mean you have to hold to that dream forever, for dreams simply take you in directions, which lead to living a life you love. So who do you want to become?
The youth Peaceport Program helps kids connect with each other through a culture of peace and nonviolence. This is the story of Sophie’s mystical first adventure as a peaceport ambassador.
Ten-year-old Beverly wants to know if her her friend can come over to spend the night. But rather than getting a “yes” or “no” answer, she’s asked to make the decision her self. Using good communication and listening inside herself, she comes to a conclusion and surprises herself.
Ten-year-old Breck and his mother make a trip out to run errands in a big snow storm. Breck’s worries about what to do when the traffic lights aren’t working until he discovers the kindness of people are capable of.
A true story about a young man in India who finds an abandoned baby girl on his doorstep. His passion for children guides him on how to handle this challenging situation and influences his future life endeavors.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world. Kids learn how to be honest about their feelings while being respectful of themselves and others.
"I Am" Affirmations For Self-Esteem
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world. This article talks about how every child is love and is capable of being loving of their self and others.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world, and here children learn about kids who each know what they are passionate about and how they maintain their confidence to stay true to their dreams in the face of external pressure or discouragement.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world, and we address the importance of self-confidence, health, and well-being through the use of affirmations.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world. This article discusses the value of patience in trusting that there’s something positive to come out of every situation and the importance of acknowledging our feelings and being real, even if it isn’t always easy.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world. This article discusses the value of feeling gratitude and appreciation for our lives and how incredible each child is.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world. This article discusses the value of practice in success and the importance of being persistent in facing our fears.
Affirmations are a great tool to help kids stay connected to their inner worth and to the value that they offer the world. This article discusses the unlimited and innate value of every child and the joy of bringing light and help to those around us.
This is a true story about how a single mom with three daughters discovered EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, and what her initial reactions were to this strange-but-amazing tool for personal growth.
It’s so easy for all of us to get caught up in believing that the source of our anger, sadness, guilt of frustration is something outside of us. This article invites us to take a closer look at the extent to which we each take responsibility for our emotions. Don’t miss the Emotional Responsibility Quiz to find out how you’re doing!
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article discusses a number of ways that we can use EFT to empower our children.
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article describes how combining EFT with hugs is a powerful and dynamic combination.
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article discusses how EFT can help soothe separation anxiety and difficult mornings.
In large part, our past experiences influence create our beliefs, which determine our happiness with our current situation. One day, Lucita the chimp finds a leapord in the banana tree. What do you have to learn from Lucita’s experience?
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article offers tools to help kids address the fear, anxiety, or stress related to going back to school.
It’s amazing how effect Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is, even if you don’t do it exactly as the directions say. It works on kids and even a simplified version that’s just as effective. So don’t be afraid to give it a try.
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article discusses how bad emotions keep us from learning effectively and how EFT can help.
We all have beliefs we carry within us, some of which help us and some of which hinder us from being, doing, or having all we aspire to. What’s in your backpack and how is it affecting you?
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article offers tools to help kids address the fear, anxiety, or stress related to a scary hospital visit.
In Coping with Anger, we want to provide emotional support for our children by providing them with tools to address their anger. Use EFT to help children cope with anger.
Yoga helps children find healthy ways to use their body and breath in ways that balance body, mind and spirit. Moving a routine into a child’s life helps them focus, get a little exercise and have a lot of fun.
Emotional Freedom Technique is a simple, yet powerful tool, which help kids address separation anxiety issues, as well as any other emotional issues. This is a tool to use on everything to help kids stay balanced.
As parents, we are too often hard on ourselves or our kids, let this article remind you of the strength and power of being gentle. Letting go of judgments start with ourselves and flows down to our children.
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article discusses how bad emotions keep us from learning effectively and how EFT can help.
Parents sometimes do things they wish they could "take back". Being a mindful parent and giving children good explanations for our behavior empowers them to discover the truth about themselves.
When we wake up in the middle of the night to a crying toddler, we’re sometimes desperate for options to help them calm down. EFT is a great tool for just such a situation.
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article discusses why it is important to build our children’s emotional intelligence by teaching them to recognize, acknowledge and address their negative emotions.
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. Learn about one teacher’s experience introducing EFT to her classroom and the benefits that resulted. Kids love EFT!
Emotional Freedom Technique consists of tapping gently on acupressure points while saying positive phrases. This article discusses how resistance, in the form of anger, sadness, boredom, or frustration can keep us from learning effectively and how EFT can help.
The Lonely Cucumber: EFT for Picky Eaters
Almost all children goes through phases about what they will or won’t eat. Did you know that EFT is helpful when kids have a strong negative reaction to a food? Watch the shift as kids start to think about how the food feels for a change!
Lots of things can keep a child from falling asleep at night. Whether they are worries left over from the day or fears about what’s in the closet, EFT is a great tool to help kids feel better, relax, and drift off to sleep.
The new year is always a great time to revaluate our priorities and start a new. This article helps us address the worries and anxieties that keep us from fully connecting with those we love in the moment.
Minimize Conflict with Empathic Discipline
An important part of being a conscious parent is to follow through on holding to the boundaries we set. The best way to do that is to be firm, yet empathetic. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind.
Being aware of the verbal and physical boundaries parents set with babies and toddlers can help to encourage their choices of healthy boundaries as they grow. Be specific and consistent.