I’ve used small and large ones for decades teaching children and also adults how to demonstrate what the belly does inhaling and exhaling deep breaths. One day Grayson wanted to go inside the sphere, took some deep breaths and said they made him feel like sleeping, so he laid down
Read MoreA fun time was being had by 2 1/2 year old grandson, Grayson, and myself, Grandma Boom, this weekend. Playing with Thomas the Train and friends, we were traveling to many fun places and getting into lots of train car jams, not to mention picking up a cowboy and zebra
Read MoreCalming techniques for kids and parents can come in creative packages. Deep breathing and relaxing muscle tension is fantastic for calm self-control. And there are other factors that can bring calming when children and stress seem to geyser up from nowhere in the simplest of situations gone complicated. While working
Read MoreKids outgrow parents in stages, not just when they are eleven going on eighteen. It’s the kind of thing that creeps up little bits at a time. Evidence permeates daily family life. Parenting young children has built-in growth spurts for kids and adults. My hand was on automatic pilot, reaching
Read MoreIsn’t it wonderful each of us can express ourselves as an individual in any circumstance! Learning to understand and respect expressions that are different than our own is an essential step in maturation and emotional intelligence. Most young children have a freedom that we as adults forget is a natural
Read MoreI’ve long said that I don’t care whose joy it is, I just like sharing in it. Joy is joy. Period. It doesn’t have to be my personal joy. To feel someone else’s joy is tuning into the joy channel. Once there, the joy effervescence bubbles up to bring undeniable
Read MoreWe are image making creatures. Look around you and then describe the scene to someone. Pictures will be prevalent in that communication, just as they are prevalent in the minds of preschoolers. When parenting young children, or grandparenting young ones, it is quite the thrill to help them begin to
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