Simply put, when a bully projects ill upon someone he/she is targeting, it is the same as throwing knots of tension onto someone. The knots of tension are stored up in the bully until the bully cannot hold the tension and discomfort of what lives inside, so a temporary bandaid
Read MoreAnti-bullying begins with helping young children to know what bullying is, that it is not a good choice, that there are options to get something worked out by asking for help from an adult, earning communication skills AND by having empathy regarding the fact that anyone doing bullying does not
Read MoreI couldn’t watch the whole time because it was a bit nauseating to me. His legs were too short. So he asked me to do the foot pedals on the race car video game. Between my footwork and his steering there was a record number of crashes, I’m sure. It’s
Read MoreIn my program I teach/demonstrate that slow, deep breaths make big bubbles and small, irregular breaths make small ones. Great way to teach children the FEELING of having calm self-control with fun bubbles because they can also SEE direct results. Grayson was very happy with his slow deep breath big
Read MoreThey were sitting on the stairs when my daughter spoke to her son, my grandson, in a welcoming tone. “When you are upset, remember we talked about you saying, ‘I’m frustrated.’ Then you take a deep breath and count to ten.” He said he remembered. It was one of those
Read MoreSure. Why not! Make it fun!! Feel heart when sitting, kids. Notice it’s beating slowly. Now let’s run in place. Oh, feel how fast that made our hearts beat. Let’s take a deep belly button breath using the breathing sphere. Oh, WOW! We just slowed our hearts down by doing
Read MoreGreat spitting fun! Watermelon seed spitting lessons have been a special activity with the Grayson-Grandma Boom connection. Yesterday Claire ate watermelon chunks out of my container as Grayson and I practiced spitting seeds. His skill has vastly improved. Meanwhile, Claire picked up on the dynamics. She began spitting watermelon out
Read MoreI was watching Claire studying Grayson a while back while he climbed. Little ones watch older ones. Older ones watch even older ones. And we adults are ALWAYS being watched. Amazing how observation is a primary learning tool, regardless of words that are said by the ‘older ones.’ It is
Read MoreCapt. America announced he was wearing his new Halloween costume to daycare Mon. morning when I was caring for my grandies. I told him we needed to check with his mom about that. “But Grandma, YOU are HER mom so why do you have to ask her since you are
Read MoreWatermelon seed spitting lessons on a hot summer day for Grayson with Grandma Boom while Claire napped. It is my civic duty as a grandparent to pass on an inheritance of empowered seed spitting. Grayson more than tripled his last attempts, earning a whopping $1 which he was quite proud
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