by Ari Yares | Jul 16, 2018 | Mindfulness, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Our kids are surrounded by millions of stimuli all day competing for their attention. So much is happening that they often struggle with listening to their own bodies or are challenged with calming themselves down. Try out this body scan technique to help your kids...
by Ari Yares | Jan 21, 2019 | Mindfulness, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Sometimes a simple strategy to can help you be more mindful and reduce your anxiety. Try out this figure 8 breathing technique to help your kids (and you) be more mindful and combat anxiety. More Resources Anxiety: What Is It and How Does It Impact Kids? 5 Steps...
by Ari Yares | Mar 4, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
For parents, changing the clocks twice a year is a royal pain in the neck. It disrupts not only our own sleep cycles but our kids’ as well. With a little preparation, though, you can make it less rocky this year. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new...
by Ari Yares | Jan 28, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
One of the hardest lessons that I had to learn as a therapist was to embrace silence when a patient wasn’t speaking. I had a compulsion to fill the space which meant that I was distracting the patient from whatever they were about to tell me. As a parent,...
by Ari Yares | Sep 30, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
With the start of a new school year, homework reappears. How can we help our kids develop the skills to tackle homework without it driving us and them up a wall? Resources Building Healthy Homework Routines. Part I Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits: The Homework Box...
by Ari Yares | Sep 17, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting our kids to own up to us can be difficult. Even when we aren’t being confrontational, our kids may view our direct questions in the kitchen as a challenge, just because we are facing them head-on. But, what might happen if we change the location and our...
