For the last week in April, we focused on Affirmations. We shared with the teachers some affirmations that can be added to their daily routine and wanted to share some with you for you and your family as well! Morning Affirmations: I am important Today is going to be a good day The world needs…
We are continuing to focus on Purpose, Habits/Rituals and Strengths during the month of April. For our Positive Education Focus with the children, we focused on Purpose and Strengths. The teachers discussed that as we grow and begin to look for and think of the purpose in life, we use our strengths to guide us…
Welcome, April! We are so glad you’re here as we are looking forward to blooming flowers, warmer weather, and more opportunities to spend outside. As we move into this month, we are focusing on Purpose, Habits/Rituals, and Strengths. The definition of a habit is an automatic urge to do something, often triggered by a particular cue. Whether…
We are saying goodbye to March and hello to April! While we had such a busy and fun month, we are excited to tell you what’s happening in this new month. To recap, we focused on Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset, Stress, and Worry. We focused on creating a calm area as well as how…
We are continuing to discuss Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset as well as Stress and Worry! For fun, we gave the staff a “Finish the Picture” worksheet to work on improving memory as well as perception. Just like the Cloud activity we did with the children a couple of weeks ago, we all perceive things…
This past week was filled with spring-related activities! Not sure about you, but we are READY for warmer weather, more time outside, flowers blooming, starting the garden, and preparing for a FULL next couple of months, so let’s HOP right into our Positive Psychology focus. We focused on Stress, Worry, and Anxiety this week in…
This past week during our Positive Education Focus with the children, we read the book “It Looks like Spilt Milk” by Charles G. Shaw. The story is about how sometimes clouds look like squirrels, an ice cream cone, an angel, a tree, and so on. We then had the children create their own “cloud” by…
For March, we are focusing on the topics of Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset as well as Stress and Worry. This week, we discussed with the staff how Creating Calm in any situation is so important. Why does creating calm matter? The first rule of anxiety management is: do something about your freak-outs before you…
We are continuing to discuss the topics of Kindness, Empathy, and Communication this month with a focus on Love Languages this past week. For anyone that does not know, it’s a quiz to help understand how to communicate effectively with others as well as how to love your loved ones the way that makes sense…
Love is in the air as we are in February and we are focusing on the topics of Empathy, Kindness, and Connection. The definition of Empathy means that someone can share or understand the emotions and feelings of another person. Someone may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they can feel compassion….