More kids are suffering from trauma-related sensitivities than you might realize The gold standard research on this matter is the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They looked at almost 10,000 adults at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego,, California, who were asked questions covering seven aspects of...Read More
I’ve been writing a lot the past couple of years and I wanted to let you know about two new books that have come out this year! The first one is The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life. This is a new edition of a book published by another publisher in 2008, that...Read More
Check out this photo. That’s you several decades ago. Well, not exactly you, but let’s say there’s a pretty remarkable resemblance. What you’re looking at is a zygote, a fertilized ovum, a one-celled organism. This, however, is not a science essay. It’s more along the lines of a self-introspection. I’d like you to meditate upon...Read More
With the growth of mindfulness in classrooms around the country and the world, a number of misconceptions have arisen about mindful practices which deserve to be clarified. The Myth: “Mindfulness is just another form of mind control over our children.” The Reality: Mindfulness actually helps children gain control of their own minds so that they’re...Read More
Millions of children are practicing mindfulness all over the world, and while it’s a very simple process of training the mind to be always in the present moment, without judgement, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. It can be useful if a parent or teacher has some creative ways to explain...Read More
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