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Portable Emotional ToolKit for Sensitive Kids

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Portable Emotional ToolKit for Sensitive Kids

by Guest Author on Jul 06 2021
How do you discipline a highly sensitive child? Using time-ins help children understand and mange their deep emotional world, nurturing connection and emotional intelligence. Here are 8 tips to building a portable ToolKit for your child to help them regulate not only at home but on the go.
Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment, allowing us to drop into a self-care practice of listening to and meeting our needs.

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Self-Care And Sensory Body Breaks

by Suzanne Tucker on Jul 05 2021
Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment, allowing us to drop into a self-care practice of listening to and meeting our needs. 
Helping Children Embrace Mistakes For A Growth Mindset

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Helping Children Embrace Mistakes For A Growth Mindset

by Ashley Patek on Jun 30 2021
Whether your kiddo strikes out at baseball, colors out of the lines, or gets a grade lower than they wanted, parents have a beautiful opportunity to honor big feelings and offer tools to help them accept and maybe even celebrate it. Here are 8 ways. 
Does Self-Care Feel Like A Chore?

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Does Self-Care Feel Like A Chore?

by Ashley Patek on Jun 29 2021
Empowerment self-care is when we can be with the current moment with joy and ease, noticing how we feel and asking ourselves, “What is it that I want and need, and how do I make that happen?” Here's how to listen to your sensory body and 5 simple self-care breaks for you and your child.
What Happens When We Say, “You Hurt My Feelings” To Our Kids

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What Happens When We Say, “You Hurt My Feelings” To Our Kids

by Ashley Patek on Jun 29 2021
When we say things like "You hurt my feelings" or "You make me so mad", we send messages to our children that they are responsible for our feelings. Learn the truth about feelings, how to overcome childhood adaptations, and what to say instead.
Ask Andrew: Navigating Responses To Stimming

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Ask Andrew: Navigating Responses To Stimming

by Andrew Patterson on Jun 28 2021
Andrew answers today's question: How do you deal with people making fun of stims? Especially loud vocal ones?
8 Children's Books To Nurture Inclusion

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8 Children's Books To Nurture Inclusion

by Ashley Patek on Jun 24 2021
While June is a month to honor and celebrate those in the LGBTQ+ community, inclusion is not a one-time or one-month conversation. It is an everyday lived experience. Here are 8 children's books to nurture inclusion. 
Moving Past Punishment With Compassion

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Moving Past Punishment With Compassion

by Ashley Patek on Jun 23 2021
Maybe what she needed was to be seen, heard, and validated. For someone to tell her that she didn’t have to be that scared child anymore. Here are 5 ways to show compassion to a fellow parent and 3 ways to re-parent your inner child.
There's What Parents Say And What Kids Hear

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There's What Parents Say And What Kids Hear

by Ashley Patek on Jun 22 2021
Does it ever feel like there is a disconnect between what you say and what your kids hear? Like, somehow, asking your child not to jump on the couch or slap her brother translates into more jumping and continued slapping. Here are common parenting phrases, what kids hear, and what we can say instead to get on the same page.
Ask Andrew: Prep For New Places

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Ask Andrew: Prep For New Places

by Andrew Patterson on Jun 21 2021
Andrew answers today's question: How can I help my three and half-year-old prepare for going to new places? He really struggles when we first get somewhere and when it's time to leave.
Woman Finds Self-Love After Childhood Accident Through Emotional Education

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Emotional Education Helps Woman Finds Self-Love After Childhood Accident

by Guest Author on Jun 21 2021
After being in a traumatic accident, I viewed the world differently than every other eleven-year-old. My brain didn’t adapt as well as my body, and I wondered, "What's wrong with me?" Then, I found the one thing that was lacking in my childhood: emotional education. Here's my journey. 
Ask Andrew: Understanding Neurodiversity

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Ask Andrew: Understanding Neurodiversity

by Guest Author on Jun 14 2021
Hi! I’m Andrew from Generation Mindful's newest recurring weekly feature, Ask Andrew. I’ll be taking any and all questions regarding the autism spectrum with particular emphasis on childhood development as an authentic autistic adult. Today Andrew answers: What do you wish your classmates had understood about you/did differently?
Ten Ways To Help Your Child Make Friends

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Ten Ways To Help Your Child Make Friends

by Ashley Patek on Jun 11 2021
Not only is having friends fun, but it also has a positive developmental influence on social-emotional skills. While parents can’t make friends for their children, decades of research suggest that parents play a big role in teaching children the skills required to make friends. Here are 10 ways.
Man Regulates Co-Worker Using Tools He Learned From His Daughters

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Man Regulates Co-Worker Using Tools He Learned From His Daughters' Calming Corner

by Ashley Patek on Jun 09 2021
Kevin is a supervisor for the federal government and dad of two daughters, ages seven and six. In using a Calming Corner for his daughters at home, he gained tools that he later integrated with a co-worker during an escalated moment. 
Attachment is Not a Reward; It’s a Lifeline

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Attachment is Not a Reward. It’s a Lifeline.

by Guest Author on Jun 08 2021
In using a time-in, my boys learned valuable skills they would never have learned by sitting in a corner. Did this produce perfect children? No. But this did produce securely attached children who no longer had to make desperate bids for the attachment they so instinctively desired. Read more. 
The day my daughter shaved her head

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The Day My Daughter Shaved Her Head

by Suzanne Tucker on Jun 07 2021
My daughter sat fearlessly in the barber's chair with a smile across her face as long clumps of hair left her head. And it was then I realized not only what's important in life, but what gives it meaning.
The "And" Moments

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The "And" Moments

by Ashley Patek on Jun 04 2021
Join Selina as she leads a mindful moment to help us prepare for the "AND" moments in our lives with love and gratitude. 
Parenting Through Sleep Deprivation

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Parenting Through Sleep Deprivation

by Ashley Patek on Jun 03 2021
In solidarity, we stand: All of the sleep-deprived parents out there. Fragmented sleep is hard and it makes parenting mindfully feel like an uphill battle. But even in the haze of of it all, this mama has found her voice, and this is what she shares.
Healing From A Childhood You Don't Remember

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Healing From A Childhood You Don't Remember

by Ashley Patek on Jun 02 2021
While we may not remember our childhood with our mind and verbal words, our body keeps the score and stores the information it receives from our formative years, namely which parts of us to grow and which to shrink. These downloads show up as patterns in adulthood and in our parenting. Read more. 
Parenting A Strong-Willed Child

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Parenting A Sensitive And Strong-Willed Child

by Ashley Patek on Jun 01 2021
Raising a strong-willed child? You're not alone. Gain access to tools that help you validate the emotions fueling their meltdown, plus tangible tips to redirect hitting, kicking, spitting, power struggles, and other challenging behaviors.