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Brain Fitness

February 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Help your kids develop a mindful brain with some exercise. Are you wondering how to help your child flex their mental-health muscles? The brain is the ultimate mindfulness muscle! Play is the default brain workout for children. Most children effortlessly fall into play that allows them to explore thoughts, express feelings and process the world […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: Anthony Cupo, mental health

Practical Mindfulness 

February 4, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Learn how to create a mindful household for your child for parenting in unprecedented times. Is mindfulness possible in the chaos? It’s the question that every parent asks. Life comes at us fast when we’re helping our kids navigate the stress of school, socializing, family dynamics and the world at large while juggling our own […]

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Passion Project

December 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Mindfulness Promoting Your Kid's Passion

Learn ways to support your children in building upon their passions. Have your children been stuck with their heads in their computers, tablets and phones for the last 18 months? Children have had limited opportunities to build upon and explore their passions outside of the classroom or virtual walls. I like to use the word […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: arts & crafts, Melyssa Zive

Mindful Merriness

November 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Fun activities to do with your kids for mindful holidays. It’s easy to fall into the trap of rushing around, getting fixated on gifts, and clinging to picture-perfect expectations during the holiday season. There’s nothing wrong with embracing the tinsel and glow of December. However, the busyness of the season can make it tough to […]

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Mindfulness for Childhood Anxiety

October 26, 2021 Leave a Comment

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How mindfulness can become a useful part of your child’s mental-health toolkit. Parents shouldn’t be intimidated by conversations about how to manage childhood anxiety. It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that anxiety is a problem that needs to be fixed. In reality, anxiety is a very expected, everyday part of the […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: Anthony Cupo, mental health

Journaling: Secret to Student Success

September 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Girl journaling for student success

Learn about all the potential benefits mindful journaling offers to students. Parents looking to make the most of their child’s educational experience may want to encourage the use of the mindfulness tool, journaling. Some of the benefits of journaling include reduction of anxiety, improved grades, students becoming more invested in studies, and journaling ultimately helps […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: Anthony Cupo, back to school, mental health

Post-Pandemic Mindfulness for Kids

August 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

Family in Nature Post-Pandemic Mindfulness for Kids

Helping children cope with the effects of living through a pandemic with mindfulness tips and tools.  With a phenomenon as wide-reaching as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is nearly impossible to know the full extent to which communities across the globe have been disrupted. The loss of life has been as staggering as it has been […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: Anthony Cupo, Coronavirus

Mindful Organization

July 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Mindful organization for back-to-school

Keep organized with these mindfulness tools during the back-to-school season. Throughout the pandemic, mindfulness has become a key practice for many parents. As lockdowns set in, it became much more important to focus on the small things that brought us joy, instead of grieving for those things we had lost.  Now that parts of the […]

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Parenting After COVID

June 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

Mindfulness After Pandemic Anxiety Using Cognitive Reframing

How parents can ease back into mindfulness after many months of intense pandemic anxiety.  The COVID-19 pandemic has tested all of us — from the young to the old, to the sick and the healthy — no one has been un-impacted by the implications of our current global health crisis. And while we have all […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: Anthony Cupo, mental health

Mindful Dads

May 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

Become a more mindful dad through meditation

Fathers can also greatly benefit from mindful communication with their children. Being present and practicing mindfulness with children is easier said than done. While new mothers are traditionally expected to be mindful, fathers are often understudied and overlooked when it comes to the relationships they form and nurture.  While there is little research that specifically […]

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