Mental health wellness is one of the biggest lessons society has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important that it is cultivated at all ages. Children have social, emotional, and physical needs that contribute to their overall well-being that need to be taken care of, just like adults. Part of growing up happy and …
Heart Shaped Crafts for Heart Health Month February is American Heart Health Month AND has Valentine’s Day in it! The heart is an important part of what we celebrate. We create healthy snacks for the family, make sure we incorporate more cardio into our weeks, and talk about how much love we have to share …
12 Yoga Poses to Master in the New Year As we set off on the adventure of a new year, our focus returns to creating new habits. For families, especially families with children, it can be easy to start a lot of projects to try and sign the kids up for a bunch of new …
Developing Social-Emotional Skills In America, we are getting ready to have family togetherness at Thanksgiving. Cultures all around the world have special days where we see family, friends, and sometimes it has been a while since we have those we care about. For some of the smaller members of the family, they may be meeting …
Smile! and show us your clean teeth! Capturing moments in time through photography and film often includes big grins and showing off those pearly whites. Teeth are crucial to living a healthy lifestyle, and the earlier adults instill good habits into their children the easier maintaining strong teeth are for life. Teeth help us eat …
While August is still a vacation from school for many families, it does signal the beginning of the close of summer and the approach to the back to school season. Whether our little ones will be back in school, online for their education, or somewhere in the middle, it will look different this year. As …
As some parts of the country start to discuss how to reopen, it is important to talk to our kids about what the virus is, why things are going to be a little different, and how they can play their part. Whether going to a religious services, the park, a restaurant, or maybe even school …
For a lot of parents, their children are home from school or day-care a little earlier than they expected this year. Sudden changes in routine can be stressful, and the fact that it is all happening because of a virus adds an element of trying to stay healthy and safe to the mix. Since many …
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March has arrived and there is a new energy in the air. Seasons are about to shift, and the changing of the seasons puts a new spring in everyone’s step. This new hop, skip, and jump does not just brighten one’s mood, it is also lots of fun and has some health benefits. Jumping is …
