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I am so excited for you to meet my friend Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Learners. She is a gifted specialist, educational consultant, author, speaker, and homeschool mom of four gifted/twice-exceptional kids.
Today we chatted about kids and anxiety during the pandemic, homeschool life, gifted kids, and play.
Self-Care Task: Figure out your best sleep hours and work on honoring that part of you. Colleen is often up until midnight and strews activities for her kids to do in the morning when they wake up.
Play Idea: Try the type of play our child enjoys. Add more laughter-- be silly. Use the Anxiety Tool Kit.
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Learn More about Jim Kwik: https://jimkwik.com/
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This is a special edition of Keep Calm & Mother On! for Military Spouse Appreciation Day. This US holiday was started in 1984 by President Ronald Regan, this year is the 36th celebration.
If you have a military spouse story you'd love to share with me, I'd love to read it. Email me.
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This podcast was inspired by the book Time to Parent by Julie Morgenstern and the article below from The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/archive/2020/04/the-anxious-child-and-the-crisis-of-modern-parenting/609901/
Other Books I've Read During Social Distancing:
Fierce, Free and Full of Fire by Jen Hatmaker
Live Love Now by Rachel Macy Stafford (almost done)
4 Ways Christy practices "being" a human
1. Movement
2. Quiet
3. Curiosity (Christy's Favorite Poem: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-brief-for-the-defense/)
4. Adult Conversation
Bonus Tasks: Art, cleaning something, drinking water & eating well, reading and listening to podcasts, limiting my social media.
Self-Care: Make your list of 4 ways to practice "being human" while raising humans. Make the tasks tiny and daily.
Play: Trace your kids' hands onto blank paper, color the hands, and then fill the space all around the hands with positive affirmations, things you notice about them, what makes them awesome, ways they have grown.
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Today's affirmation is inspired by this blog & Fred Rogers.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-now/201905/who-has-loved-you-being
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBt8keQTPb0
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Thank you to Karen, Nicole, Elizabeth, and Marrisa for today's tips.
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Brain Breaks and School at Home
Joshua MacNeill, M.Ed.
Director of NeuroLogic Initiative
https://www.instagram.com/neurologic_bylakeside/
https://lakesidelink.com/training/neurologic/
Josh began his Lakeside career as a teacher where he quickly began adapting trauma informed strategies into his classroom. He realized how important this approach was and saw amazing improvements in his students. Because of Josh's success both in his classroom and in communicating trauma informed educational practices, he began to get many requests to consult and train others, which propelled him to become the Director of Lakeside's NeuroLogic Initiative.
In addition to earning his Masters in Multicultural Education, Josh has completed both The Child Trauma Academy's Neurosequential Model of Education and Therapeutics training program. He has presented at regional, state, national and international conferences and now offers training and consultation for schools and individuals throughout the United States and abroad. Additionally, Josh wrote, 101 Brain Breaks and Brain Based Educational Activities, a book filled with activities that help regulate each level of the brain.
Book: https://amzn.to/2yg4iyj
Self-Care Task: Check your pulse. Your body will tell you how you are feeling before your brain might be able to label it.
Play Idea: Try out Minute to Win it type games a family. Also, try to blow the paper football off the table.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Share your tip-- what will summer look like for you?
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www.speakpipe.com/everydaymotherhood
Thank you to Allie, Karen, Jessie, Denaye, and Elizabeth for today's tips!
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Share your tip--
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www.speakpipe.com/everydaymotherhood
Thank you to Rebecca, Cally, Vanessa, Caroline, and Kathy for today's tips!
Don't miss out on the FB group. You'll need to know that I do something every day.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
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