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Are you afraid of the dark? Are you worried about something? Are you upset? Are you hungry or too full? Do you have to pee? Is your mind racing? Did you just finish playing video games or watching TV? 5 WAYS TO FALL ASLEEP   Have the same sleep routine every night Have a technology […]

Pay attention better in school Be creative and think of new ideas Fight sickness so you stay healthy Be in a good mood Get along with friends and family Solve problems better  (like complicated math problems) Learn and remember your new form in one class WITHOUT ENOUGH SLEEP YOU CAN: Forget what you learned Have […]

When we hear the term “school readiness,” the first thing most people think of is children knowing academic basics that will help them meet the demands of the classroom. And while these cognitive skills are important, teachers feel that skills in the other areas of child development are just as, or more important. Social, emotional, […]

Light lets you know when to sleep and when to be awake. When you open your eyes in the morning, sunlight signals your brain it is time to wake up. As day turns to night, your brain makes a chemical called melatonin (mel-a-TONE- in) that makes you sleepy. Because light can wake you up, your […]

After a full night of sleep, you wake up ready for a new day of school, fun activities and family time. You use a lot of energy to go to school, play outside at recess, do your homework, go to piano lessons and participate in EMA and by the end of the day your body […]

CHALLENGING MY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS A negative thought I have is:___________________________________________________ Can I be 100% sure this thought is true? Yes____No____Maybe____   If my good friend had this thought, what would I tell them? ___________________________________________________________________________   What is a more helpful and realistic thought? ___________________________________________________________________________   When faced with a challenge, we often give up if […]

This week we challenge the negative thoughts you have. Everyone has negative thoughts. When you have a negative thought, you can help yourself feel better if you replace it with a more realistic and helpful perspective. I can’t do anything right. < Sometimes I get things wrong and that’s ok. Everyone does. I will never […]

Having a “GROWTH MINDSET” means always working towards improving yourself, and that can never happen without CHALLENGING yourself. The difficult part of the GROWTH MINDSET and CHALLENGING yourself is finding the right balance between challenge and boredom. It’s great to practice something until it becomes mind- numbingly easy, but then you need to move on […]

Hard work challenge #1 (Show us your grit!): Cardio workout with success measured by effort. Instructors should acknowledge individual effort/enthusiasm/grit/best sweat/”beast mode”. This is not about going beyond limitations (next week), rather your goal is to work hard as a group, build teamwork and grit, and celebrate PERSEVERANCE.   – Written by Kumar Bandyo

Giving up is easy but you will never reach your big goals. Hard work is not bad. Amazing things happen to people who work hard. Important stuff takes a lot of work. You can do almost anything if you work hard enough. It takes a lot of hard work to be a black belt but […]