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Reclaiming Authenticity Through Self-Love

A mama shares a poem about shedding old narratives and expectations so that she can be her authentic self, and in doing so, her six-year-old son is empowered to do the same.

Feb 7 22 | 3 - 32 min read

How Mindfulness Helped Me Focus My ADHD

I was diagnosed with ADHD at six-years-old. I was given medication that helped my teacher teach me and other students be around me, but it didn't help me learn skills to regulate my emotions. From a child who had a difficult time with emotions,...

Jan 31 22 | 3 - 32 min read

Breaking The Cycle: A Shift from Punitive to Positive Parenting

A shift from punitive punishment to positive parenting. One mama shares her story of breaking the generational cycle of spanking to connection-based childrearing.

Jan 17 22 | 3 - 32 min read

Parenting In This Day And Age Is Hard As #*@%

Parenting will trigger parts of you that you didn’t even know could be triggered. Things that have been pushed down inside of you (consciously or subconsciously) will surface and leave you in the ultimate WTF moment! Nonetheless, we are all in ...

Dec 6 21 | 3 - 32 min read

The Blessing of Now

One mother's car ride home transformed a 'to do' list into deep, profound gratitude.

Nov 22 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Raising Emotionally-Intelligent Boys: One Mom's Journey

What do you do when the world around you tells you that you are too sensitive?

Do you adapt to the social norms and shift who you are, or do you hush the noise of society to listen to your inner wisd...

Nov 1 21 | 3 - 32 min read

An Itch Saved My Life

Diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33, Dulci navigated treatment, working full time, and parenting her son. This is what she says others need to know, and it could save a life.

Oct 27 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Harlow

This mama uses a poem to capture her experience of telling her son about his sister ... "What happened, mama? Why didn’t she come home? ... Her body laid so still at birth, I said, But her soul knew where to go."

Jul 6 21 | -7 - -72 min read

Emotional Education Helps Woman Finds Self-Love After Childhood Accident

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...

Jun 21 21

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

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.

Jun 9 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Mom Of Two Advocates For Her Neurodiverse Daughters

Natasha is a mama of two neurodiverse daughters and she has one big focus: teaching her girls social-emotional skills, not only to help them express themselves but to advocate for themselves.

Apr 28 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Viral Video: Dad And Son Dress Up As Frozen's Elsa For Living Room Dance Party

When seeing how much his 4-year-old son, Dexter, loved "Frozen," Ørjan Burøe, a Norwegian comedian, purchased two Elsa costumes from Ebay, and the pair danced around the living room to "Let it Go." The video went viral...

Apr 12 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Video Of Trader Joe's Employees Singing And Dancing To Stop Toddler Tantrum Goes Viral

When this toddler had a meltdown at checkout, these Winter Park, Florida Trader Joe's employees jumped into action with an impromptu dance party. The video goes viral.

Apr 5 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Mom Realizes It's Never Too Late To Parent Differently

As a school psychologist on the elementary level, Karen was in search of professional development tools, and in doing so, found an avenue to help her in raising her three diverse sons.

Mar 17 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Preschooler Teaches Her Younger Sister About Emotions While Learning To Manage Her Own

The last thing Kelly wanted was another gimmick for a tired, worn-out parent. She was overwhelmed and out of ideas on how to manage her daughters' meltdowns. But then something amazing happened ... her oldest daughter ...

Mar 11 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Time-In ToolKit Helps Mom Realize: My Son's Behavior Is Normal And Healthy

This mom feared something was wrong with her three-year-old child. And then she realized that his behavior was a sign of healthy brain development.

Feb 24 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Autistic Mama and Sons Request: See Us for Us, Not our Labels

Tiffany Hammond is an autistic mama to two autistic sons. She shares that their diagnosis is not a one-size-fits-all expression. Rather, Tiffany sees this as part of her family’s unique human experience.

Jan 29 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Bringing The Shadows To Light: Reparenting Yourself In Motherhood

One mama went into the shadows of her youth to heal the wounds of emotional neglect. And in doing so, she reparented herself, and transformed the connection with her daughter.

Jan 25 21 | 3 - 32 min read

Social worker and mom uses yoga and positive affirmations to heal herself and her family

One mom shares how she uses her training in social work and yoga to heal herself, her family, and her community.

Aug 10 20 | 3 - 32 min read

Parenting Toddlers, Tweens, and Teens Using Time-Ins

Crystal is a mama with a household of toddlers, tweens, and teens where uncontrollable sobbing and outbursts were a daily occurrence, and not just from her three-year-old.

Aug 8 20 | 3 - 32 min read

Reducing Toddler Tantrums

One family’s journey using time-ins to manage their toddler's big feelings, going from 33 to 3 tantrums a day in just one week.

Mar 17 20 | 3 - 32 min read

Teaching Academics and Social-Emotional Skills in the Montessori Classroom

Emily Canibano, a Montessori teacher with a classroom of 16 students ranging in age from 1.2 to 5.5 years, was looking for a way to teach social-emotional skills in her classroom, both in feeling emotions and in the safe expression of them.

Feb 3 20

Morning Meetings and Connecting a Classroom

A the school counselor shares how her school transformed its classroom culture by using SnuggleBuddies plush toys to teach students about their emotions.

Jan 30 20

Teaching The Whole Learner: School Spotlight on Bloom360

Bloom360 Learning Community, a nonprofit school in southeastern Wisconsin for Learners ages 5 to 21 with neurodiverse needs, based their entire 2019/20 school year curriculum themes around the PeaceMakers themes of Power, Joy, Bala...

Jan 27 20

The Gift Of Life And One Mama's Fight For Her Son

A mother's devotion to finding a cure for her son's rare kidney disease and to helping him manage his big feelings along the way.

Dec 9 19 | 3 - 32 min read

Dear Daughter: A Spoken Word Poem

Grab your tissues. This heartfelt video captures the love and prayers one father carries for his unborn child: "The pain and the pleasure, they are buried treasure. Get your hands dirty..." - Kurt Peloquin

Nov 29 19 | 3 - 32 min read

How One Child Learned To Manage His Emotions By Watching His Sister

With the use of the Time-In-Toolkit and SnuggleBuddies Plush Toys, one child learned how to manage his emotions by modeling his older sister.

Nov 15 19 | 3 - 32 min read

The Trauma-Aware Classroom: We All Need Compassion

I am a teacher. In order to associate with the trauma of my students, I become aware of my own trauma.

Oct 29 19 | 3 - 32 min read

Foster Families Are Making It Safe For Kids to Feel

One foster family shares how they are managing emotions on a daily basis in raising their five children.

Jul 29 19 | 3 - 32 min read

What Two Young Boys Taught Their Grandma About Anger

I gave SnuggleBuddies to my grandsons while they were visiting for Christmas to help them learn about feelings, but what happened next surprised me.

Mar 2 19

How To Make A DIY Calming Corner

After a failed DIY Pinterest-inspired Calming Corner, this mama turned to Generation Mindful's Time-In-Toolkit to save her time, money, and sanity while creating a space for her tantruming three-year-old to explore her feelings.

Teaching Emotional Intelligence and College Students as Change-Makers

Dr. Meghan Gillette, a professor in the field of Human Development and Human Studies at Iowa State University, shares the latest research on nurturing emotional intelligence in children ages 5 to 12, how she uses Team-Based Learning and her insights ...

Nov 13 18

School Program Uses PeaceMakers to Aide Social-Emotional Skill Building

Fit Abilities Yoga program in the Ferguson MO School District are empowering students by using Generation Mindful's PeaceMakers mantra cards.

May 21 17

Using Art for Emotional Regulation

A mama warrior overcomes frustration to make a teachable moment through art for her son. Three tips to incorporate art into positive parenting.

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