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Apr 29, 20211 min read
Announcing Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure! and a Quick Intro Video
The Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure! book launch is over and we'll be diving deep into the different aspects and challenges...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20211 min read
3 Easy To Access Breathing Tools for Mindfulness for Kids
In Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure!, Joseph used breathing to help him get his big feelings back in control. He could...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20212 min read
9 Calming Ideas for Parents That Also Teach Emotional Regulation
Being able to help an upset child requires that adults be in control first. It's not so easy to do sometimes! Here is a list of ways you...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20211 min read
5 Calming Ideas Your Children Can Borrow From You
In Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure, co-regulating means Joseph’s mom stays present for Joseph as he goes through a difficult...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20211 min read
6 Important Facts About Emotional Resiliency for Parents to Know
When children gain something positive from setbacks, understand their own strengths, and work through challenges on their own, we say...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Easy Ways to Help Your Child With These Common Emotional Challenges
There are so many challenges kids face in their daily routine. In my work as an occupational therapist, I have been having kids create a...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20212 min read
4 Visualization Examples To Raise Optimistic and Imaginative Kids
Dr. Laura Markham, author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, reports in a recent newsletter on raising an optimistic child that kids need to...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20213 min read
10 Ways to Teach Self-Control to Grow Your Child's Willpower
In Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure!, Joseph learns a lot about self-control. In his imagination, he faces the conflict of...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20212 min read
8 Ideas from Mission: CONTROL! To Foster Self-Belief in Children
Teaching children to believe they can and helping them see their “future self” succeeding fosters belief in themselves. Here are 8 ideas...
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nanarkwright
Apr 28, 20212 min read
7 Ways Gretchen Helps Joseph in Mission: CONTROL!
When children feel out of control, adults who share their calm can be immensely helpful to children. In addition, they model for children...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20211 min read
Mission: CONTROL! A Big Feelings Adventure
When a young boy’s tantrum sends him into outer space, can he stop the aliens from controlling his attitude? Joseph doesn’t want to go to...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Grow it!
We have beliefs about our abilities. Belief that our intelligence and abilities can be improved with effort and the right strategies is...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20213 min read
Borrow it!
According to Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Everyday Blessing: The Inner Work of Mindfulness, mindfulness is the awareness that arises from...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Control it!
Self-control is a complex skill that is built over time; examples of expected behavior are waiting, thinking ahead about the consequences...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Bounce it!
Sometimes, new things can feel very hard. According to research, sticking with goals over time is important to success and happiness and...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Believe it!
Research shows that believing in yourself is a physiological process that impacts your brain circuitry. Believing in yourself means...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Imagine it!
Optimism means looking for the good in what is happening around you and to you, expecting things to go well, believing that it is...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Breathe it!
Breathing is one of the most effective ways to help kids calm down. Based on many studies, scientists report slow, deep breathing helps...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Solve it!
Kids of all ages face problems and challenges on a daily basis, but kids often lack effective problem-solving strategies. Using...
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nanarkwright
Jan 16, 20212 min read
Calm it!
Mindfulness helps children develop awareness of inner and outer experiences and helps them understand the connection between their...
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