Tag: children

Myself, as well as many of my peers and close childhood friends, went through having our parents break up or get divorced while we were younger. In each situation, the parents were choosing to split for varying reasons and there were varying levels of difficulty for each of us. Some had parents who were very […]

  Reading has been a cornerstone of human civilization for thousands of years. Without it, we would not be where we are today. How else would someone in pre-technology times pass on their thoughts, knowledge and valuable life lessons onto the next generation? Perhaps it was educational content meant to teach people the lessons the […]

Focus is right behind confidence in terms of help requests we get from parents. Kids have a hard time focusing much on anything, after all, especially the thing that they need to be doing when they’re told to do it. We have a lot of program-specific tactics we use in our martial arts classes, but we […]

When we talk to parents about their motive for bringing their child in to try out our programs, one of the #1 things we get asked about helping with is confidence. Parents often feel that their kiddo is too shy and they worry that this lack of self-esteem is going to cause them problems making friends and […]

  It comes as a surprise to no one that physical activity would be good for a child’s physical health, but many parents aren’t aware of the profound impact it has on their mental health. Study after study has shown that regular physical activity can lead to numerous benefits for children’s mental health, including improved […]

  There are several things we hope will come to pass for our children. We want them to be smart so they can be well-equipped to make decisions an separate good from bad. We want them to be creative so that they are able to solve problems and stand out amongst their peers. We want […]

  It is no surprise to any adult that the world is a tough place to get by in. At times it is wonderful, but during other times it can feel like everything is going wrong all at the same time.  As a parent, we want our children to understand this and be prepared to […]

  The responsibilities of parents seem endless. Not only is there the responsibility of making sure a child grows up in a safe environment, but parents also must work to help their child develop good habits and development in the different areas of life. This includes their mental abilities, their emotional intelligence, their ability to […]

When I was younger, video games and cartoons were an incredibly large part of my life. I was the only child at home, and my school friends lived almost 20 minutes away by car, so I found social and mental stimulus almost entirely through the virtual worlds I explored on my Playstation. At the time, […]

I can’t speak for everyone else, but there is a significant difference between a night full of restful sleep and a night where that wasn’t possible. Even an hour or two less than normal can make the day so much more difficult and overwhelming. As such, we treasure our time in bed since it allows […]

  If we look back on our childhoods, it is quite easy to see where certainly habits and personality traits came from. For me, almost all of my traits and beliefs can be traced back to my childhood. Either they are ones that I learned and have held up since I was in school, or […]

Every weekend, a small group of family members comes to our home so that we can have dinner and play tabletop games together. It’s a practice that we started up last September and have carried on for a weekly basis since then (with a brief break around holiday time). For those of us at the […]

Dear Mom and Dad, I wanted to start by saying that I finally understand how difficult life is. I am in my mid-twenties now and even though I’m not as emotional as I was when I was a teenager, this whole “adulting” thing is incredibly hard. I’m already finding it difficult to balance working, hobbies, […]

I can already hear you asking: “This is a martial arts school. What does this particular topic have to do with martial arts?” Quite a bit, actually. True martial arts is about conquering our inner demons – learning to find balance in a world full of chaos. Sometimes that balance comes from disciplined decisions, such […]

The human brain is a complex thing, especially children’s brains (which are constantly changing and developing). As such, one of the best resources we can share is one that talks about how to give the brain what it needs to properly develop and flourish. In this post, we have compiled and walked through the basics of the […]

People are not always the best when it comes to relating to each other. I know that I oftentimes will look at things that my fellow humans are doing and ask myself “what the hell was that?” Despite this, I think all humans understand that there are a couple of fundamental forces in life that […]

In order improve ourselves, in any form, we must first look within, and find a desire and passion to learn. Many people’s reaction to the idea of having to ‘learn’ something is usually not positive. This is fairly understandable, since we spend most of our childhood years being forced to learn many things that we aren’t necessarily […]

Bullying has become an epidemic in recent years. Yes, there have always been bullies, and yes, those bullies have always caused serious and lasting damage to their victims; however, bullying in the 21st century has changed – and not for the better. According to Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center, one in four students has reported […]