Helping children, teens, and adults decrease stress, anxiety and anger.

The Parents Guide to Teaching Mindfulness to Your Anxious Child

Note to Readers: Raising  an anxious child brings additional parenting challenges we are not normally prepared for. I am so grateful to Anxiety Free Child for sharing this insightful article.

by Rich Presta

Raising an anxious child brings an acute awareness to being calm and mindful as we navigate parenting.

You’re familiar with what happens when a baby faces food for the first time. The food often ends up on the baby’s face! That’s because babies have an innate curiosity about everything in the world around them. When they run across something they’ve never seen before, they touch it, they smell it, they taste it – and they even rub it on their face. …Details and ORDERS »

Boston Bombing: Helping Children Cope

By Lori Lite

The Boston bombing sent a wave of shock, fear, and anxiety through families across the world. Children are vulnerable when faced with these types of tragedies and do not have experience coping with these extreme feelings and concerns. We all like to believe that we live in a safe world and as parents we do all that we can to protect our children. …Details and ORDERS »

Easter Tips For Family Fun

by Lori Lite

Easter tips for family fun allow you to put your own creative spin on Easter and incorporate stress management.

I can still see my daughter with her hands on her hips declaring her truth. “I understand the Tooth Fairy and Santa, but really now, a giant Easter Bunny hopping from house to house hiding eggs?” Holidays are a wonderful excuse to reconnect with family, share stories, look for signs of hope, explore relaxation, and spark your creativity. It doesn’t matter if you celebrate a particular holiday, or you just want to believe that a giant bunny hops from house to house hiding eggs. Use this hopeful holiday to create your own family day. …Details and ORDERS »

Reading for Relaxation

Note to Readers: Reading for relaxation is an often overlooked stress management tool for children. A good story of triumph can brighten the eyes of any child. Reading gives children a chance to stop the mind list and incessant chatter in their brains. …Details and ORDERS »

Hurricane Sandy Tips Help Kids Recover

Hurricane Sandy Tips Help Kids

by Lori Lite

It’s no secret that natural disasters have a way of uprooting lives and tearing communities apart. Hurricane Sandy has devastated the lives of thousands in the northeast, most who are still working tirelessly to get their lives back to normal. Children, in particular, thrive in a structured environment, which becomes nonexistent in times of a natural disaster. …Details and ORDERS »

Kids & Stress Reducing Foods

Note to Readers:  Stress reducing foods can be an important ingredient in your family’s overall wellness plan. The right foods can reduce stress, anxiety, and fatigue.  When we expose children to more that the ‘children’s menu,’ we expose them to a variety of healthy foods they are more likely to taste and like. Parents are amazed to hear that their child ate artichokes, salmon, and quinoa at my house.  A little creativity can go a long way. Kids will eat a healthy food when they help to prepare it, grow it, or give it a fun name. Quinoa soup is called Halloween soup at my house all year round! Thanks to Stephanie, AKA The Nutrition Mom for sharing her stress reducing foods. …Details and ORDERS »

Stress Free Birthday Party

Birthday parties for kids especially tweens and teens is an important social event. With a little planning parents can throw a stress free birthday party providing an environment that is fun, safe and stress free. Below are a few tips that will help you and your child plan a party to remember. …Details and ORDERS »

Reduce Homework Stress

By Lori Lite 

Sixty five percent of students report that they are often or always stressed by their schoolwork and homework. Homework  is a significant cause of stress for students. Homework stress can cause children and teens to experience stress-related symptoms such as headaches, difficulty sleeping, exhaustion, and weight gain. …Details and ORDERS »

Tips to Improve Bedtime Routine

One of the most stressful and common problems that parents and kids face today is bedtime. Seventy percent of kids say that they worry, and 69 percent of parents say that they would like to improve bedtime routine. When children don’t get enough sleep they feel moody, have trouble concentrating and find it harder to complete tasks. Children that have enough sleep perform better academically and socially. …Details and ORDERS »

Lower Travel Stress on Family Road Trips

by Lori Lite

Travel stress does not need to be part of your family road trip. With a little planning you can lower travel stress and build a lifetime of memories for everyone. Simple tips for parents and children make it easy to head off travel meltdowns and empower everyone to handle travel stress. Here are just a few of my favorite tips to make your road trip stress free. …Details and ORDERS »