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High Energy Hijinks: Activities For Active Kids

Bradley Matthews
August 18, 2021
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Family

Do you have a little one at home who likes to touch everything and get into everything? Does your little one never seem tired? Do they get more and more energy the more wound up they get? It sounds like you have a high-energy child at home! I’ve been working in early childhood education for over a decade and time after time my favorite students are always the ones that may seem a little exhausting to other adults. High energy kids have the absolute most fun but it can be hard to help direct all that energy sometimes. It’s important to remember that behavior is how little ones communicate. If a child expends a ton of high energy all of the time they may need help to...

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Summer Fun: Outdoor Activities For Little Ones

Bradley Matthews
July 14, 2021
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Family

Summertime has never felt more vibrant and new! After a year of social distancing, mask-wearing, and being forced away from friends and family, getting back out in the sun with loved ones is just what the doctor ordered. If you’re like me, you may have forgotten all of the fun things you can do with your young family out around town. Here are some ways to spend your summer days this year: Trip to the Zoo A trip to the zoo can be overwhelming with toddlers and young kids. To help make the zoo more manageable, read a few picture books about specific animals before you go. Then, when you get to the zoo - try and find those animals! By focusing on just a few animals...

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Flex Your Mind and Body: Easy Ways to Incorporate Exercise Into Your Day

Bradley Matthews
May 13, 2021
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Fitness

We’re back! Quick - somebody knock on wood. The world is reopening, people are getting vaccinated, and we’re slowly getting back to our old ways of pre-pandemic life. So as we move into our “new normal” way of living - how can we keep up all of the amazing self-care we started integrating into our lives at home? Things that seemed easy to handle during the pandemic like taking an at-home workout class or meditating may not be as easy to keep up now that we’re not working in pajamas all day long. That being said, self-care, exercise, and eating right are more important than ever as we move back into our busy daily lives. I’ve really taken the past year to take stock of everything in...

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Adventures in Arugula: 9 Must-Try Recipes

Bradley Matthews
April 7, 2021
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We’ve made it. It’s spring again and that means there is some beautiful and vibrant produce to check out. Enjoying fresh foods in season is a great way to help shake things up throughout the year. Let food spark a memory, honor a tradition, or create a new habit! Now especially seems like a great time to create new traditions for ourselves and our loved ones. Different foods and recipes can shake up a mundane week and keep things interesting. Introducing new flavors could also help you move past the last year by jolting your tastebuds awake with new experiences. An ingredient I’ve been inspired by lately is an old standard - arugula. Arugula is a fun, easy way to spice up the ordinary. It’s got a...

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5 Yoga Accessories for Men

Bradley Matthews
January 28, 2021
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It’s the time of year where everyone tries to turn over a new leaf. In my early twenties, I loved setting new goals and resolutions for myself. Now, I like to take the new year as a time to reflect about where I’m at and think about where I’d like to go. From there, I see what new habits, hobbies, or experiences I want to add to my life. Keep the pressure low - especially this new year, with so many other things going on around us. Yoga became a part of my life during college where my performing arts school offered daily morning yoga classes for students. I grew up in the south and in the late nineties and early aughts - yoga had not...

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5 Fun & Creative Indoor Activities For Children

Bradley Matthews
December 23, 2020
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Family

You made it! It’s the end of 2020 and now all you have to do is keep your young children entertained - alone and inside - all winter! Okay, so you almost made it!   How can you keep the winter days special, interesting and fun? We know how quickly young children will tire of their new toys and eventually (hopefully) get bored of watching Trolls: World Tour - so then what? It’s time for my favorite old standby - imagination!   My favorite part of being an early childhood educator is using children’s imaginations to help illustrate a point, cement a concept, inspire new questions, and get those little wheels turning in their little heads. Imagination can be used and encouraged at home as well. In the following...

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Cozy Reads for Cold Days

Bradley Matthews
December 4, 2020
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Family

  We’ve spent more time inside this year than any of us have ever imagined and it looks like we’re not quite out of the woods yet. I know we’re all scratching at the walls and anxious for a return to normalcy but this year also provides us with some much-needed quality time with our loved ones. Our schedules and days are normally packed and filled with multi-tasking. We forget that it’s good to slow down and enjoy peace and quiet from time to time. So instead of rushing back to our lives - let’s take this opportunity to cherish the ones we love. There are lots of ways to spend quality time with your toddler. One of the best ways to stimulate your little one and...

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Parenting Tip We Love: Affirmations for Children

Bradley Matthews
October 29, 2020
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Family

You have the wrong Zoom password for online school, the dog needs to go out and your toddler just spilled applesauce all over the kitchen. Lucky for you – self-care is in! It’s all over Instagram, whole shows are dedicated to the topic, and Gwyneth Paltrow has a new reaffirming term for any sticky situation. We have trained ourselves for this moment and we can pause and breathe before heading back into our hectic day.   While we employ these tools for ourselves, we forget that these same concepts and ideas can be shared with our kids! The way we talk to ourselves influences every aspect of our lives and the best time to start talking kindly to yourself is now! Saying affirmations assigns words to our feelings. Naming...

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