Welcome to our class!  We all struggle at times with feeling confident, good enough, etc.  In this space we will learn and discuss ways to feel better about who we are, and recognize all we have in common with each other also!

Even young children feel the affects of stress in life, from school, home, friends, beginning to learn true communication with those we come in contact with, etc.  If they have tools to "feed" their brain positivity, and if they learn they have a body, mind, and heart they have to keep healthy, they are happier, kinder, more positive individuals, and bounce back more quickly from the stresses of everyday life.  Teach a child early how to care for their "whole" self and they will be happier and healthier overall throughout their lives!

We'll learn and read 3 new positive affirmations each week to build ourselves up and help us continue to do our best, feeding ourselves positive "Brain Food".  You will be encouraged to keep an affirmations journal and read your affirmations daily.  The more we read and process these words as positive "brain food" they begin to become our "truth"!  We begin to "Live" those words.  We'll talk about and do small, simple practices of mindfulness that calm, energize, and build self esteem and inspire us to be all we can be, our true and authentic self, filling ours and others emotional wellness buckets!

This class is meant to boost daily self esteem and encourage more positive self talk and kindness toward self and other.  Doing these things help fill our emotional wellness buckets and we help others buckets fill also.  
In this small piece of your week we will share and discuss quotes that help you think

I have a student directed learning style.  I learn as much from them as they hopefully learn from me.  Comments and conversations among students bring awareness of similarities to recognize they are not alone in the feelings/emotions they feel and the things they experience in life!  This awareness can bring a sense of belonging and help them see they are not alone in this big world!

I teach kindness and tolerance for all our differences, because those differences make us each unique and amazing!   I love working with students from all around the globe and helping them engage and feel more comfortable sharing their comments in class.

Come join me each week as we fill our emotional health buckets with kindness and self love.

 Class will go as follows:
*Check in-What made you smile this week?  What was a challenge or a bit stressful?
We discuss tools we can use to lessen our heavy emotions, and fill our buckets!
*Affirmations-Read them then say them with me to feed our brains "POSITIVE BRAIN FOOD".
*Discuss the topic for the week. 
We will often find this topic in our affirmations and quotes.
*Read and study/discuss our quotes and how they can apply to us.  
*We end with a small brain break!  A mindfulness moment or small meditation.  Learning tools we can use whenever we need a brain break from stressful moments, or a way to be more peaceful.  This mindfulness moment is another "bucket filler!"

Here a list of the subjects we'll discuss the rest of 2024.

Sept 4-6 Empathy 
Sept 11-13 Cooperation
Sept 18-20 Telling the Truth/Honesty
Sept 25-27 Assertive Communication

Oct 2-4 Anxiety
Oct 9-11 Bragging or confidence
Oct 16-18 Kindness
Oct 23-25 Apologizing 
Oct 30-Nov 1 (No classes this week) 

Nov 6-8 (No classes this week)
Nov 13-15 Boundaries
Nov 20-22 Fair/Equal 
Nov  27-29 (No class for the Thanksgiving Holiday) 

Dec 4-6 Understanding
Dec 11-13 Avoidance
Dec 18-20 Courage
Dec 25-27 (No classes for the Christmas Holiday)

**Refunds are not provided in this class because recordings of each missed class are available to all learners so any missed material will be completely accessible at all times to watch before the next class. Please try and find time to have your student watch our weekly video if they are sick, are going on vacation, or unforeseen events come up.  The time watching the class video could be just what your child needs the week they have to miss!