Alicia Ortego's Blog, page 9
January 13, 2022
Why Is It Essential to Hug Your Child Every Day?
Giving a hug promotes sensory stimulation that is utterly significant for child development. In fact, it grows a healthy brain and increases physical fitness.��
A scientist from Japan���s Toho University has found that both babies and adults become more relaxed when hugging. Besides, children have a higher increase ratio of heartbeat intervals when caregivers touch them. The same effect was obse...
January 11, 2022
Black History Month Activities for Kids
Black History Month is an annual celebration of African-American history. The event takes place every February. The choice of the month isn’t random, by the way. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in February and both contributed to the abolishing of slavery. No doubt, other activists were struggling to make it happen too. Still, these two men had a great impact on the course of h...
Black History Months Activities for Kids
Black History Month is an annual celebration of African-American history. The event takes place every February. The choice of the month isn’t random, by the way. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in February and both contributed to the abolishing of slavery. No doubt, other activists were struggling to make it happen too. Still, these two men had a great impact on the course of h...
January 5, 2022
Acceptance is My Superpower
Emotional Self-Regulation for Kids
Emotions are a big part of our lives. It’s a tool for revealing our inner selves. Yet, the lack or redundancy of emotions are the signs of possible problems with emotional control. For kids, it’s more common than for adults to be wrung out of emotions’ sudden outbursts. Some of them face such a problem in infancy and get rid of it later in life. Still, many children need to practice emotional r...
December 27, 2021
25 Things to Put in a Calm Down Kit for Kids
Calming kids is a difficult task for adults because children cannot control their emotions to the full extent. You may ask them to be reasonable, but that’s not the best idea.����
Box of Calm: How Does It Work?��There`re different approaches to dealing with tense situations. Take, for example, anti-stress strategies or natural ways to calm a hyper child. Although they’re very effective, there’s ...
