Monthly Archives: June 2018

End of Year

End of Year

The end of the school year is upon us, and summer vacation is about to begin. While most kids and teens look forward to vacation (or at least claim to ), the long summer vacation can be a very challenging time for everyone. Two months with no routine is a very long time. For many, the biggest challenge is boredom. How can we make the most out of summer vacation? It is very useful to sit with each kid, or teen, and to figure out goals for the vacation. I recommend to set…Read more
Importance In Routine

Importance In Routine

Leo Babauta presented a very interesting talk titled, Mindfulness: The Key to Habit Change. He stressed how important it is to convert our goals into habits. When we focus on goals, on the future, we often get stuck in: procrastination, rationalisation and self talk. We need to put our goals into our routine. For example, every sunday morning we will exercise before breakfast as part of the routine. Or every wed night we will write in our journal. The idea is we pick a goal and force it to become a habit, so…Read more