Monthly Happenings
January 2024
Classes enrolled in Maine.
February 2024
Classes enrolled in Maine.
March 2024
Classes enrolled in Maine.
March Workshop :
Friday night March 29th, 5:30-8:30pm at Mason Motz dinner is included. We will be making spaghetti dinner together as a group in the Mason Motz kitchen.
Click on Spring Workshop tab to register.
April 2024
Classes enrolled in Maine.
April Worshop:
Friday night April 26th, 5:30-8:30pm at Mason Motz dinner is included. We will be making spaghetti dinner together as a group in the Mason Motz kitchen.
Click on Spring Workshop tab to register!
May 2024
May Workshop:
Friday night May 31st, 5:30-8:30pm at Mason Motz dinner is included. We will be making spaghetti dinner together as a group in the Mason Motz kitchen.
Click on Spring Workshop tab to register!
September 2024
Classes currently enrolled in Maine.
June-August 2024
Summer Recess
October 2024
Classes currently enrolled in Maine.
November 2024
Classses currently enrolled in Maine.
December 2024
Classes currently enrolled in Maine.
Monthly Book & Podcast Recommendations
Icard has been studying & writing about middle school kids and their development for over a decade. Author of one of our other favorite books, Middle School Makeover, Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen engages the reader immediately and provides sound advice as to how we can effectively keep kids interested and emotionally connected to their parents and family. She shows us how we can keep kids open and engaged in conversation, as well as, how to exit these chats in a way that keeps kids wanting more. Lastly, she shares the best places, times and situations in which to initiate these 14 important talks.
This book is best read over time, chapter by chapter (with a pencil)! Learn more or buy the book
Mindful Affirmations and Activities
by Pragya Tomar | February 2024
Best suited for kids in grades 1st-6th, Mindful Affirmation and Activities by Pragya Tomar is a helpful interactive journal type book that helps kids get to know themselves through specific exercises designed to help them manage emotions, build a growth mindset and feel good through mindfulness techniques. This is a great starter journal to help get kids engaged in mindfulness. Learn more or buy the book.
Thrivers
by Michele Borba Ed. D. |
January 2024
From one of our favorite parenting and child experts, Dr. Michele Borba's book Thrivers is an excellent resource for parents wanting actionable advice on how to help their kids build emotional resilience and happiness. We highly recommend reading this particular book in chunks, chapter by chapter and having a pencil nearby! Learn more or buy the book.
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
by Michele Icard |
April 2024
The Struggle Bus
by Julie Koon |
March 2024
This is a must-have picture book for any reader struggling with new experiences and figuring out how to manage emotions.Incorporating her experience as an elementary school counselor, Koon uses the accessible theme of vehicles to make this social-emotional concept perfect for the early elementary crowd. Struggle Bus offers a lot: self-discovery, tips for problem-solving, and, most importantly, an acknowledgement that we all struggle sometimes, but we shouldn't get stuck on that bus. Learn more or buy the book.
Ready, Set, Breathe
by Carla Naumburg, PhD |
June 2024
Practicing Mindfulness with your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family (for children ages 3-10).
A practical book that provides real solutions to help you and your child deal with everyday challenges and difficult emotions mindfully! Full of fun games, activities, and exercises to help build the skills kids need to better manage stress, hard feelings and attention problems.Learn more or buy the book
The Confidence Code
For Girls
by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman |
May 2024
This is a great book that girls can read alone or with a parent to learn the important art of confidence. Packed with graphic novel strips, fun lists and quizzes, and stories from real girls, this book will reveal the code for confidence- how to make it and how to use it. The authors show the reader how to become a girl of action and how to tackle risks that lead to big adventures, as well as taking on challenges that they may never even imagined before.
Have your daughter bring some of her favorite pens and pencils to write, doodle, etc... Learn more or buy the book.
Good Inside
Dr. Becky Kennedy
September 2024
Since 2021, Dr. Becky Kennedy has been engaging listeners in her Good Inside podcast. Check out her online community & any of her episodes that illustrate how to build skills in supporting our kids & ourselves! Learn more or find the podcasts here.
Dr. Becky provides well-researched & realistic guidance on how parents can provide confidence and sturdy leadership for their kids and families. Based on attachment theory and Internal Family Systems (IFS) ideology, Good Inside, is a comprensive resource for parents looking to set their kids up for self-regulation, confidence, & resilience. Parents come away with skills to feel good (& less stressed) about parenting amongst our current societal challenges. Learn more or buy the book.
Good Inside with
Dr. Becky Podcast
Dr. Becky Kennedy
October 2024
The Anxious Generation became an instant NYT #1 bestseller in March of this year. Steeped in facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that the author attributes to what he deems the "great rewiring of childhood", Haidt provides 4 suggestions that might help us, help our kids get back to a better place- collectively. Learn more or buy the book.
The Anxious Generation:
How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is
Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt
November 2024
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