Kids Yoga Cairns

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” Viktor Frankl

Staying with friends (thank you Sally and Paul) , catching up with my darling boy Oliver (first born) and reconnecting with my first and very special yoga teachers Nicky and James.

Memories to be treasured.

Every high school student should watch this.

Discipline = Freedom | PragerU In PragerU's 2019 Commencement Address, Navy SEAL (Ret.) and best-selling author Jocko Willink offers some hard-learned, practical advice. It all starts with…

Fear not what is before you; for those that care are behind you.

Teach your kids these three simple rules in life.

1. If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.
2. If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
3. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

Before you know it they're all grown up and then all you can do is hope they remember some of the things you've taught them.

This is a photo of my son Oliver (now 18), such a beautiful photo of an amazing person.

We all want our children to be successful and happy right? Seeing them fail and fall can be heartbreaking but is it a necessary part of growing up? The Child Mind Institute reports that learning how to fail is an important part of growing and it should not be avoided.

By showing kids that failure is nothing to be afraid of and helping them to bounce back from disappointment they increase their resilience and confidence.

'Michael Jordan, one of the world’s greatest athletes, has spent years preaching the importance of losing. Jordan has spoken extensively about how perseverance and resilience in the face of challenges on and off the court are what have made him a winner.'

How to Help Kids Learn to Fail - Child Mind Institute Help kids learn to fail. Child Mind Institute provides information on how children can learn from failure and parents can help them become resilient, self-confident adults.