I'm part of the natural parenting and green living focused team behind Green Child's award-winning parenting magazine. We share parenting advice, mindfulness, health & wellness tips, and ideas to get your kids outside enjoying all Mother Nature has to offer.
🎈💗 Meditation for when the world feels heavy, Valentines gift ideas, helping kids bond with nature + more
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Between the freezing temps and the heavy emotional weight in the air, it's been a rough week for many. The collective unease—whether from world events or everyday stress—can be hard on kids, too. It inspired us to create a new meditation script based on the mental load / backpack analogy. Try it below with your child and see if it helps lighten the load just a little 🩵 Last Week's Most Popular Articles Valentine's Day Coloring Pages Meditation for When the World Feels Heavy When kids experience stress or heaviness, their sympathetic nervous system can become activated, making it difficult to process emotions or think clearly. By practicing our newest guided imagery Magical Balloons to Lighten the Load with your child, you'll teach them lifelong emotional regulation skills that build resilience, empathy, and self-awareness. Find it under Anxiety meditations in the PDF library. Valentine's Day doesn't have to mean toxic flowers or candy and cliches. In our gift guide, you'll find ethical and healthier ideas. I don't even celebrate Valentine's Day or have a dog, but I really want the dog-print modal leisure set 🐶 Kebbeh Autry on Nature-Based Learning for Kids You've heard it before... but if we want to raise kids who grow up protecting nature, they have to fall in love with it first. Some kids aren't getting enough time outside to form that bond. Kebbeh Autry explains why she left the corporate world to help families build community and connection with nature through her in-person classes at Magnolia Nature Club. As always, if you have anything you'd like us to cover, just reply. We answer every email. Warmly 💚 Amity & the Green Child team Current Issue | Instagram | Pinterest |
Hi! I'm Amity from Green Child Magazine
I'm part of the natural parenting and green living focused team behind Green Child's award-winning parenting magazine. We share parenting advice, mindfulness, health & wellness tips, and ideas to get your kids outside enjoying all Mother Nature has to offer.
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