 | Coach a super-hero-in-training to find self-regulation skills! In this fun FREE course My Inside Superpowers - helping me to survive upset (linked to a Teachable website) you will find engaging strategies to helps calm or rev up. In the course youngsters can see: - a video on just noticing what is happening inside me (2 minutes) - a video on how to manage upset (2 minutes) - a superhero checklist to complete outlining strategies for calming - a certificate of completion. To deepen those skills see CHILL - like a superhero (in junior high or middle school settings) Instead I - for surviving and thriving What if I - for calming worries So Then I - for unstructured recess times Why Can't I - for beating the blues Enjoy! |
 One of my most favourite memories recently is one of laughter. We were in a conference room, all eighty of us. I was presenting. All of us were laughing. I was laughing so hard it was difficult to breathe, much less talk. What a wonderful memory. Even writing about it accesses positive feelings and inside pictures that offer delight right now. Laughter is powerful. Laughter with (not at) can be a "game changer". ... and ... we know that socially, laughter:
Some recent research looks at the impact of laughter on the brain and body. Some highlights include how laughter:
- guffaw - hilarity - glee - grin - smile - chortle - giggle - chuckle - shriek - belly laugh - roar - howl As July and August approach I am considering how I will
Consider this "sentence frame" ... This summer I will invite laughter by ___________________. |