5toThrive

A key component to being able to memorize a piece of information is to have an understanding of it. Do you want to increase your ability to understand or comprehend information? Listen to our discussion today to gain some valuable tips to increase understanding and comprehension skills.

What does it take to be able to memorize? Memorization consists of three skills. Memorization consists of focusing, understanding, and repetition. Over the next three weeks we will take a closer look at each of these skills. Join us this week as we discuss how we can become better at focusing.

We breathe all day every day, but do we ever stop to consider how to best do it? Breathing is one of the very best ways to regulate our stress response. Let’s understand how to use it and also teach our children this valuable life skill!

What was the thing you loved to do as a kid? What did you love to play? I’m challenging you to do that again this summer and in this episode we will discuss why it is so important! Our challenge: Take a pic or video of you doing something you loved to do as a kid and post it using #ChildhoodChallenge

Do you remember playing outside for hours on end when you were a kid? This week we discuss why unstructured play is so important for kids in their social, physical, and mental development. Let’s play!

What is one thing you can do right now that is proven to help your child thrive when he or she is in their twenties?

When I wish you Shalom I am wishing you peace, but so much more! Shalom also incorporates the concepts of harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare, and tranquility. Isn’t that beautiful! Join us this week as we discuss how we can create a culture of shalom in our homes, classrooms, and relationships.

Personal Learning Networks - we all have them, think of Facebook or Pinterest, but how can we use the concept to engage young people in developing important critical thinking skills? Join us as Josh Johnson explains Personal Learning Networks and how we can use them to help young people thrive!

Summer is here! Kids have more free time! Join us for a discussion on the topic of peer pressure and what we can do to prepare our kids…and ourselves!

What is humility? Why is it important? How do we grow it in ourselves and in our youth? Please join us for our discussion to raise awareness.