It’s time for Summer Camp! Our kids can’t go away to camp this year so we want to bring camp to you. We envision live online events that you and your kids can participate in for free. We’ll show you bite-sized, neuroplasticity-based exercises that you can do together to build resilience during these challenging times.
by Belinda Levychin, Program & Marketing Director I sit here at my desk as a black woman, a mother of two young black men, unsure of where to begin. As someone who has been working on the creation and development of Tournesol Kids from its inception, I turn to the tools that we have been
Every child has a secret power. This video from our #PowerUp program reveals the five different types of powers and helps you identify your own secret power. Share with a kid in your life who wants to discover their secret power!
Last week we talked about Growth Mindset. But do you know what nourishment you need to grow a big heart and a big mind? Imagine your mind is like a plant. What do plants need to grow? You’ll find what plants need has a lot in common with the Five Powers! Learn more about Growth Mind
Did you know that your brain is like a tree? It can grow! There is no limit. We start as a little seedling and have ever expanding capacity throughout life. Teaching kids from a Growth Mindset perspective invites them to explore the limitless possibilities of their lives. Growth mindset helps our kids succeed with purpose, passion, grace
In this time when we don’t know when or how we will return to school and work, we can embrace the state of not knowing as a chance for us to think outside the box and find creative solutions for new problems. Cast aside “how you’ve always done things” and play a little — kids
In honor of our Executive Director Carey Davidson’s new book The Five Archetypes (currently #2 in new releases for personal transformation and spirituality on Amazon!), we are highlighting the importance of knowing your OWN power as a parent. Carey helps us understand that by knowing and balancing our own secret powers, we can become the most super
A word from Board President, Tournesol Kids, Harriet Beinfield: Living With COVID-19: Adapting to a New Realityby Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold Our New RealityMost of us are struggling to reconcile ourselves with a new reality. Habits and routines are upside down and inside out. Economic instability is rampant. Ordinary coping mechanisms have evaporated as
In honor of our Executive Director Carey Davidson’s new book The Five Archetypes out TODAY, we are highlighting the importance of knowing your OWN power as a parent. Carey helps us understand that by knowing and balancing our own secret powers, we can become the most super parents! THE GOLD PARENTFeed your own Gold needs as a
Many of us are cycling through stages of emotion: What if things never return to normal? What if my children never see their grandfather again? What if the virus has screwed up our kids for a lifetime? This is the language of grief. During this time difficult time our children can be beacons of meditation