Kids First Blog
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Are There Benefits to Boredom?
Posted: November 25, 2014By Jen O'Hara, Tumble Bee Department Leader “I’m bored.” Why do these two small words conjure such immense feelings of anxiety and guilt in many parents? With information at our fingertips, today&...read more
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Positive Observations with the Wee Ones (K-2nd gr)
Posted: November 12, 2014By Debbie Puthoff, Dig It Youth Volleyball Director When a beginner volleyball player joins our class for the first time at this age, you never know what to expect. In most cases, it is not just their first experience ...read more
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20 THINGS PARENTS CAN STOP DOING TO BE HAPPIER
Posted: November 12, 2014Originally posted by Anne Josephson on July 21, 2014 on JAG GYM BLOG Being a parent is hard. The physical exhaustion. The extreme financial commitment. Both of which, of course, pale in comparison to the infinite emotio...read more
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The Stanford Marshmallow Study
Posted: November 4, 2014Recently, I was engaged with three new Kids First employees in what we call Level II Training in which we focus on The Kids First 24 Points (Our Mission, Unifying Principles, Teaching Principles, Hiring Mantras). Most of the d...read more
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Daylight Saving Time 2014 Ends November 2, So Get Ready To Sleep In
Posted: October 29, 2014Article originally posted by The Huffington Post on 10/28/2014 There's no need to hit the snooze button on Nov. 2, because the end of daylight saving time will give you that extra hour of sleep you've been craving --...read more
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Cake-spiration!
Posted: October 21, 2014By Katy Huffman, Kids First Party Palooza and Special Events Department Leader Okay, so as parents we all know how popular Frozen has been these last few months. But I am here to say, when it comes to birthday cakes, it is t...read more
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The Single Most Important Thing Your Athlete Needs to Know
Posted: October 17, 2014By Anne Josephson, JAG GYM Blog Do you know what the single most thing your athletes need to believe about their coach in order for them to work to their highest potential? It’s not that you know how to teach a perfe...read more
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Choice-Based Responsibility Model
Posted: October 8, 2014By Jeff Metzger, Founding President Welcome to the inaugural Promoting Happy, Healthy, Responsible Kids, for parents, teachers, coaches, anyone having an interest in helping kids grow into happy, healthy, responsible adults....read more
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Scarves, the perfect accessory.
Posted: October 7, 2014By Penny Metzger, The Beehive Gift Shop at Kids First Sports Center Scarves have been a girl’s best friend for the past few seasons and the trend is not going away any time soon. Why? Because a scarf can transform the ...read more
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Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today
Posted: September 30, 2014Originally posted on The Washington Post by Valerie Strauss, July 8, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control tells us that in recent years there has been a jump in the percentage of young people diagnosed with Attenti...read more
