We have in front of us a meaningful summer—for ourselves and our children. Here are 3 tips for letting this important time shape your child’s brain in meaningful and healthy ways:
1) read offline: read the authors that you and your children need to be hearing for cultural and moral literacy, and let your brain recover from its screen fatigue in the process. Keep learning and finding comfort in the words of great thinkers, authors & illustrators. Fall asleep not with a device in your hands, but with a book.
2) get moving & creating: make this summer as active as possible, allowing your child’s brain to receive the necessary stimulation from movement, and satisfaction from making something. Maybe it’s protest art or hiking in nature, or 1 yoga shape + 1 minute of mindful breath per day... let it be something that actually feels healing to do. (My daughter and I are joining drum classes to deepen our knowledge about African instruments and rhythms... and bang hard on things).
3) tend to your relationships: find ways to connect and be together, either being near others in safe outdoor spaces, or hearing their voices over the phone (without the screen—see above re: brain fatigue). . Read. Move. Create. Connect.
What will YOU do to grow, restore, and support your child’s brain in meaningful ways? Share below!👇🏽
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