Category Parents
School, Peer Pressure, and Cliques…How Parents can Help! As kids navigate friendships and cliques, there’s plenty parents can do to offer support. If your child seems upset, or suddenly spends time alone when usually very social, ask about it. Here are some tips: Talk about your own experiences. Share your own experiences of school —
Activity to help lay the groundwork for a Kids healthy lifestyle! Sensei Darren breaks it down; According to KidsHealth.org children 6 – 12 years of age need physical activity to build strength, coordination, confidence — and to lay the groundwork for a healthy lifestyle. They’re also gaining more control over how active they are. School-age
Children need CONNECTION more than anything else! Sensei Darren breaks it down; The times when children are the most responsive and happy are when they are most connected with their parents. Everything from getting down on their eye level, physical touch, and committed attention makes a bigdifference. When it comes to fostering self-discipline and self-esteem,
Enhancing your class experience. We have now invested in a high tech PA system for both of our SOLO Studios. So, now you’ll be able to hear everything in a crystal clear fashion, you won’t miss a beat! 🙂 A Good sound system is designed to ensure that everyone on the training floor is capable
“Learn to Earn” Sensei Darren breaks it down: From the moment we’re born we start learning and developing skills. We are all unique and some will learn things quicker than others. Some of our earliest skills are breathing, learning to recognise sound, making our own sounds, grasping objects, physical movement of our body through
Intellectually They are learning at a rapid pace, however typically have a hard time retaining information beyond three commands. Our goal is to teach them how to demonstrate great focus by processing a large amount of information at one time and showing great memory by re-training four or more commands at once while staying in
Why are martial art forms/katas good for Children? With the popularity of MMA its become fun to kick and punch bags and wrestle. While striking pads is lots of fun and should be part of everyone’s training, there is a lot of value in training forms too. Health benefits. The practice of forms helps
Sensei Darren Breaks it down : Mindful Tips to Use When Kids Don’t Want to Attend Class Kids are not naturally self-motivated. When your child’s mindset is not in the right place, even the most fun activities can be a struggle to get to. With that said, here are some strategies to help you work around
Martial arts for children, and adults, is much more than just ‘how to punch and kick’. Today at SMAKIDZ Academy I talked to the kids about a simple concept: “Dream it, Believe it, Achieve it” The message is simple: You may not hit your goals tomorrow, or next week, but you can take small
Solo Martial Arts is home to Sensei Darren Hunter’s Integrated School of Martial Arts System – and of Dynamic Karate for kids. Developed to meet your child’s needs Our kids’ martial art classes are unique because we split our classes into age specific groups. What does this mean? Well, instead of putting children of 7-years-old