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The world would be better because of me!❤️

Ask your child, what would they do if they were a superhero

Please do share their responses in the comments🤗

What is empathy according to you?

Living in a society where most of the things (and people) are judged by the colors from outside, this poem will definitely make you question your perspective.

This poem gave me goosebumps when I read it for the first time. The effect is still every time I read it after so many years.. Shel Silverstein definitely has a witty and quirky style of presenting his thoughts.

What's your takeaway from this poem? Please share in the comments ❤️

Please do check out this book series by and . These books are really helpful for young readers(as well as adults) to cultivate social emotional values like kindness, compassion and mindfulness.

The book reading followed by guided discussion can help kids reflect and connect with the stories in a meaningful way.

You can also check out the free read alouds of the stories on YouTube.

Being silly is allowed for all age-groups 😅

Are you going to try this activity?? If you do please tag .expressions so that I can check your silly creatives and get inspired.

If you have more such silly drawing ideas please do post as comments 🤩

🌸What are some of the deep curious questions that you might have come across?

🌸How would you respond to these questions?

🌸Would you ignore the questions and change the topic or dwell in a discussion to understand this curious mind better?

Happy 72nd Republic Day!!


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According to Psychology Today, when children receive everything they want, we feed into their sense of entitlement.

Signs to lookout for entitlement issues in children..
🌵Expects rewards for good behaviour.
🌵 Rarely helps others.
🌵 More concerned about self than others.
🌵Always shifts the blame when things go wrong.
🌵 Can't handle disappointment.
🌵Expects to be rescued from mistakes.
🌵Feels like rules don't apply.
🌵 Constantly wants more and more.

This type of behavior or action is mostly enabled by parents, with a large or small contribution. This impacts their lives in profound and irreversible ways..

Which one according to you is stronger?

Empathy requires an emotional component of really feeling what the other person is feeling. Whereas, Sympathy is just identifying someone else's feeling.

It's very important that we think before we speak. It can be difficult to come back from the things we said, whether we meant it or not.

It's very important for us to understand what's going on in the kids' minds.

Acc to an article published by

"But a big unanswered question is how children are going to remember this period and how it will affect them."

Every kid is going through a different state of emotion.. some are frustrated, irritated, isolated, scared, depressed, in denial, anxious... As parents, teachers, it's our responsibility to find out what's in their mind and how this situation has been affecting them.

Keep an eye out for them. Listen to them, support them, comfort them.

Emotions matter!!

Art helps build essential skills in Kids:

Early years of a child are extremely essential to form and shape their adulthood. In these foundational years, art can help children in these following ways :

🌸 Express their thoughts, perspectives and emotions in a fun, free and liberated way.

🌸 Understand themselves better and the way they feel things, thus manage themselves better.

🌸 Every child is unique and art can prove to be effective in expressing their uniqueness.

🌸Performing art like singing and dancing help children to reduce stress and anxiety, and improves child's mood. It also helps kids socialize and creates empathy towards others.

According to a US study conducted by a non profit organizations working with 16.5 million kids over 70 countries, who fosters safety and well-being of children through social emotional skills and development, student who participate in social emotional learning not just improve in their academics but also improve in their behaviour and attitude. They maintain healthy relationship and are better equipped to for their social challenges.

Thus, art can be a humble yet universal and powerful language to help children become better and learn skills crucial for their overall success.

PS: Please share your thoughts and experiences of how art has shaped you..

Weekly Book Recommendations

We're All Wonders - By R J Palacio

🌸Skills to be build - Kindness and Empathy
🌸Age - 4 years and above

We’re All Wonders may be Auggie’s story(from the unforgettable bestseller Wonder), but it taps into every child’s longing to belong, and to be seen for who they truly are. It’s the perfect way for families and educators to talk about empathy and kindness with young children.

Repeating things does not have to be boring and Patterns needn't be perfect!!!

This one gives a sense of the rhythm of the artist's mind..

Being emotional and sensitive is a sign that you have a big heart and you aren't afraid to let others see it.

Wishing everyone wisdom and prosperity. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.

Relate much?

What's going on your mind Mandalas...

There is so much to be gained from engaging the creative process, such as relaxation, self expression, fine motor skills, mindfulness and fun!

These are from one of our mandala sessions where the participants drew their mind and heart out...

DM for details about the session.

Swipe ➡️ to see my art.

I make art because its fun and entertaining. When I create, I feel like it clears my head. It helps me become aware of my emotions. It makes me feel calmer and more relaxed.

But I suspect if anyone else can make any sense of my art... And I don't feel there is a need to.

This Independence Day, free yourself from self-doubt and embrace self-love ♥️.

Happy Independence day🇮🇳

Kids love to create art, draw or experiment with various things. However, the inability to represent their creation in a way that resembles the vision in their head, often restricts them or frustrates them.

When they are given the freedom the go out of the boundaries without any constraints and pressure of having their creation to be recognisable at all, that's when their creativity flourishes. That's when they have real fun.

Every Mandala is a universe in itself.. And everyone's universe is unique and represents them. .

No judgements, let it flow with your breath, and you will experience magic at the end..

There are Mandalas from one of our sessions with kids of 7-12 yrs old. To hear their reflections, thoughts and the way they connected this mandala with their experiences was mind-blowing.

DM if you too want to experience this creative process.. Open for adults as well (anyone above 7 years old).

We start over... With every breath... One breath at a time...

A very creative idea by to recycle the cardboard pieces and create something beautiful like this.

To make this process more reflective and experiential.. kids can assign each heart to a person who holds importance in their life.

"Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us" - Roy Adzak


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She writes-

"Though the art piece looks like it’s been created by a toddler, I can’t tell you how relaxing it was to dab those colors on a recycled piece of cardboard." .