Teaching your kids to #BeBright! 

As caregivers, we are always looking for ways to inspire our kids to be positive and prepared for the challenges of the world. This is even more prevalent as families navigate their way through the changes and uncertainty of the current pandemic. But how exactly can we do this?

🌟 A healthy brain needs healthy fuel. Foods containing essential nutrients are important for children’s brain function and we all know a hungry child is not a happy child! Ensure your child has a healthy breakfast before school for the best start to the day. Including foods such as eggs, oily fish, and oats can balance blood sugar and support brain function. 

🌟 There’s no arguing that proper rest and good nutrition can boost coping skills, but a positive mindset goes beyond the food we eat and the sleep we enjoy. Encouraging healthy self talk, and inner positivity is just as important an ingredient to leading a bright and happy life. Teaching kids to reframe negative thoughts with inner encouragement can start the process of building an optimistic outlook to even the toughest moments.

🌟 Practicing gratitude can also play a part in developing inner positivity. Take 5 minutes at the end of the day to ask your child 3 things they were grateful for today - they might even surprise you with their answers!

🌟 Meditation can offer a welcome break to a busy day and can help kids respond to internal signals of stress before their bodies react. As a natural and accessible way to decompress, meditation can help offer better sleep, reduce anxiety and increase the ability to focus. Not sure where to start? Apps such as Calm and Headspace offer child appropriate guided meditations that will act as a gentle reminder to take time to breathe and be present, an important skill to carry through life.

🌟 Unstructured play can also offer a welcome escape into a positive world of creativity and fun, leading to a positive and relaxed mind. That’s because unstructured play has a positive effect on a child’s neuron connections, helping strengthen the area of the brain where emotions are managed. Toys that promote positive messages and nurturing interaction, such as our Be Bright Tots act as a perfect tool to instigate unstructured play. These baby tot versions of our BEST selling Be Bright Dolls will inspire, motivate, encourage & uplift your little ones to live in a world where anything is possible! Within the #BeBright Collection, each baby doll has their own unique spirit animal, story and hashtag.

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