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Happy Earth Day everyone!  We love any eco-friendly kids’ items. In fact we were talking about some great kids products today on Fox 25 News Boston.  We showed some of our favorite earth friendly items for baby and kids. Everything from body washes to storage items. Check out the link below. Enjoy!

trendymommies green baby products segment

After watching the winter Olympics and talking to other parents I began to wonder how do Olympics athletes stay so calm and seem to really enjoy (not to mention excel) at their sport? As kids did they love their sport all the time? Why do some kids love their sport one day and then seem to have negative thoughts the next time they go to play?

Now that spring sports season is underway for my kids – hello lacrosse, soccer, swimming and gymnastics -I wanted to see if there were some tips that could help kids in their various sport endeavors.  Charlotte Reznick PhD  is a child educational psychologist, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA, and author of the LA Times bestselling book The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin).  In her book she stresses 5 tools to help visualize sports success. She says these visualization tools are also great for kids who love athletic activities, but want to improve their skills. You can find out more about her at https://www.imageryforkids.com

• Act out a slow-motion picture. Have your child close her eyes and tell you, frame by frame, each part of the action he or she wants to accomplish–say, a skating twirl. Keep slowing down her movie–drawing attention to small details, such as the feel of the air in the ice rink, the sound of the blade, and swishing of her ponytail. The longer you can draw it out, the more vivid the entire action becomes. Her body can “learn” great mechanics just by imagining them.
• Be a spectator. Tell your child to imagine he is sitting on the bleachers, watching himself go up to bat. Now have him describe how he looks, smiling at the team and nodding to the coach, getting into a great stance, focusing on the ball, and smashing it into the outfield. Tell him to run all around the bases. Such a grand start-to-finish act imprints on his mind as success.
• Engage all the senses. Ask your child to visualize her accomplishment using as many senses as she can. Let’s say she’s sinking a foul shot. What does the leathery basketball feel like? What sounds does she hear? What’s the taste in her mouth? Are there distinctive smells in the gym? What is she seeing all around her? Involving the senses is a great way to make the sports action come to life. Her body will remember exactly what it feels like to sink that ball next time she’s at the free-throw line.
• Jump to success. After your child has practiced different ways of visualizing, don’t forget to have him see success while he’s doing the activity. When he goes up to bat, remind him to see himself smacking that ball. Just before she goes out on the ice, have her see herself doing the spin effortlessly. All great athletes have learned how to visualize in the moment–the puck going into the goal, or nailing the landing on a big ski jump–and this kind of visualization is the secret of their success.
• Use positive language. In visualization, perspective doesn’t matter–he can feel himself inside the experience or watch it like a movie. But language does matter. Help him use affirmations in his performance images. The creative brain can’t register negative instructions, such as “Don’t miss that ball.” Change the statement into, “I can hit that ball!”

After watching the winter Olympics and talking to other parents I began to wonder how do Olympics athletes stay so calm and seem to really enjoy (not to mention excel) at their sport? As kids did they love their sport all the time? Why do some kids love their sport one day and then seem to have negative thoughts the next time they go to play?

Now that spring sports season is underway for my kids – hello lacrosse, soccer, swimming and gymnastics -I wanted to see if there were some tips that could help kids in their various sport endeavors.  Charlotte Reznick PhD  is a child educational psychologist, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA, and author of the LA Times bestselling book The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin).  In her book she stresses 5 tools to help visualize sports success. She says these visualization tools are also great for kids who love athletic activities, but want to improve their skills. You can find out more about her at https://www.imageryforkids.com

• Act out a slow-motion picture. Have your child close her eyes and tell you, frame by frame, each part of the action he or she wants to accomplish–say, a skating twirl. Keep slowing down her movie–drawing attention to small details, such as the feel of the air in the ice rink, the sound of the blade, and swishing of her ponytail. The longer you can draw it out, the more vivid the entire action becomes. Her body can “learn” great mechanics just by imagining them.
• Be a spectator. Tell your child to imagine he is sitting on the bleachers, watching himself go up to bat. Now have him describe how he looks, smiling at the team and nodding to the coach, getting into a great stance, focusing on the ball, and smashing it into the outfield. Tell him to run all around the bases. Such a grand start-to-finish act imprints on his mind as success.
• Engage all the senses. Ask your child to visualize her accomplishment using as many senses as she can. Let’s say she’s sinking a foul shot. What does the leathery basketball feel like? What sounds does she hear? What’s the taste in her mouth? Are there distinctive smells in the gym? What is she seeing all around her? Involving the senses is a great way to make the sports action come to life. Her body will remember exactly what it feels like to sink that ball next time she’s at the free-throw line.
• Jump to success. After your child has practiced different ways of visualizing, don’t forget to have him see success while he’s doing the activity. When he goes up to bat, remind him to see himself smacking that ball. Just before she goes out on the ice, have her see herself doing the spin effortlessly. All great athletes have learned how to visualize in the moment–the puck going into the goal, or nailing the landing on a big ski jump–and this kind of visualization is the secret of their success.
• Use positive language. In visualization, perspective doesn’t matter–he can feel himself inside the experience or watch it like a movie. But language does matter. Help him use affirmations in his performance images. The creative brain can’t register negative instructions, such as “Don’t miss that ball.” Change the statement into, “I can hit that ball!”

After watching the winter Olympics and talking to other parents I began to wonder how do Olympics athletes stay so calm and seem to really enjoy (not to mention excel) at their sport? As kids did they love their sport all the time? Why do some kids love their sport one day and then seem to have negative thoughts the next time they go to play?

Now that spring sports season is underway for my kids – hello lacrosse, soccer, swimming and gymnastics -I wanted to see if there were some tips that could help kids in their various sport endeavors.  Charlotte Reznick PhD  is a child educational psychologist, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA, and author of the LA Times bestselling book The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin).  In her book she stresses 5 tools to help visualize sports success. She says these visualization tools are also great for kids who love athletic activities, but want to improve their skills. You can find out more about her at https://www.imageryforkids.com

• Act out a slow-motion picture. Have your child close her eyes and tell you, frame by frame, each part of the action he or she wants to accomplish–say, a skating twirl. Keep slowing down her movie–drawing attention to small details, such as the feel of the air in the ice rink, the sound of the blade, and swishing of her ponytail. The longer you can draw it out, the more vivid the entire action becomes. Her body can “learn” great mechanics just by imagining them.
• Be a spectator. Tell your child to imagine he is sitting on the bleachers, watching himself go up to bat. Now have him describe how he looks, smiling at the team and nodding to the coach, getting into a great stance, focusing on the ball, and smashing it into the outfield. Tell him to run all around the bases. Such a grand start-to-finish act imprints on his mind as success.
• Engage all the senses. Ask your child to visualize her accomplishment using as many senses as she can. Let’s say she’s sinking a foul shot. What does the leathery basketball feel like? What sounds does she hear? What’s the taste in her mouth? Are there distinctive smells in the gym? What is she seeing all around her? Involving the senses is a great way to make the sports action come to life. Her body will remember exactly what it feels like to sink that ball next time she’s at the free-throw line.
• Jump to success. After your child has practiced different ways of visualizing, don’t forget to have him see success while he’s doing the activity. When he goes up to bat, remind him to see himself smacking that ball. Just before she goes out on the ice, have her see herself doing the spin effortlessly. All great athletes have learned how to visualize in the moment–the puck going into the goal, or nailing the landing on a big ski jump–and this kind of visualization is the secret of their success.
• Use positive language. In visualization, perspective doesn’t matter–he can feel himself inside the experience or watch it like a movie. But language does matter. Help him use affirmations in his performance images. The creative brain can’t register negative instructions, such as “Don’t miss that ball.” Change the statement into, “I can hit that ball!”

Cupcakes are in….Ok so I am not a baker….and have always bought my kids birthday cakes. The first time they realized you could bake a cake was in the grocery store and we were in the baking isle and saw a cake mix and said what’s that? I know..bad mom..but I cannot do it all.

So I made red velvet cupcakes from a mix I picked up – it was so easy and delicious. Then I was on the search for a “start from scratch” recipe and here is what I found.
YUMMY!

So now is about that time of year when I jump-start an exercise program. It’s not that I don’t think about exercising but it seems right before summer —  bathing suit weather — I get more motivated.  Which got me thinking if some gear can give me a leg up why not try it.

I’ve had my fit flops for over a year now and for flip flops they are pretty comfortable.  Now this year they seem to have more stylish versions in patent leather.  I have the plain black and grey ones. I usually wear them when I am shopping and sometimes on a walk.  I feel great when I wear them so it must be doing something……https://www.fitflopsandal.com/

When I go to the gym and get on the treadmill I usually wear a old pair of sneakers….instead I just tried the Reebok Easy Tone Sneakers. They were comfortable too and if they can help tone my muscles why not give them a try. According to the web site easy tone will work your gluteus 28% harder and your calves 11% more effectively than ordinary walking shoes…..

We’ll see!

https://www.reebok.com/US/#/womens?view=easyTone