Your kids can get involved in looking up different essential oil combinations or making their own. Some have lights that change color that are a big hit with the kids. I use the Kimochis feelings chart that is available in English and Spanish Look up a feelings chart online and print it out for the family. Have each family member pick a self-care activity from a self-care card deck: Self-compassion card deck, Self-care card deck from Suzy Reading, and The Little Book of Self-Care by Suzy Reading.ĭo a feelings check-in with each family member. The affirmations are short and powerful, and are a hit with the middle schoolers I work with as a school-based mental health clinician. A couple of the cards use the word “badass,” so this deck is better for older kids.

Use affirmation cards as a family to help everyone plant seeds of positivity, confidence and open-mindedness.Īffirmation Card Decks for Kids: Little Luminaries animal affirmation cards and the Feel Deal Heal affirmation card by Tiffany Roe.

Have your kids teach you how to draw something, how to do something with social media, or anything else that they are passionate about.

Kids love to feel valued and skilled, and a great way to do that is to let them lead.