Posts in Emotions
Does food really impact the brain and emotions?
Does food really impact the brain and emotions?

What if you could change the way the brain works just by changing the food you feed your kiddos?

You know what’s crazy...you can actually do that. Not only that, but it can have a significant impact on their behavior too!

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Brain, Emotions, Health and Wellness, Food, Social Emotional Literacy, All blog postsLauren SpigelmyerThe Behavior Hubtrauma, brain, parent, parenting, stress, parenting tips, stressfree, parents, tantrum, self-regulation, children, teacher, teachers, behavior, teaching, mental health, emotions, students, kids, kids heath, calming, education, calm, behavior management, behavior interventions, how to stop tantrums, toddler tantrums, stress reliefComment
Sensory Integration AKA Sensory-Motor Strategies for Kids
Sensory Integration AKA Sensory-Motor Strategies for Kids

Teaching sensory-motor strategies is a MUST-DO activity in my book whenever I am dealing with young kids. It’s one of the best forms of therapy that calms kiddos and lowers the chances of a meltdown. Plus, there’s quite a bit of research behind this one and how it repairs neurons damaged from stress or trauma.

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Brain, Emotions, Parenting Tips, Coping skills, Social Emotional Literacy, All blog postsLauren SpigelmyerThe Behavior Hubparent, parenting, parenting tips, parents, trauma, brain, stress, stressfree, self-regulation, children, teacher, teachers, behavior, teaching, students, emotions, mental health, kids, kids heath, calming, education, calmComment
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (& Adults!)
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Kids (& Adults!)

While it may be much easier to label anxious kiddos as 'worrywarts,' childhood anxiety issues need to be addressed ASAP. Childhood anxiety is a red flag to problematic coping skills in the future. So, I dug out my mindfulness toolkit and chose one of my best tools to help your kids calm down. Heck, adults should use it too!

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Brain, Emotions, Parenting Tips, Coping skills, Social Emotional Literacy, All blog posts, RegulationLauren SpigelmyerThe Behavior Hubparent, parenting tips, parents, parenting, breathing, stress, students, stressfree, education, emotions, teaching, teacher, teachers, calming, calm, children, tips, mental health, trauma, kids heath, kids, brain, behavior, progressive muscle relaxation script for kids, progressive muscle relaxation for kids, progressive muscle relaxation kids, progressive muscle relaxation for kids script Comments
ALL the Coping Strategies for Your Kiddos
ALL the Coping Strategies for Your Kiddos

We all experience a broad array of emotions and so do kiddos. As parents, guardians, and educators, we have an incredible role and responsibility in teaching them how to deal with their emotions in a healthy way.

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Breathing, Anxiety, Brain, Emotions, Mindfulness, Parenting Tips, Coping skills, Social Emotional Literacy, All blog postsLauren SpigelmyerThe Behavior Hubparenting, parents, parenting tips, parent, behavior, calming, calm, teaching, teacher, teachers, mental health, education, tantrum, resilienceComment
4 SUPER Easy Steps to Create a Calm Down Space for Kiddos
4 SUPER Easy Steps to Create a Calm Down Space for Kiddos

Have you ever had moments when you wanted to shut the whole world out and have some quality alone time?

I know you’ve felt that too. And it’s fine. Actually, more than fine. It’s totally normal. We all have those days when we need a bit of zen, silence, and solitude to get through.

Guess what? Kiddos have those days and moments too.

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Classroom, Emotions, Mindfulness, Parenting Tips, Stress, All blog posts, Behavior, Regulation, Social Emotional LiteracyLauren SpigelmyerThe Behavior Hubparent, parenting, parents, kids, children, calming, kids heath, trauma, teaching, teacher, teachers, parenting tips, calm, education, stressfree, mental health, emotions, behavior, students, online, stress, brain, self-regulation Comment
Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try
Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try

I am Lauren Spigelmyer, Executive Director of The Behavior Hub, and I coach parents and educators on disarming communication and social-emotional regulation to support growing children. Read on to learn more about behavior, the brain, holistic strategies to use, and more!

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Emotions, Brain, Social Emotional Literacy, All blog posts, Regulation, BehaviorLauren SpigelmyerThe Behavior Hubbehavior, trauma, brain, calming, parents, parenting, educationComment