To succeed in life, you must be willing to take risks. Taking risks can result in achieving goals or growing as a person and martial […]
Author: Melody Johnson
Melody Johnson has over 25 years of experience in Martial Arts. Johnson (formerly Melody Shuman) earned her black belt in 1988 in New Orleans, and since then has achieved many accomplishments in her Martial Arts journey. Johnson is the creator of the famed ‟Little Ninja” curriculum and now heads Skillz International featuring age-specific child development.
Consistency
Your child needs to know that no matter what happens, you are always going to be a consistent parent. Maintaining consistency means that you are […]
Adaptability
Adaptability is about how you respond to your child, especially when things do not go as planned. Your child will have a variety of great […]
Nurturing
Being a nurturing parent means adjusting your child’s behaviors, not trying to change them. In other words, change the behavior, not the child. Let Children […]
Edutainment
Be the parent your child needs you to be. They need you to be in their world. That means interacting and playing with them on […]
Prompting
How can you set your child up for daily success? One of the most effective ways to do this is to focus on prompting instead […]
Patience
Take a few extra seconds when responding to poor behavior. These seconds demonstrates compassion, empathy, and self-control on your part. Sometimes all you need to […]
Attunement
Do you ever feel like you can read your child’s mind? You know what they are going to do or say next because they have […]
Connection
One of the most important things that you can do as a parent is establishing a connection with your child. Children need connection more than […]