by Dr. Kim | Jun 12, 2022 | Burnout, Creativity, Early Childhood Education, Education, Teaching, Workshop
An innovative, insightful journey to find your creative self You’re a high achiever–ambitious, goal-oriented, disciplined, focused. You’re the one everybody goes to for advice, and you freaking love your job–or at least you used to. But the...
by Dr. Kim | Dec 10, 2019 | Adolescence, After School, Creativity, Early Childhood Education, Families, Friendship, Holidays, Music
The cognitive and social-emotional impact of music We could all probably pinpoint a certain song that brings back a flood of memories and emotions. And from documentaries such as Alive Inside, and the work of neuroscientists like Kiminobu Sugaya and Ayako Yonetani, we...
by Dr. Kim | Oct 29, 2019 | Early Childhood Education, Families, Mindfulness, Parenting, Preschool, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
I talked about mindful parenting awhile back, but that post focused more on self-awareness for the parent, rather than on techniques parents can teach their children about mindfulness. Today I want to highlight a few easy ways you can teach kids to be mindful of the...
by nwadmin | Feb 8, 2019 | Early Childhood Education, Education, Families, Friendship, Uncategorized
Recently, I had the opportunity to evaluate a program for the Erie Art Museum called Old Songs New Opportunities. This program, under the direction of Kelly Armor, helps refugee and New American women transition into roles as early childhood educators, while sharing...
