Healthy Body, Healthy Brain
Healthy Body, Healthy Brain
That happy feeling you get when things go right? It’s all thanks to serotonin. You should thank your brain for producing serotonin, right? Not quite! You might be surprised to know that your gut produces more serotonin than your brain. Scientists estimate that your stomach and gut make 90% of your serotonin. What you eat matters to your happiness.
Having a healthy gut microbiome (all the microbes - bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses - that live on and inside the human body) is key to good mental health. You have the power to control your microbiome. The heart is also directly correlated with brain function and is an excellent communicator. We often think of the stomach and heart as being functional organs, while the brain is the “thinking” organ. However, the stomach and heart send vastly more information to the brain than the brain sends to them. In this digital social-emotional learning activity kit, we’ll learn all about ways to keep your body (and brain!) healthy.
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITY KIT: Healthy Body, Healthy Brain
Here’s what you’ll get:
Brain-splain: The bite-size overview of how what you eat and how you move matters to the brain (which matters to your overall happiness and well-being). When you’re done reading this page, you’ll be excited to have your family learn how the heart, gut, stomach and brain works together.
Inhale+Exhale: This active walking meditation will take you off the couch and into nature to mindfully focus on what you might miss on any given day. You can come back to this time and time again.
Brain Boost: Setting an intention of gratitude before you begin a meal will allow you to easily build gratitude about the meals you eat each week. In this connecting-boosting game, you’ll see sparks of gratitude fly from each member of the family.
Journals: Many households have multiple kids, and adult support is just as crucial as kid support, so we provide three sets of four weekly journals (little kid, big kid, adult/teen) to help your family grow and bond. In this pack, we’re working on learning all about how our habits affect our health and what we can do to make choices that boost our brain and body.
Let’s Talk About It: Tired of asking what your kids feel and think and getting the cold, shrugged shoulder? A set of 12 conversation starters based around health to help you get deeper than how was your day and help open the family communication.
Parent Coaching Chart or Game: You’ll be getting up and moving in this family active bingo game! Work solo or as a team using our pre-filled out ideas or putting yours in the blank second bingo printable.
Videos: Two short, fun videos - one for you and one for the kids to help explain what’s happening in the brain and how they have the power to make choices that benefit their mental and physical well-being.
FAQ’s
+ What age-group is this for?
Most of our printables are designed for preschool through elementary age kiddos, but you're not limited to that age-range, by any means. If you have children in multiple age groups, you're going to take what you learn and infuse it in your older kid's lives, too. Plus, if you have older children, the weekly journals will make a big impact on weaving social-emotional, mindful learning into your whole family.
+ My child has a diagnosis. Will this work for me?
100% yes. What we’re going to teach you is how to boost their brain in courage, kindness, respect, responsibility, gratitude, creativity, growth mindset and healthy lifestyle. No matter your child’s diagnosis or where their current mindset is, the life skills you’re going to teach them will impact their overall well-being, contentment and future success. Not only that, it will do the same for you, which will be pretty life-altering.
+ How much time will I need to devote each month?
The content and activities will not add more to your plate, it’s just going to make the moments you have more intentional. You’ll get a little nugget each month to focus on and tools and activities to deepen your knowledge on the topic. Over time, as you rewire your brain, you’ll see the changes you’ve made take root and flourish. We’re helping you change your mindset and giving you tools to help your kids change theirs.
+ How is the content delivered?
They will be instantly downloadable after you submit your order. You’ll also get an email with download options. You’ll find all the pdfs and a link to two fun (short!) learning videos - one for your kids and one for you. View and print any of the printable PDF’s that you’d like! Stick them in a binder and use them all year long.
+ Can I share the content I get with my friends?
We would love for you to share how much you love this program with your friends and family, but each purchase is licensed for one family and can only be used with the immediate family or caregiver. If your family is in a dual house situation, you can of course share it with both houses.
