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Communicating with Confidence and Respect

I love our “A B C’s” of Conflict Avoidance as a map to help kids (and adults for that matter!) to navigate disagreements, power struggles and aggression. Today we’re going to focus on “C” which is “communicate with confidence and respect”. Three excellent ways to communicate confidence are:
1.)Look people in the eye
2.)Speak loud and clear
3.)Stand or walk straight and tall -body language goes a long way toward communicating confidence.
It’s important to note that we don’t actually have to feel confident to be able to communicate confidence in these ways – there are times when we can “fake it till we make it”.
Now for the Respect part. Respect is really about treating others the way we would like to be treated. Once again we find that
1.) Looking people in the eye when they talk to us is a way to show respect.
2.) Accepting people the way they are, or even when you disagree
3.) Being kind and polite
Although respect may be a difficult concept for young children, we can teach them that even if they don’t feel respectful at first they can “fake it till they make it” and behave in a respectful way. When we are respectful the world treats us differently than when we are disrespectful, and the rewards children will get for learning to be respectful will make their whole life better!


Summer Fun Schedule 2023

Kids Summer Fun Class Schedule 2023

We all look forward to summer and to make it extra special for the kids we have a different fun theme

 along with our regular curriculum each day. Here’s this summer’s schedule:

 

We hope everyone enjoys the fun with us at the dojang!

June 21 & 22     Sword and Shield Day

June 26 & 27     – Bubble Day
June 28 & 29      Flag Day

July 3 – 7  –  CLOSED (the Week of the 4th)

July 10 & 11 Beach Ball Day
July 12 & 13 Bring A Buddy Day
July 17 & 18 Outdoor Water / Bubble Day
July 19 & 20 Small Animal Day (picture only for dogs and cats)

July 24 & 25 Balloon Day
July 26 & 27 Show and Tell Day
July 31 & Aug 1 Bring A Buddy / Snowball Day
Aug 2 & 3   –  Popcorn Day

Aug 7 & 8    –  Karate Tag day
Aug 9 & 10 –  Bubble Day

Aug 14 & 15 Outdoor Water  – Bring Water Balloons

August 16 & 17 Obstacle Course Day
August 21 & 22 –  Pretzel Day

August  23 & 24    Bring a Buddy / Sword and Shield Day
August 28 & 29 Balloon Day
August  30 & 31 –  Karate Races

September 4          – (Monday) Closed for Labor Day