Parents are trying to figure out what activities they can do with their kids while they ‘re home for the next several weeks to a couple months, it opens up a great opportunity for kids to learn healthy practices for physical, mental and emotional health.
Stories are surfacing on social media from blogs talking about creative things parents can do with their kids at home because many parents are having to juggle working from home.
The HeartSmarts Adventure (free download and fully online) has been designed for children ages 4 to 6. The program is completely online, and offers 63 activities to get kids engaged and active, as they learn about such things as heart health and emotional well-being. Children will engage in a variety of lessons that include videos, physical exercise, coloring art, music, interviews with children, and other enjoyable learning activities.
In a world where life challenges have become increasingly more complex, the organization hopes that the HeartSmarts Adventure can be a fun educational experience to provide younger children with essential skills to build a healthy mental and emotional foundation, and grow into happy and resilient individuals.
The HeartSmarts Adventure, an online interactive program for ages 4-6+ is being given away to 100,000 children. The US Department of Health and Human Services report that 31% of high school students have depression symptoms, but they also report that one of out of every four students report that they have been bullied at school. It’s become clear that we need to help our children learn at an early age about emotions– this includes how to identify different feelings they might experience and how to talk about what they are feeling. HeartSmarts Adventure program has been designed to help them do this.
This newly released program is based on the Institute’s nearly two decades of peer reviewed, published research. The program gives younger children a skill set for cultivating a healthy foundation, so they can grow into happy and resilient individuals.
In a world where life challenges have become increasingly more complex, the HeartMath team hopes the HeartSmarts Adventure can be a fun, uplifting and educational experience and help children build healthy habits for their overall well-being.
Jeff Goelitz is the chief creator at the HeartMath Institute, which also created the HeartMath System that is used by Fortune 500 companies, schools, hospitals, military, clinics, and more. The organization has a mission of helping people to take control of their heart health. Goelitz is renowned in the field and would make an excellent source for one of your upcoming stories. He can speak on a wide variety of heart health topics, including:
How the HeartSmarts Adventure program will help children develop lifelong healthy habits.
· How to get a free copy of the HeartSmart Adventure program.
· Why it’s important that children learn about managing emotions from an early age.
· Why so many kids are struggling with depression and anxiety symptoms.
· What parents can do to help teach kids about managing emotions.
· How emotional well-being helps with overall health.
How the HeartMath Institute has been helping children for almost 30 years.
·Why it’s important for children to learn about handling emotions in a positive way.
· How preschools can implement heart health into their program.
· And more!
Goelitz’s work covers the areas of emotional well-being, stress, anxiety, emotional eating, weight management, managing hypertension, and more. These are topics that would greatly benefit your audience and they would be highly interested in learning more about. Our schools need children who have been taught how to manage their emotions in a healthy way.
HeartMath® Institute Giving Away 100,000 Copies of New Online Program to Help Kids Learn to Manage Emotions
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. – (March, 2020) – According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 31% of high school students have depression. They also report one in every four students say they have been bullied in school. It’s clear that children from a young age need to learn more about managing emotions. One nonprofit organization is on a mission to help kids learn about how to manage their emotions in a healthy way. HeartMath Institute has created a new online interactive program, called HeartSmarts Adventure, to teach kids all about emotional well being and heart-healthy living. Through the “100,000 Coherent Kids Initiative,” they are giving away 100,000 copies of the program.
“We have spent two years creating this program that will teach kids what they need to know to be able to identify emotions and manage them in a healthy way,” explains Jeff Goelitz, the education specialist and senior master trainer at HeartMath Institute. “By reaching children at a young age we can begin to teach them about healthy living principles that will benefit them for the rest of their life.”
The HeartSmarts Adventure has been designed for children ages 4 to 6. The program is completely online, and offers 63 activities to get kids engaged and active, as they learn about such things as heart health and emotional well-being. Children will engage in a variety of lessons that include videos, physical exercise, coloring art, music, interviews with children, and other enjoyable learning activities.
In a world where life challenges have become increasingly more complex, the organization hopes that the HeartSmarts Adventure can be a fun educational experience to provide younger children with essential skills to build a healthy mental and emotional foundation, and grow into happy and resilient individuals. The program focuses on such things as:
- Mental and emotional health as well as physical health, through six units that include a variety of colorful and fun exercises.
- Children learn how to talk about what they’re thinking and feeling, which is so important for their mental health.
- They learn the importance of care, kindness and compassion towards others which promotes tolerance and acceptance.
- They learn the importance of physical health – being active, choosing good foods and getting proper sleep which initiates good habits early in life.
“It’s important that children from a young age learn about how they can help take care of their heart health, as well as their emotional well-being,” added Goelitz. “This program has been designed to give them that foundation. They can use the lessons to stay healthy for many years to come. It’s never too early to start teaching about heart health.”
The program is based on over two decades of peer reviewed published research by the HeartMath Institute. It is designed to nurture the key elements associated with resilient and balanced individuals. The most important of these skills being the ability manage emotions. Learning to self-regulate ones emotions is a key factor in making sound choices as children mature.
Emotional health plays an important role in overall health. The HeartSmarts Adventure helps teach children about emotions, so they can identify feelings and positive ways to address them. These skills help children learn to manage their emotions and become more resilient.
The HeartSmarts Adventure program is fully online, and children can go through the lessons at their own pace. It’s designed to be a blended program, combining teacher or parent-led instruction. For more information about the program, or to obtain a free copy to download, visit the site: https://www.heartmath.org/education/e-learning/heartsmarts-adventure/100k-coherent-kids-initiative/.
About HeartMath Institute
HeartMath Institute (HMI), www.heartmath.org, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and
education organization headquartered in Central California. For more than two decades, HMI has researched and developed reliable, scientifically based tools and programs through its research and education divisions that bridge the connection between heart and mind and deepen people’s heart connection with themselves and others. The HeartMath methodologies offer hope of new and effective solutions for the many daunting problems that face society by restoring mental, emotional and physical balance and maximizing every individual’s potential. For more information, visit the site: www.heartmath.org.
