Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? How’s it going? Studies show that most people have given up on their resolutions by January 19. Does that describe you? No shame here. Most new year’s resolutions are set up for built-in failure. If that slice of chocolate cake at your nephew’s birthday party forever blew up… Read More »
New Year’s Resolutions Broken? Today is the Day to take Charge of Choices
Going Forward from Here: Some Takeaways from 2020
The new year begins with January, aptly named for the Roman god of doors and transition, Janus, whose two faces look in opposite directions – forward to the future and backward to the past. Janus might very well shake his two-faced head in dismay as he surveyed the year we are about to leave behind…. Read More »
Team Building Helps Kids Enjoy Going to School
You’ve got enough going on in the mornings without worrying about getting your kids out of bed and ready for school. This can be a full time activity by itself, and you’ve still got to get yourself ready, make sure everyone gets a good breakfast, and deal with the 5 or 6 other things that… Read More »
Team Building Promotes Physical Activity
Everybody knows that team building is a terrific way to develop teamwork in a group, and that regular team building activities benefit productivity, cooperation, and communication. But there are other benefits to team building that aren’t discussed as much – team building is a great way to get people up and moving. One of the… Read More »
How Teamwork Helps Kids Succeed in Life
It’s important to start teaching the most important lessons in life as early as possible. The younger kids start learning skills, the more comfortable they are using those skills throughout their lives. One of the most important lessons kids can learn, one that will continue to benefit them their entire lives, is how to work… Read More »
Summer Vacations Take Teamwork
Families are busier than ever these days. Between work, school, homework, sports, clubs, and trying to find 5 minutes of peace and quiet each week, it can be hard to even sit down to dinner together. Finding time to spend together as a family is hard to do, but it’s one of the most important… Read More »
How to Use Team Activities to Teach Kids Leadership
Leadership is one of the most important and valued skills anyone can develop, but it can be one of the hardest skills to teach. Often if an adult is involved in a team activity with kids, the adult has a tendency to take over and simply tell the kids what to do or how to… Read More »
There is No Off Season: The Benefits of Year-Round Team Building
You know the feeling. After a season’s worth of early mornings, late nights, 100 degree days, practice after practice after practice… it’s all coming to an end. After all of that hard work, you finally feel like a team. And now it’s all over. The season’s ended, school’s out for the summer, and most of… Read More »
Social Skills & Success: Communication, Cooperation, & Coordination
Social skills are all about communication and understanding. Being able to express yourself and being able to understand others are the building blocks of any socially adept person, and can have a profound impact on a child’s success later in life. Sometimes it can be hard for adults to explain the importance of learning how… Read More »
4 Team Bonding Activities for Student Athletes
Cohesion, communication, and collaboration aren’t just perks for teams of teen athletes, they’re requisites. Team building activities can help any team work better together. Whether you’ve got a group of seasoned teens that need a refresher course to revitalize their team spirit or a newly-made team that needs to establish some camaraderie, we’ve got you covered. We’ve… Read More »
