Speak Language That Children Understand
You can make your students’ learning experiences even better if you remember how important the language you use with them is in their ability to understand you. Remember that adults using lots of...
View ArticleDrawing the Line on Homework Help
Teachers know how to spot it – over-zealous homework helpers. Could be that it’s given away by the excessive erasure marks on a math paper or the science project obsessively organized and too...
View ArticleEncourage Instead of Interrogate
We already know that the language you use when communicating with children can determine how much of what you’re saying they actually understand. We also know that the phrases you use in your...
View ArticleKeep Genuineness at Your Core
An article that was in Entrepreneur’s online version in March of this year, 10 Behaviors of Genuine People, got me thinking. As children’s facility owners, you not only need genuine people, you need to...
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How to Talk To Children about Drugs
Some great examples that Betsy Brown Braun, author of “Just Tell Me What to Say,” offers include how some athletes have “gone south” – or ruined their lives – using drugs. Her video shares very...
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The Forgotten Muscle: The Hip Flexor
The hip flexor muscle (the psoas) is used in the split leap, straddle jump, glide kip, running, and many other gymnastics and dance skills. But it is often overlooked in training – overlooked until...
View ArticleTips for Staying on the Beam
Gymnastics coach Karen Goeller provides great tips for gymnasts who want to improve their balance beam performance. Read more in her article on GymnasticsStuff.com for the details. Karen shares some of...
View ArticleA Safe Haven For Teens
As a gym owner, you have kids coming in and out of your gym of all ages. You have a very unique perspective on these kids’ lives. The culture of your business starts with the owner and staff. How you...
View ArticleHow To Spot Dehydration
Dehydration can happen slowly or quickly. It depends on a lot of factors like – how the fluid is lost, how old the child is, if they’re sick, or if they have not been drinking enough water. Every day,...
View ArticleFilling Daytime Hours
Everyone wants to be at your gym at the same time. It makes since. The peak activity windows are the after school into evening and Saturdays. But you have a limit to the number of classes you can...
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National Gymnastics Day Recap 2015
This year, gymnastics gyms from all over the United States and 8 other countries celebrated National Gymnastics Day. The goal is to highlight the impact of fitness through gymnastics for kids. USA...
View ArticleKeep Genuineness at Your Core
An article that was in Entrepreneur’s online version in March of this year, 10 Behaviors of Genuine People, got me thinking. As children’s facility owners, you not only need genuine people, you need to...
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How to Talk To Children about Drugs
Some great examples that Betsy Brown Braun, author of “Just Tell Me What to Say,” offers include how some athletes have “gone south” – or ruined their lives – using drugs. Her video shares very...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Forgotten Muscle: The Hip Flexor
The hip flexor muscle (the psoas) is used in the split leap, straddle jump, glide kip, running, and many other gymnastics and dance skills. But it is often overlooked in training – overlooked until...
View ArticleTips for Staying on the Beam
Gymnastics coach Karen Goeller provides great tips for gymnasts who want to improve their balance beam performance. Read more in her article on GymnasticsStuff.com for the details. Karen shares some of...
View ArticleDrawing the Line on Homework Help
Teachers know how to spot it – over-zealous homework helpers. Could be that it’s given away by the excessive erasure marks on a math paper or the science project obsessively organized and too...
View ArticleEncourage Instead of Interrogate
We already know that the language you use when communicating with children can determine how much of what you’re saying they actually understand. We also know that the phrases you use in your...
View ArticleWhy Kids Quit
Patti Komara shares why kids quit your gym. Parents and kids do not quit for one reason. They quit when little things that irritate them chip away at their expectations. Your success is entirely...
View ArticleSleep’s Role in Your Students’ Well-Being
Without question, sleep is important to kids. It is precious to their growth and learning. This is critical to all kids from tiny to toddler to school age because it has tremendous impact on the...
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Stage Fright: Control It, Don’t Let It Control You
Have you nailed it in your living room and then had a meltdown on stage? Yes? Then you’ve suffered from stage fright. But stage fright doesn’t require that you be “on stage.” It could strike anytime...
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