I hear from parents all the time about their struggles with screen time for kids. They want to reduce or limit screen time, but it’s hard! Here are just a few of the emails I’ve gotten: My son wants to stay on Minecraft all day. Sitting on his butt. No exercising. He fights me to […]
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Hi friends, For the month of April, we are so excited to partner with The Autism Site and GreaterGood.org for autism awareness and acceptance month! Every 2 check-ins throughout April will provide one minute of therapy to an autistic child and their family. We have partnered with The Autism Site for the last 6 years […]
Team-building at home There are many ways to give your child opportunities to practice their teamwork skills at home. You might like to try: Board Games and party games like Scrabble, Top Trumps, Charades, Jenga and Ludo: great for developing important social skills like taking turns, collaboration and compromise. Cooking: challenge siblings to work together […]
5 Mindful Tips to Use When Kids Don’t Want to Attend Class 🥋🥊 ================== Kids are not naturally self-motivated. When your child’s mindset is not in the right place, even the most fun activities can be a struggle to get to. With that said, here are some strategies to help you work around lack of motivation […]
🎉Congratulations to Ruby & Jorge for being our March Students of the Month!🎉 👩🏫Our Thrive Mentorship Program begins this Saturday, March 9 with Professor Cris! We have a few spots remaining if you’d like your child to learn more about adopting a success mindset, money management, career prep, and leadership skills. This is a […]
It might not seem possible, but summer is almost here. The kids will be out of school – and you’ll be wondering what you can do to help them fill their days with something other than endless rounds of video games. We have the ideal solution in our martial arts summer camp for kids. The […]
Have you ever asked your child, “How was school” and they reply with that dreaded one word answer of “fine.” And then you ask, “What did you learn” and they say “nothing” (I know you know what I am talking about LOL). Well, I don’t want the car ride home from Jiu Jitsu to sound […]
Lakeland, Florida, 2007 at the Copa America Grappling Championship: “Come on, you’ve got 1 more pound to lose!! Put on that garbage bag and go do Jumping Jacks in the sun,” said the parent to his 11 year old son. I could see the look of fear and desperation on the boys face. And I […]
📰Mindful Tips to Use When Kids Don’t Want to Attend Martial Arts Class📰 ——————————————————– Kids are not naturally self-motivated. When your child’s mindset is not in the right place, even the most fun activities can be a struggle to get to! With that said, here are some strategies to help you work around lack of […]
Our Curriculum One unique aspect of our Programs here at Gracie PAC is that our classes are not only separated by age but also by skill level. This ensures that our students are learning and training with children in their same learning developmental stage and same level of martial arts training. It’s something we really […]