A series of conversations with early childhood experts on routines, resilience, big feelings, and the power of play—practical insights parents can use every day, all year long.
Get Your August 2025
Summer Stride Packet
Inside, you’ll find:
✨ Soothing Spinners – Calming movement meets uplifting messages to support emotional regulation
🥗 Three Kid-Friendly Recipes – Fun in the kitchen that promotes collaboration, creativity, and confidence
🌬 Breathing Exercise Cards – Portable prompts to help kids manage big feelings and practice mindfulness in real moments of stress
🕵️ Emotions Scavenger Hunt – Encourages children to notice, name, and discuss different feelings—the first step in understanding and regulating emotions
Session 1: Less Stress, More Stride
Session 1 is now available on Youtube!
Rewatch “Less Stress, More Stride” on Youtube, where our early learning experts, Dr. Jody LeVos and Charlotte Wright, help shift the narrative from “summer slide” to “summer stride” with manageable, meaningful summer learning for your family.
Session 2: Play To Learn This Summer
Session 2 is now available on Youtube!
Rewatch “Play to Learn this Summer: The Science Parent Should Know” where child development and playful learning experts Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Rachel Robertson breakdown why and how play is enough this summer.
Session 3: Back to School Tips That Actually Work
Session 3 is now available on Youtube!
Rewatch “Back to School Tips That Actually Work” where a sleep expert, early childhood educator, and child therapist come together for a practical, judgment-free conversation to help ease your child (and yourself!) into the back-to-school season with sleep tips, morning routine strategies, and book recommendations designed to foster calm, confidence, and connection.
Session 4: Raise Resilient Kids
Session 4 is now available on Youtube!
Rewatch “Raise Resilient Kids” where a pediatrician, developmental psychologist, and board certified educator come together to share strategies to help families build emotional resilience through big transitions, guided by the 3Rs of Resilience: Routine, Regulate, and Reassure.