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  • Martial Arts Tournaments

    April 5th, 2023


    Martial Arts Tournaments
    Martial arts tournaments can help children develop physical skills, mental resilience, and self-confidence. By participating in tournaments, children can gain valuable experience facing opponents, overcoming obstacles, and achieving their goals. This experience can result in a boost in self-estee...

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  • 10 Ways to Raise a Giving Child

    September 26th, 2021


    10 Ways to Raise a Giving Child
    Here’s how to cultivate a giving spirit in your children. Kids benefit in many ways from learning to be generous and caring about others. Researchers have found that empathy is the cornerstone for becoming a happy, well-adjusted, successful adult. Studies show that possessing empathy also...

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  • 7 Things Mentally Strong Kids Always Do and How Parents Can Teach Them

    April 1st, 2021


    7 Things Mentally Strong Kids Always Do and How Parents Can Teach Them
    7 Things Mentally Strong Kids Always Do and How Parents Can Teach Them By Amy Morin As a psychotherapist, one of the most common questions parents ask me is: What are the key strengths I should be teaching my kids? There are several, but the type that will really help them become their best...

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  • 9 Ways to Cultivate Courage in Kids

    March 25th, 2021


    9 Ways to Cultivate Courage in Kids
    9 Ways to Cultivate Courage in Kids Here’s how you can instill moral toughness in your kids to help them find their hero within. By Michele Borba, My favorite movie about courage is “We Bought a Zoo.” The family comedy-drama features a father (...

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  • Seven Things Every Kid Needs To Hear

    March 18th, 2021


    Seven Things Every Kid Needs To Hear
    As caring adults it’s important we are both tough AND tender. Most of us are good at one or the other by default. The challenge is being able to vacillate between the two depending on the situation and what would be most helpful. Here are 7 things are that every kid needs to hear, regardles...

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  • 5 Powerful Reasons Why You Must Take Action

    March 8th, 2021


    5 Powerful Reasons Why You Must Take Action
    5 Powerful Reasons Why You Must Take ACTION “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~   “The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.“ ~George Bernard Shaw~ ...

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  • 12 Tips for Raising Honest Kids

    March 4th, 2021


    12 Tips for Raising Honest Kids
    12 tips for raising Honest kids Parents rate honesty as the quality they most want to teach their children. We asked the experts for their best advice for raising honest kids. by: Charity Ferreira Brace yourself for the cold, hard truth: all kids lie. They do it for many of the s...

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  • How To Motivate Your Child To Do Homework

    February 25th, 2021


    How To Motivate Your Child To Do Homework
    How To Motivate Child To Do Homework (7 Practical Tips) “How to motivate child to do homework” is on almost every parent’s mind right now. Getting kids to do homework doesn’t have to be painful. In fact, it can be outright fun! In this article, I will share the...

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  • 15 Simple Ways to Help Make Chores Fun for Kids

    February 18th, 2021


    15 Simple Ways to Help Make Chores Fun for Kids
    15 Simple Ways to Help Make Chores Fun for Kids Chores can be drudgery for kids and for parents. Do you ever wish chores could be a little less of a grind? Wouldn’t it be amazing if chores weren’t such a chore? Don’t sit on your bucket My wife has a saying she uses t...

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  • Top Ten Healthy Snacks for Kids!

    February 11th, 2021


    Top Ten Healthy Snacks for Kids!
    Top 10 Healthy Snacks for Kids These healthy recipes and ideas will inspire you and keep your snack-loving kids happy and well fueled. Kristina LaRue, R.D., C.S.S.D.       Whether they are packed in a lunc...

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  • Back To School Tips

    August 8th, 2019


    Back To School Tips
    Back to School Tips for Parents   Summertime is coming to an end, and with that comes all of the back to school anxiety and jitters that are common amongst children. Your child may experience common physical effects of anxiety associated with back to school time including symptoms from st...

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  • Busy schedule? Check out these apps we love!

    October 8th, 2018


    Busy schedule? Check out these apps we love!
    Thanks to smartphones, people everywhere have access to some of the best applications for managing a hectic schedule. Whether it’s home life, work, school, or a combination of these things, your smartphone could be the key to getting organized. We decided to share some of our favorite producti...

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  • Villari’s Karate Benefit #6: Fun

    September 17th, 2018


    Villari’s Karate Benefit #6: Fun
    Villari’s Karate Benefit #6: Fun With school back in session, your kids’ brains are probably in overdrive. That’s why it’s so important after school to blow off some steam with some physical activity that’s also enjoyable. That’s where Villari’s karate c...

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  • VILLARI'S #5 Karate Benefit: BULLY PREVENTION

    September 11th, 2018


    VILLARI'S #5 Karate Benefit: BULLY PREVENTION
    Getting back to class is an exciting time to rekindle old friendships and make new ones. But for some kids, school can be met with fear, not only of new situations but also of mistreatment by other students. This week, our topic is BULLY PREVENTION Did you know according to the American So...

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  • 1 Out of 5 Kids Report Being Bullied

    September 4th, 2018


    1 Out of 5 Kids Report Being Bullied
    At Villari’s Martial Arts Centers, our students are held to a standard of respect, equality, and understanding that helps them channel their heightened emotions. But in schools, bullying is a rapid epidemic everywhere. It’s hard enough on children to keep up with their schooling and busy...

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  • Self Discipline

    September 4th, 2018


    Self Discipline
    Self-Discipline Doing the things you know you should do without being told. Martial Arts and Self-Discipline Compared to traditional education, martial arts can be one the best teachers of discipline and self-discipline. There is an important difference in discipline: discipline that can be...

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  • VILLARI'S # 4 Karate Benefit: LEADERSHIP

    September 3rd, 2018


    VILLARI'S # 4 Karate Benefit: LEADERSHIP
    Villari’s Karate Benefit #4: Leadership While some skills are inherent, and some can be fostered in a home or school setting, another way to give your child a leg-up is through karate training. This week, our topic is LEADERSHIP Wikipedia says the definition of LEADERSHIP is: ...

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  • VILLARI’S #3 Karate Benefit: DETERMINATION

    August 25th, 2018


    VILLARI’S #3 Karate Benefit: DETERMINATION
    Wouldn’t it be great if your child could learn to commit to something new with resolve? That trait would be especially useful as the roadblocks to success present themselves during the school year and in life.   That’s why now is the perfect time to begin learning how to fi...

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  • Too Much Tech Time

    August 21st, 2018


    Too Much Tech Time
    Do you feel like your child spends too much time with their technology? Well, you’re not alone! In a 2018 survey, Common Sense Media and SurveyMonkey found that 47% of parents are worried that their kids are addicted to their mobile devices. Additionally, about half of parents are conce...

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  • VILLARI’S #2 Karate Benefit: FOCUS

    August 20th, 2018


    VILLARI’S #2 Karate Benefit: FOCUS
    VILLARI’S #2 Karate Benefit: FOCUS   After the dog days of summer are over, now is the time to activate your child’s body and mind with a fun discipline like karate. This ancient martial art will improve your child’s physical and mental development, preparing them to foc...

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  • VILLARI’S #1 Karate Benefit: CONFIDENCE

    August 13th, 2018


    VILLARI’S #1 Karate Benefit: CONFIDENCE
    As the summer draws to a close, it’s time to look for an activity that will get your kid’s head out of their hand-held devices and into learning skills they could use. That’s why over the next SIX WEEKS we’ll be sharing the TOP 6 BENEFITS OF KARATE. Karate is a martial art...

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  • 9 Secrets of Confident Kids

    July 9th, 2018


    Here are the most effective ways to help your child become happy, self-assured, and successful. By Alina Tugend from Parents Magazine 1. Consider Your Compliments Of course, young kids need plenty of encouragement, whether they're learning to crawl, throw a ball, or draw a circle. B...

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  • 10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School

    June 19th, 2018


    10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School 1. Attend Back-to-School Night and Parent-Teacher Conferences Kids do better in school when parents are involved in their academic lives. Attending back-to-school night at the start of the school year is a great way to get to know you...

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  • 5 Empowering Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen

    February 18th, 2018


    5 Empowering Ways to Get Your Kids to Listen This is a great article by Vicki Glembocki from www.parents.com, let us know what you think at the end?     Having a hard time getting your children to follow directions? Me too. So my friends and I decided to try our own group ther...

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  • How Does Karate Help Kids With ADHD?

    February 15th, 2018


    How Does Karate Help Kids With ADHD? by ERIN CARSON LiveStrong.com In addition to giving kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, all of the physical benefits of exercise, including improved cardiovascular health and better strength and flexibility, karate might also lessen...

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  • How to Raise Successful Kids -- Without Over-Parenting

    February 13th, 2018


    How to Raise Successful Kids... Without Over-Parenting | Julie Lythcott-Haims    

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