Yoga and mindfulness are helpful for anxiety, depression, strength training and exercise for both children and adults. Audrey works as a yoga and mindfulness practitioner with both adults and children. She talks about her own yoga practice and her teaching.You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this exciting and energetic interview, #1 NYT best selling author Dan Gemeinhart talks with Dr. Elisabeth Paige about his writing journey, each of his five middle grade books, his upcoming books, and his advice for authors. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
Dr. LaRocca's joy and brilliance are obvious as we take a deep dive into her award-winning middle grade novels and her picture books. Her books capture her love of medicine, Shakespeare, cooking, baseball, math, and her SE Asian heritage. She confronts tough issues like cancer, anxiety, and loneliness and fun topics like magic and music. I can't recommend more highly her books for kids of all ages.You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
Jerry Craft, #1 NYT best selling author and only winner of the John Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature for a graphic novel as well as other awards speaks with Dr. Elisabeth Paige about his life, his writing and publishing journey, and his work. He wrote over 30 books, primarily for African American kids that were, in his eyes, less about what you usually see in children’s books targeting African American kids such as single parenthood, gun and police violence and slavery, and more about other issues confronting African American kids such as fitting into primarily white schools, differing socioeconomic statuses, parental relationships and friendships. As he hoped, the primarily African American characters in his trilogy, New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip have become iconic characters in kids lit. He began his adventures in children’s literature by starting his own publishing company where he published like-minded almost exclusively African American authors. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
Picture book author and illustrator Steven Salerno has written and illustrated 5 books and illustrated an additional 32. His books range from initiating a conversation about death to a fashion designing carrot. He illustrated a book on the history of Hershey’s chocolate and a Ferris wheel as big as the Eiffel Tower. His future plans include writing nonfiction books, but so far, the books he has written are fiction. He has illustrated many nonfiction books. We take a deep dive into the process of picture book illustrating, his classes with Maurice Sendak, and many of his books. He also gives us a peak into what we can expect of him in the future. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this engaging conversation between Dr. Elisabeth Paige and Chris Baron, Chris talks about his middle grade novels addressing sensitive topics such as body image, anxiety and other mental health concerns, eczema, and selective mutism. He writes in verse, narrative and multi-media. Any college student would love him as a professor.You can find Dr. Paige on her website, "www.mindfulhappykids.com".You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this Simple Petting Petitation, created and recorded by Dr. Elisabeth Paige, you will stroke your pet to a count of ten and then repeat for 3 minutes. If you lose count, don't worry about it, just start over. Even short meditations can help with health, mood and relationships.Music was composed and recorded by Steve Gruskin.You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this conversation between Dr. Paige and Lisa Fipps, Lisa talks about what it was like to be a "fat" child and all of the bullying that kids and adults go through when they are different. Her book is beautifully written in verse, interesting for a children's book. Lisa talks about her process and why she chose this technique.Find Dr. Paige at her website www.mindfulhappykids.com.You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
It's finally here....My new website: https://mindfulhappykids.com/. You will find: links to the podcasts and the YouTube channel; links to the PDFs of my children's books; Petitations (upcoming); book reviews of children's books featuring mindfulness, gratitude, compassion, yoga, and a diversity of cultures; and the pets of the month. If you would like to feature your pet, just send me an email with a picture.The first video/podcast for the new website is an interview with Kristin Hartness, executive director of Canines for Disabled Kids. They provide scholarships for kids who need service dogs and provide education about service dogs and emotional support animals for kids with disabilities. It's a tremendously interesting and engaging interview. Kristin talks about the differences between service dogs and emotional support animals, the different types of service dogs specifically for kids, how the dogs and the kids are taught, and how the dogs are integrated into the classroom. I learned a whole lot. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this conversation between UC Davis freshman and Dr. Elisabeth Paige, Robi is inspiring as he talks about his journey as a classical pianist and violinist along with his interest in international politics. He even plays a piece in the interview. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
November is here and along with it is a time for thinking about all we are grateful for, especially in this time of turmoil. The Gratitude Petitation helps to facilitate gratitude. Recorded by Dr. Elisabeth Paige and with music composed and recorded by Steve Gruskin. Enjoy!You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this Petitation™©, The Pet Scan, you sit with your pet and touch, smell, and listen from their head to their toes in an effort to stay in the present moment with your pet. Created and recorded by Dr. Elisabeth Paige.Set to music composed and recorded by Steve Gruskin. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
Colleen talks about and reads from "The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem". This children's book won several awards and has many layers. It starts in 1500 and finishes with poop problems today. Nonfiction writing is explained and she describes the research that went into "The Great Stink." The interview is with Dr. Elisabeth Paige. See more information on her website Petitationsplus.com by October 7th, 2022.Tune in the first week of October when Dr. Paige will be uploading the second Petitation set to Steve Gruskin's music, The Pet Scan. You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
Each month I will be making available a Petitation for you to practice with your pets set to music composed and recorded by Steve Gruskin. For more information, visit my website Petitationsplus.com or "The Petitation Companion" on amazon.You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this interview, Jennifer Gennari talks about two of her books for 8-12 year olds. One is about the life of a little girl who is fighting her town's unacceptance of her mother's impending marriage to a woman and the other is about a girl with sound sensitivity. She also talks about writing and teaching. By August 22, 2022 you will see her profiled on Dr. Gruskin's webpage: Petitationsplus.com. EnjoyYou can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this interview, JJ reads his book, "Worm Loves Worm," as adorable book where two worms get married. According to JJ enjoy the process and everything else will follow. Within a week a profile of JJ Astrian will be found on Dr. Paige's website www.Petitationsplus.comEnjoy,Dr. Elisabeth PaigeYou can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
All you've ever wanted to know about poetry. Georgia explains poetry in beautiful ways from anthologies to list poems to portrait poems to heart mapping. She has done extraordinary work in the schools and established poetry centers. A wonderful interview with Dr.. Elisabeth Paige.You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
An incredible interview with the lawyer turned children's poet Janet Wong. She has written and edited many children's picture books, poetry books, anthologies for both adults and children and creative writing books and worked with children for decades. She also teaches poetry to adults and facilitates publication through her publishing press Pomelo Books. She is also the winner of many writing awards. She is Korean-Chinese American and talks a bit about what that is like in the age of Coronavirus. A must listen to! You can find her on her website, Janetwong.com. Interview by Elisabeth Paige.Enjoy! Best, ElisabethLink to all the Mindful, Happy Kids Podcasts belowhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1012396You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this extremely informative and interesting interview, Emma talks with Dr. Paige about all aspects of publishing and editing from her experiences working for the top five publishing houses as a VP, as an editor, a publisher, and as a consultant in her current publishing firm Drydenbks. She worked on over 1000 children's books and wrote one of her own with Rana DiOrio: What Does it Mean to Be an Entrepreneur? You can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com
In this fascinating interview with Robert Castillo, you will learn all about storyboards for TV, movies, commercials and even music videos. Robert started his career creating storyboards for The Sopranos and has since worked on some Marvel movies, TV shows, commercials, and much much more. He is a professor focusing on storyboard creation in Georgia. Another must listen to.Interview with Dr. Elisabeth PaigeYou can find Dr. Paige's website at :www.mindfulhappykids.com