WAYS TO SLOW DOWN WITH KIDS ✨

I love the way Cal Newport describes slow living as "offering a slower, more sustainable alternative to modern busyness that draws on time tested wisdom."

Slow living is a movement born from food. It's about preserving and protecting what's beautifully human in an age of excess and efficiency.

One of the things I refuse to see industrialized is my children's childhood. Today I want to share some simple alternatives to the rat race of modern childhood.

🐌create tiny daily rituals. ie snuggling for a minute before starting breakfast or turning on nice music for a meal.

🐌watch sunrise or sunset together.

🐌be more lighthearted about getting out the door to things, despite our culture's one liners about success in life, being a few minutes late is not that serious. What is serious is how stressed we all are. its hard to be loving and hurried at the same time.

🐌lighting a candle for an ordinary activity and deciding to make it special.

🐌start a garden in a little patch of yard with good sun, order a seed packet, spend time each day tending them abd watching them grow.

🐌go for daily walks. such an easy way to balance the nervous system, reconnect and slow down.

🐌quit an extracurricular that makes your schedule more stressful.

🐌read a chapter book out loud. (we love the Growly series)

🐌make a list of your favorite childhood memories and recreate them.

🐌set up a stargazing night.

🐌take them fishing or foraging.

🐌start a handcraft together.

🐌declutter the toys by half (and half again!)

🐌allow emotions and acknowledge feelings rather than running around fixing everything for everyone.

🐌swap an organized sport for unstructured play outside with their friends.

🐌eat dinner together outside, play a board game, look for bugs and stars.

🐌watch the moonrise.

What are some ways you preserve and protect the lost art of childhood? I wanna hear them! #slowliving #slowmotherhood #slowlife #slowchildhood