Have you ever wondered why children and teens seem to be so addicted to their smartphones and other devices? Parents are frustrated with their children’s lack of attention and motivation but what do their devices have to do with this? The answer is found in science! Often referred to as the “motivator molecule,” dopamine is […]
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When it comes to parenting, emotions can run high. When children act out negatively, parents often become frustrated quickly and react by trying to fix the behavior immediately by yelling, punishing, etc. However, this approach is never a win for the child or the parent. As a Pediatric Ninja Specialist, Melody Shuman, the founder of […]
Does your child have a hard time making good decisions or trouble following the rules? The good news is that they are not doing this on purpose. After years of working with students and observing the emotional and social stages of development we recognize that every decision they make (Good or Bad) ultimately has a […]
Hey SKILLZ Parents! Our staff at Murrayhill Martial Arts hopes your ninja will love every second of their new school year! We wanted to share one of the many ways our Basic SKILLZ program help prepare kids for the new school year… By reinforcing their ability to show good TEAMWORK! In class we work of different types of TEAMWORK including: […]
It is Back to School Season! Our staff here at Murrayhill Martial Arts knows that Back to School season is an exciting time for children. We also understand that it can be a little intimidating as well. One of our goals here is to help prepare our ninjas be rockstars everywhere they go and prepare them for […]
Summer break is a fun and essential time for children to take a break from school, create life long friendships and develop their creative spirit. I’d argue that perhaps summer breaks should be even longer, or that the kids should have longer breaks through the school year. But, that’s another topic. However, there may be […]
The Best Summer Camps Teach Martial Arts 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 […]
We have developed an excellent, proven program to help give parents and toddlers a great way to interact while working on developmental skills at the same time. The reasons for starting a program such as ours are vast and include the following: Intellectually Their thinking skills are across the board,which makes it hard […]
We are happy to announce our newest class for an extremely fun group of kids… Toddlers! Toddlers 18 to 36 months will be joined by their Mom, Dad, Grandparent or Nanny in this fun class, led by our highly trained instructors. As with our other classes we engage in fun,educational class activities designed […]
Parenting is hard, it’s likely the highest pressure thing we do, with the most at stake. Sometimes, we all wish that someone would just tell us what to do. Perhaps it’s easier to identify the “to-don’ts” instead of the “to-dos” Here are some things that we do with the best of intentions. And, some possible […]