Cultivate Conscious Kids

Why attend a Cultivate Conscious Kids Program?

• Navigate a challenging world as your best and strongest self
• Discover what you value and stand for
• Develop the courage to speak up for what you believe
• Learn to navigate challenging friendships and relationships
• Learn how to create boundaries to keep yourself emotionally and physically safe
• Strengthen the bond between moms and their children in the critical middle school and teenage years
• Develop the ability to make tough decisions and have difficult conversations
• Explore the impact of social media

Did you know?

• By middle school, girls are 25% less likely to say they like taking the lead
• Boys are 30% more likely than girls to flunk or drop out of school
• 74% of girls say they are under pressure to please everyone else
• Close to 1 in 4 eating disorders occur in males
• 1 in 4 girls today fall into clinical diagnosis - depression, eating disorders, cutting, emotional disorders, and 2 in 4 report being anxious, sleep deprived and under significant stress
• By age 17, 13% of boys and 36% of girls have been or are depressed
• 51% of girls say they experience stereotypes that limit their right to express themselves with originality and strength
• Nearly 18% of adolescent boys are concerned with body image
• 3% of Fortune 500 CEO's are women
• 18% of both girls and boys report being bullied 2-3 times a month or more
• 1 in 3 girls does not feel that she has the "opportunity for open discussion in her classes"
• By age 14, just under 30% of boys will talk to their peers about bullying

Statistics from: National Center for Educational Statistics, heartofleadership.org, girlsinc.org, National Center for Biotechnology Information, JAMA Pediatrics, stopbulling.gov, and dosomething.org.

Making a Difference

• Kids need to be taught it's okay to stand up for what they value.
• Kids can learn to access the courage to speak up for what they believe.
• The mother-child bond can be strengthened to promote open communication and positive modeling and mentorship.
• Girls and boys need to develop the ability to make tough decisions and have difficult conversations.
• Learning how to navigate challenging friendships and relationship is a life-long skill.

We can help. Our uniquely designed programs:

• Build leadership capacity in girls and boys by helping them access their authentic voice and inner courage.
• Develop the skills necessary for effective leadership.
• Strengthen girls' and boys' sense of self and confidence.
• Address issues of gender, race and class in a way that allows for courageous conversations and collaborative connections.