Best Day Yet: Affirmations, Meditations, & Mindfulness For Kids

Drift off to sleep with this magical Cookie River Sleep Story —a calming bedtime adventure that gently guides kids through mindful breathing, positive affirmations, and a relaxing forest journey. Designed to help children fall asleep faster and sleep through the night, this story weaves in soothing mindfulness tools without kids even noticing. Get your FREE Calming Bedtime Toolkit with a Cookie Ri...

A Sneak Peek of The Foster Cat-Astrophe (Chapter 1!) Today’s episode is a little different—and a lot of fun! Marjorie is sharing the first chapter of her brand-new, laugh-out-loud book The Foster Cat-Astrophe. It’s a magical, funny, heartwarming adventure full of sibling chaos, mysterious powers, and (of course) a very mischievous kitten. If you love pets, magic, and stories that make the whole fa...

Here's a bonus episode of Best Day Yet plus exciting news about my new book, The Foster Cat-Astrophe. Check out my hilarious and heartfelt book at https://www.amazon.com/Foster-Cat-Astrophe-Funny-Magic-Mischief-ebook/dp/B0DWM13GDX Or on Audible at https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Foster-Cat-Astrophe-Audiobook/B0DYKR3BKN Today's show is a fun way to practice "the physiological sigh"...

Brand new episode out today and it's all about the cells in our body cheering us on! We wrote and recorded this episode in response to a listener who asked for ways to feel less lonely. This is our last episode in season 3.  We are taking a break from writing and producing to slow down and be more mindful in our personal lives. Thank you for your patience as we take care of ourselves during t...

This episode is about building our KINDNESS SUPERPOWERS! It's about being kind to your brother or your sister...which is not always easy to do. Ansel & Annie help practice the affirmations for superpowered sibling kindness and brainstorm ways to be more kind to our siblings. Todays' affirmations: I have the kindest heart My words are patient and kind I look for the good in everyone, even my si...

This new episode is all about appreciating our miraculous bodies. Our bodies do a lot for us every day and sometimes we forget to say thank you. So today we're going to thank our eyes, our ears, our noses, our mouths, our digestive systems, our hands, our legs, and our feet. Just like you like it when someone takes the time to appreciate you for who you are, your body likes it too. Get ready, bodi...

Today's episode is a POWER EPISODE jam packed with affirmations for self-confidence to help kids feel their best and have a calm, happy day. This episode comes with a FREE printable. The printable is an AFFIRMATION STATION that you can set up at a mirror at home and practice with or without this episode. Visit https://www.bestdayyetpodcast.com and sign up for free printables to get yours. Today's...

Today we imagine a visit from a dream pet, and we are reminded that we are totally enough exactly as we are. Today's affirmations:  I am enough I am totally, completely enough I love myself exactly as I am I am smart enough I am good enough I am LOVED enough Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS! Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School...

Today's episode is all about versatility! We're headed to the Sahara desert to meet an animal who understands that there are times we need to move fast and there times we need to move slowly and carefully. 🐆 Today's affirmations: When it's time to relax, I strut. When it's time to move, I fly I am calm I am ready I am versatile. Like a Cheetah! Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS! Min...

We originally recorded this song in March of 2020. Now, nearly two years later, we still think it's important to wash our hands thoroughly and mindfully, so we're re-releasing this song as a tool for health and kindness inside and out. Whether you're learning it for the first time, or listening again, we hope you enjoy this song. What if instead of singing Happy Birthday each time we wash our hand...

This is a hugging meditation for kids, based on the practice created by Thich Nhat Hanh. Science says that kids who are hugged a lot actually grow smarter, bigger, healthier, calmer, and more resilient than kids who are rarely hugged. Pediatricians recommend that all kids get at least 17 hugs a day! We better get hugging right away! For this practice you will need a stuffed animal, a pet, a f...

Grab your flashlights, we're going to a haunted house! Kid listeners call in with their tips on staying calm in spooky situations and then we put those tips to use while we walk through a dark house with...monsters? Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS! Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School Day   We practice:   🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breat...

Today's episode is all about overcoming fears. In this episode listeners get to meet a special guest. (Spoiler alert...it's our dog Lucy, who had a rough start and once was afraid of pretty much everything!) In this episode we play a mindful breathing game and practice the following affirmations: Feelings come and feelings go It's alright, I'm okay I am safe I am braver than my fear Best Day Yet i...

Our Daily Pledge is back! 🎉 We released a similar version of this in 2020 when so many kids were schooling at home. Now one year later, a lot of our listeners are going to school in person. So we're re-releasing the pledge, not just for virtual learners, but for ALL kids, regardless of where they are learning now, to practice right before they go to school. The daily pledge is a pledge to ourselv...

Today's episode is for deep relaxation. It's perfect for right before kids nap, go to sleep, or if kids need a relaxing break. This sleep adventure is based on the practice of yoga nidra, yet done is a super kid-friendly way with a hummingbird helper! Today's affirmations: You are safe You are calm You are protected You are at peace Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS! We practice: 🧘...

This episode is for whenever kids need a calming reset. It's a perfect listen for whenever kids are transitioning from one activity to another, or if they need a short break to calm down. In the practice, we imagine that we can control the ocean waves with our breath, and (surprise!) we get to meet some friendly sandpipers. Today's affirmations: You are calm You are strong Good things are coming y...

Hard to stay positive in the morning before school? 😬 We’ve got your back! Here’s a back to school episode filled with powerful affirmations to ensure your kiddo walks into school feeling calm and confident. You can listen to this episode before the first day, or before any day of school. Subscribe now, so you don’t forget to listen on the first day drive! This episode includes a short calming br...

We're about to release Season 3 of Best Day Yet, but as we prepare, we thought we'd share an episode from Season 1 all about making new friends. To make it even more fun, we get to trade our legs in for tail fins and swim with an animal friend (Surprise—it's a dolphin!) who teaches us all about friendliness and how to be a good friend. Today's affirmations: I am warm and bright I am compassionate...

Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS! Together families practice... 🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing 🐆 Animal adventures 💗 Positive Affirmations in a way that is FUN and EMPOWERING for kids and adults alike! Find out more at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Go to www. Patreon.com/BestDayYet to access 25+ exclusive episodes and monthly digital downloads. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter...

Today's episode is a wish you well car ride episode. (But you can listen to it at home too. ;) We're going to practice wishing other people, animals, trees and even your car well. Learn more about Like You Pod at likeyoupodcast.com For more information about our podcast or to send us a message or recording, check out www. BestDayYetPodcast.com For 25 + exclusive episodes and digital downloads go t...

Today's episode teaches kids all about being helpful. It's a reminder that when we help others, we are also helping ourselves. And, we're going on an adventure! That's right. Today we're going deep under the ocean to meet a fish that helps others. But I have to warn you that the part of the ocean that we're going to has...a lot of sharks. Today we practice mindfulness by deep belly breathing ourse...

This episode is for any time that it feels like nothing is going your way. In this episode we practice mindfulness and gratitude by counting good things on each of our five fingers. Here's how we count our blessings using the five fingers on one hand: Your thumb stands for a relationship. Your pointer stands for an opportunity. Middle man stands for a place. Index finger stands for something you l...

Today's episode we're going to go to a field of daisies to celebrate YOU! This episode includes mindful breathing and positive affirmations on the theme of honoring and appreciating ourselves. Today's affirmations: I love my body  I love myself Every day I appreciate myself more and more and the people I meet can see me for who I am and they appreciate me too I am good and bright inside and o...

NEW EPISODE!! This episode is a mooooood booster. It's for listening to when you're...well maybe not in the happiest mood.  We're going to learn some powerful words that will help us start our day in a better mood. And we're going to meet some very cute animals that will teach us all about happiness, peace, and joy. Today's Affirmations: Today is going to be an amazing day Today I choose peac...

Today we're going on a listening walk! We're going to head into the forest and listen for birds. And we're going to practice affirmations about diversity and accepting others for exactly who they are. Today's Affirmations: People are different and that's okay I look for the good in everyone I love myself for who I am, and I let others be who they are It's fun to have friends who look different tha...