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 River affirmation poster, coloring page, and breath map at https://substack.com/@bestdayyetkids

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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 family giggle, hit play!

Want to hear the rest? Find The Foster Cat-Astrophe at

Audible

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Foster-Cat-Astrophe-Audiobook/B0DYKR3BKN

Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Foster-Cat-Astrophe-Funny-Magic-Mischief/dp/B0DWM4G6NV

Barnes & Noble

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-foster-cat-astrophe-marjorie-a-stordeur/1147178800

or wherever you get your books. 🐾

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" is a specific breathing pattern that involves two quick inhalations followed by a long, slow exhalation.

We practice this powerful breath technique by visualizing climbing up a waterfall and sliding down.

Hope you love this practice and don't forget to check out the book!

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 this time.

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Today's Affirmations: 

I am never alone.

My breath is my constant friend

My heart is beating for ME

I've got trillions of cells

and every single one of them is  cheering me on.

My body is singing my song

I've got this

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 sibling
• When it's too hard to be patient, I step away, and I take deep belly breaths
• Even when it's hard to do I choose kind, I choose kind, I choose kind
• I am the best brother
• I am the best sister
• YET

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, bodies, we're going to appreciate you!

Today's Affirmations:

• My body is one of a kind
• My body is just right
• My body deserves kindness and respect
• I am thankful for my body

Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS!

Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School Day

We practice:

🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing

🐆 Animal adventures

💗 Positive Affirmations

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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 affirmations:

I am brave

I am calm

I am versatile

I am safe

I am helpful

I am enough

I am strong

I am resilient

I am honest

I am important

I am caring

I am kind

I am smart

I am curious

I am loyal

I am loved

I am hardworking

I am worthy

Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS!

Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School Day

We practice:

🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing

🐆 Animal adventures

💗 Positive Affirmations

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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 Day

We practice:

🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing

🐆 Animal adventures

💗 Positive Affirmations

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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!

Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School Day

We practice:

🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing

🐆 Animal adventures

💗 Positive Affirmations

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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 hands, we sing a song that wishes ourselves and our world safety, health, peace, and kindness.

We recorded a 20 second hand washing song to sing every time we wash our hands. This song was inspired by the ancient practice of loving kindness or metta meditation. There’s a lot of modern research that says loving kindness is a powerful tool that increases the well-being of both kids and adults.

Special thanks to Kurt Gunn for the vocals and guitar. Check out Kurt Gunn at http://www.kurtgunn.com/

And thank you to the children of Aldo Leopold Community School for the chorus.

Enjoy and please share!

Today's Affirmations:

May I be safe

May I be healthy

May I be peaceful

May I be kind

May all be safe

May all be healthy

May all peaceful

May all be kind

Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS!

Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School Day

We practice:

🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing

🐆 Animal adventures

💗 Positive Affirmations

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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 friend, or a family member.

If you're in the car and don't have any of those things available, don't worry...because you can hug yourself!

Today's affirmations are based on the way we feel when we get a really good hug:

I am happy

I am loved

I am well protected

Today is going to be a good day

Best Day Yet is an AFFIRMATION podcast for KIDS!

Mindfulness tools + Positive Thinking Adventures for a Calm & Confident School Day

We practice:

🧘🏽‍♀️ Mindful breathing

🐆 Animal adventures

💗 Positive Affirmations

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