Posts Tagged: karate classes for kids

How Martial Arts Can Help Improve Your Child's Behavior At Home and Performance at School

Download as a PDF HERE First, let me give you some background on how we run the kids karate classes at DG. Dragon Gym Children’s martial arts programs are age specific. That means the programs are specifically designed to be appropriate for a child’s physical, intellectual, social and emotional stage of development. The EARLY group is for... Read more »

12 WAYS YOU CAN HELP DEVELOP YOUR CHILD’S SELF CONFIDENCE

Confidence is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give their child. Carl Pickhardt, a psychologist and author of 15 parenting books, says a kid who lacks confidence will be reluctant to try new or challenging things because they're scared of failing or disappointing others. This can end up holding them back later in... Read more »

HOW DO MARTIAL ARTS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS?

Leadership is something that we talk about with our kids, a lot. But what does leadership mean? And, how does martial arts training help develop those skills? First, let’s define leadership. I think a leader is someone that does some, many or even all of the following: Inspires and motivates others Displays high integrity and... Read more »