Explore every episode of the podcast Best Day Yet: Affirmations, Meditations, & Mindfulness For Kids
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| Trillions of Cells Are Cheering You On!🧫📣 | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:13:00 | |
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. To learn about the 20 exclusive episodes on our Patreon account visit www.Patreon.com/bestdayyet To learn about sponsoring Best Day Yet visit https://www.bestdayyetpodcast.com/contact/ 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 | |||
| You choose KIND (Even to Your Siblings) | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:15:05 | |
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:
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| Daily Pledge for a Positive School Day | 20 Sep 2021 | 00:08:54 | |
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 ourselves and our families and it's jam packed with powerful words for an incredible, positive 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 Get your FREE PRINTABLE that goes with this episode at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Check out the live, interactive classes for kids at Supernow for just $9/month and get your first week FREE with code BESTDAYYET https://bit.ly/bestdayyetsupernow Follow us on social media: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bestdayyetpodcast Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/best_day_yet_podcast/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestdayyetpod Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Hummingbird Sleep Adventure!🌺 | 06 Sep 2021 | 00:14:25 | |
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: 🧘🏽♀️ Mindful breathing 🐆 Animal adventures 💗 Positive Affirmations Listen to the podcast and get FREE printables at Visit www.Patreon.com/bestdayyet to access EXCLUSIVE Best Day Yet episodes!🎉 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Emergency Calm for Kids 🌊🐚 | 23 Aug 2021 | 00:07:43 | |
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:
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| Affirmations for a Calm & Confident School Day🎒📚 | 09 Aug 2021 | 00:12:21 | |
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 breath practice and the following affirmation practice: Inside I am calm I am connected to my center My school bell is a reminder to take a DEEP BELLY BREATHs I learn new things easily I am smarter than I know I am SO ready for school *Affirmations for Kids *Meditations for Kids *Self Confidence for Kids * Mindfulness for Kids *Growth Mindset for Kids Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Affirmations for Making New Friends (with DOLPHINS!!🐬) | 26 Jul 2021 | 00:14:42 | |
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:
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| Introducing Best Day Yet | 12 Jul 2021 | 00:01:00 | |
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Wish You Well Car Ride🚘💛 | 12 Jul 2021 | 00:11:02 | |
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 to www.Patreon.com/BestDayYet Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| You Are A Helper (with SHARKS!!)🦈 | 28 Jun 2021 | 00:13:20 | |
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 ourselves a big shark-proof bubble and these affirmations: I am a helper Helping others makes me feel good The more I help others, the more I grow. I look for the chance to help someone else's day. Mindfulness for kids, Affirmations for Kids, Meditations for Kids Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| You Focus On the GOOD (POWER EPISODE) | 13 Jun 2021 | 00:10:40 | |
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:
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| Self Love For Kids (Calming Episode) | 26 May 2021 | 00:11:31 | |
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 out Every day I get better and better at loving Myself Best Day Yet: Mindfulness for kids. Meditations for Kids. Positive Affirmations for Kids. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| My Body Deserves Kindness & Respect | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:13:36 | |
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:
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 Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bestdayyetpodcast Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/best_day_yet_podcast/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestdayyetpod | |||
| Morning Mood Booster (with Seals!) | 17 May 2021 | 00:16:01 | |
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:
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| People Are Different, and That's Okay! (Bird Listening Walk) | 22 Sep 2020 | 00:14:23 | |
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:
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| Mindful Brain Break (With Campfire Mudras) | 08 Sep 2020 | 00:11:11 | |
This practice is for whenever kids or families need a calming "reset". It would be perfect listening for a mindful brain break in virtual or homeschooling or to help calm and connect just before bed.In this episode we practice calming mudras by placing our thumb on each of our fingers and imagining the sun, moon, earth, and universe. Today's affirmations: I am powerful, like the sun. I am gentle, like the moon. I am calm, like the earth. I am magic, like the universe. *Positive Affirmations for kids *Meditations for kids *Mindfulness for kids *Growth Mindset for kids Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Positive Words for Virtual Learning (With Movements!) | 23 Aug 2020 | 00:09:14 | |
When we first created Best Day Yet Podcast, we designed it for kids to listen to in the car on their way to school. But this year a lot of kids will be learning at home. Since most kids need to move as much as possible, and virtual learning might include a lot of sitting down, we included guided movement with these affirmations. The intention of this movement episode is to help you get centered and gather up positive energy for your big day of learning at home. This episode includes positive affirmations, mindful breathing, and movement for kids and families to practice together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Red Pandas Wear Masks Too! | 11 Aug 2020 | 00:14:55 | |
Wooohooo! Season 2 is here with a brand new episode!!!All around the world we're seeing a lot of people wearing masks to keep themselves and others safe from Covid 19. On today's episode we get to float all the way to Nepal in GIANT BUBBLES and meet an animal that rocks a mask all day every day, and learn powerful affirmations that you can practice any time you wear a mask. Today's affirmations: My mask is a reminder to take deep breaths and speak loud and clear. When I put my mask on I remember: I am safe I am seen I am quiet but I am strong like a red panda. *Positive Affirmations for kids *Meditations for kids *Mindfulness for kids *Growth Mindset for kids See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| ENCORE: Affirmations for Making New Friends (Dolphin Adventure!) | 29 Jul 2020 | 00:12:33 | |
Just a few more weeks until we release season 2 of Best Day Yet! Until then enjoy this dolphin-tastic episode from last January. What if there were positive words we could tell ourselves that would help it be easier to make new friends? Well it turns out there are! And on today's episode we learn them. 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:
*Positive Affirmations for kids *Meditations for kids *Mindfulness for kids *Growth Mindset for kids Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| ENCORE: You Are Calm (POWER EPISODE) | 14 Jul 2020 | 00:07:20 | |
Originally recorded in November of 2019, this is one of the most popular episodes we've ever created.This is a mini episode designed for kids to listen to over and over any time they are feeling worried, scared, or nervous.Today's affirmations:
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| ENCORE: KITTENS Are Worthy of Love And Respect. (And so are you!) | 30 Jun 2020 | 00:10:04 | |
Join us for this encore episode where we meet our newest pet! She's absolutely adorable and reminds us that even though not everyone is going to like us, what matters most are the people who love us. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| ENCORE: WATER BEARS Get Stronger Every Day (And So Do You!) | 16 Jun 2020 | 00:09:57 | |
Encore! We'll be back with brand new episodes soon, and until then hope you're having the best summer yet. What has eight legs, a squishy body and is probably living on the moon RIGHT NOW? You'll find out in this episode of Best Bay Yet when we meet an animal that knows all about resiliency and how challenges help us grow. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Super Confidence Booster (w/Affirmation Station) | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:08:22 | |
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
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media:
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| You Are Enough (Dream Pet Visualization) | 13 Dec 2021 | 00:09:40 | |
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
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bestdayyetpodcast Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/best_day_yet_podcast/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestdayyetpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| CHEETAHS are Versatile (And so are YOU!)🐆💕 | 29 Nov 2021 | 00:13:32 | |
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
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bestdayyetpodcast Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/best_day_yet_podcast/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestdayyetpod Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| May I Be Safe (Handwashing Song)✌️💕 | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:06:06 | |
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
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media:
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| Best HUG Yet!🤗💕 (Power Episode!) | 01 Nov 2021 | 00:10:09 | |
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
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bestdayyetpodcast Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/best_day_yet_podcast/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestdayyetpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| SPOOKIEST Day Yet!👻🔦 | 18 Oct 2021 | 00:10:11 | |
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 breathing 🐆 Animal adventures 💗 Positive Affirmations
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com Follow us on social media:
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bestdayyetpodcast Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/best_day_yet_podcast/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/bestdayyetpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| Overcoming Fears with our Dog, Lucy | 04 Oct 2021 | 00:15:24 | |
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 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
Get your FREE PRINTABLES that go along with BDY episodes at www.bestdayyetpodcast.com
Check out the live, interactive classes for kids at Supernow for just $9/month and get your first week FREE with code BESTDAYYET https://bit.ly/bestdayyetsupernow
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| The Waterfall Slide for Super Calm and Focus | 14 Mar 2025 | 00:09:38 | |
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! | |||
| The Foster Cat-Astrophe (Sneak Preview!)🐾 | 05 May 2025 | 00:08:47 | |
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. 🐾 | |||
| Cookie River Sleep Story | 07 Jul 2025 | 00:12:55 | |
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 Sleep story for kids, bedtime meditation, mindful bedtime, kids meditation, calming sleep story, bedtime affirmations, mindful breathing for kids, bedtime routine help | |||