Pause. Reflect. Begin Again.

An empowering action plan for children and the adults who educate and care for them. The message is a reminder that we are never really alone, we always have a choice that brings us together, and that a helpful mindset can yield immediate and conflict-free results. I view the Kids Book as a highly valuable addition across home and school settings. And that children will enjoy putting it into practice.

The Pause Program can make a change in the life of a person. Young or old, experienced or new to this world, Pause teaches you to take a moment and pause to listen, not only listen to the world around you, but to the inner world of your mind and soul. This moment allows you to step back from what is happening, get out of your own way, and have a moment to listen for your inspired mind. Mary from Pause has been coming to our campus for over a year. She teaches the Pause to our students and staff. I have seen a wonderful change in our culture here on campus. I recommend Pause for everyone. If you have a school, a youth group, or a business office that needs to improve performance, Pause is for you.

Mary and I have combined our efforts to bring Pause to caregivers of children and youth with disabilities. The people that I serve in the city of St. Louis have the opportunity to find inner strength through Pause with Personal and environmental challenges. I look forward to continuing our combined mission!

One of the parents that met with you, Mary, was excited to use the Kids Book for her children. She started using it with her 9-year-old son to help him regulate his emotions in a healthy way. She has him write down two scenarios a day on how he used the Pause Practice to help with confrontation at school. It’s working she says!

My oldest daughter was having test anxiety in her senior year of school. I gave her a printout of the Pause 4 Decisions and told her to calm down. She was not sure what to do with the 4 Decisions, so I told her to read them right before taking her test. I told her to read them slowly and really take in the steps. Later that day, after school and work had ended, we were sitting around the dining room table and talking about our day. When it was her turn to tell us how her day went, she said, “It went great! After reading the 4 Decisions steps slowly to myself, I went into the classroom to take the test. And you know what? I wasn’t stressed about it or anything! And I think I did really well!” She has since completed high school – top of her class!

We hear of violence on school campuses; kids are stressed, teachers are stressed. Spring standardized testing greatly contributes to the stress level for absolutely everyone. Teachers are reading your Pause for Inspiration book and Kids Book and watching the Pause videos, with clips from the website shared during workshops. Teachers are telling me how they’re teaching their kids to use Pause for dealing with life situations. Thank you so much for such a good program and sharing your “goodies” with teachers and staff!

Oh, I use Pause! It has completely transformed by 4-year-old grandson. He was out of control, doing terrible in school. The teacher couldn’t control him, and he had an IEP at 4-years-old! I began practicing Pause, then shared the Parents Can Pause card with my grandson’s teacher and also began sharing about pausing with him. His teacher began using Pause with him as well and he has completely changed. Now at 6-years-old he is well-behaved, doing great in school, and getting all purple stars – that’s the highest color you can get in the classroom!