Kids love ninja classes at a SKILLZ child development center. The mix of age-specific martial arts themes and powerful child development lessons makes for a fun yet educational experience. Parents love ninja classes because of the results they see in their children’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth while on the mat. But what happens […]
Check out the SKILLZ of Patchogue TikTok channel to learn about how each part of our martial arts themed child development classes work synergistically to aid with learning. While the kids think they are learning how to be ninjas, each class is chock full of the science and psychology that will allow them to be […]
SKILLZ of Patchogue is proud to announce that we have been nominated in the Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s 2022 Best of Long Island contest in the category of Education / Learning Centers! Brain Training for Ninjas SKILLZ is a revolutionary concept in age-specific child development training that uses martial arts and other movement modalities as […]
Have you ever tried to ask your 7 to 9-year-old, a question or to make a decision under pressure? Or worse, had them try to tell you a story in a limited amount of time? “So this one time…. You know how like, sometimes, if you like, like sometimes… I mean, yesterday, like this one […]
Pediatric Performance Anxiety: Helping Your Child Try New Things In my role as an instructor for SKILLZ of Patchogue and lead consultant for SKILLZ Worldwide, I have the opportunity to speak with a lot of parents about their concerns for their children. As a parent myself, understand that parenting can be tough at times, especially […]
At what age can kids start karate classes? The simple answer is that most schools begin between ages 3 and 5 years, but SKILLZ of Patchogue classes start as young as 18 months in our Mini SKILLZ mommy and me martial arts program for toddlers. But, there’s more to it than just opening a class […]
Elite SKILLZ – Curriculum Overview for the Spring 2021 rotation: Category – Self Defense This is a fun and challenging rotation that will allow the advanced 10 to 14-year-old kids to explore the basics of traditional knife self-defense. The kids will be using rubber training knives as they push their reflexes and speed of processing […]
Over the past five months, schedules have been upended and downtime has taken over. However, as the new school year gets underway, reality is going to show up and we are going to be scrambling to get ourselves and our children back on a productive path. In the book “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” […]
As we continue through the current pandemic and re-opening efforts present real challenges, school districts everywhere are trying to devise the best plans for children, teachers, and staff to return. While there will be no perfect solution for each family, parents must consider all the information and choose the option that works best for their […]
Our new Life Skillz program starts this week! Each month, kids will participate in weekly age-specific discussions on the character traits that will help them become even more amazing ninjas. We will be starting the series learning all about CHARISMA! (Trouble seeing the image? Click here for a pdf version of this month’s Life Skillz […]