Toronto, ON – June 17, 2021 – Fresh off the heels of her second JUNO Award, Taes Leavitt from children’s music super-duo, Splash’N Boots, is stepping up to the plate when kids and caregivers need support most, with a brand new Big Heart Journey program called Post-Pandemic Parenting Reset. Designed to help kids contend with the mental health effects of this pandemic, the program powerfully moves kids and their caregivers out of the darkness this last year has brought with easy to implement practices and strategies that will make a BIG IMPACT for the rest of their lives.

Consultations with leading experts in childhood development & psychology led Leavitt to create this one-of-a-kind engaging, fun and empowering program to help kids (ages 3-10) and their caregivers find answers & out-side-of-the-box solutions to all the big feelings the pandemic has brought up.

Parents can learn more here: Post Pandemic Parenting Reset. As Leavitt explains: “The long-term mental health effects this pandemic will have on the children in our lives cannot be ignored. This is no longer just a “blip” on the radar of their lives. Since the pandemic began I’ve been overwhelmed with messages from parents who want to help their kids manage the big feelings they are experiencing, but they just don’t know how. Kids are struggling, parents are struggling and they feel they have nowhere to turn. I knew I needed to help, so I met with the experts to create a plan and program with solutions, a place for parents and kids to turn for support.”

Overwhelming demand from parents to help with their kids' big feelings over the past year inspired Taes to develop a game-changing model for resiliency so that parents can better understand and respond effectively to their children’s experiences with stress, overwhelm, and anxiety. The newest Big Heart Journey program, Post-Pandemic Parenting Reset is an affordable ($67) addition to the existing Big Heart Journey membership. Designed for busy families, with short videos packed with practical (and fun) strategies that provide simple takeaways, audio meditations and follow-up material, the program will help kids connect to their hearts and cultivate resilience, emotional regulation and confidence while at the same time supporting parents in knowing what to do when big feelings hit.

Leavitt’s goal is to minimize the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of children, by helping kids and caregivers move through all of those joy-stomping pandemic feelings: anxiety, fear, frustration, anger, sadness, trouble sleeping, disappointment, etc. The best part is, the skills and tools kids and parents take-away will serve them long after our mask wearing days are over.