Kelly is the Co-founder and Co-CEO at Slumberkins, an educational children's brand that empowers parents to support their children's early emotional learning. As a counselor and a mother, she is passionate about changing how we support mental and emotional health for children and families.
Teach your child some of these feel-good statements to improve their emotional and mental well-being.
Kelly Oriard is the co-founder and Chief Therapeutic Officer at Slumberkins, a children’s education and emotional health brand. She holds a dual master’s degree in Marriage and family Therapy and School Counseling. As a licensed family therapist, school counselor, and mother, Oriard is passionate about changing how we support the mental and emotional well-being of children and families. As the author behind the character storylines at Slumberkins, Kelly is changing the way children and families can access the content and strategies, usually found in a family therapy session, in a fun, easy-to-use way that creates healing and brings meaningful moments of connection that make a lifelong impact on the emotional health of children.
When children use positive phrases about themselves, it helps shape and strengthen their own inner voice that will be with them a lifetime. Saying an affirmation like 'I am brave, I am kind' and repeating it can soon become a child's reality.