Discover the Kristina Lucia Learning Style and
how it can benefit you and your child!
Mission
Guiding children and adults to healthier communication patterns through the recognition of their own feelings while also identifying and understanding the feelings of others. Creating safe boundaries for these feelings to be communicated in a safe space where everyone is fully heard and acknowledged.
Vision
A community where each individual has the opportunity to express their feelings, knowing that they will be acknowledged and respected while also reciprocating this same acknowledgement and respect to others. Through this reciprocation, a sense of belonging is formed and healthy communication flourishes.
Who will it benefit?
Children of all ages and adults. By adults, we are referring to parents, educators, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and so much more.
How will it benefit them?
Children and parents will be able to communicate more effectively with each other. Behavior patterns will become more recognizable, as well as awareness of how they process their feelings. These skills of being able to ask how and why they are feeling a certain way will become more natural, and this skill will allow them to process and navigate both their feelings and handle problem-solving in various situations.
This style of learning allows children to find a balance between creativity and discipline. Each of us has a unique sense of both of these elements, and it is up to each of us to discover what it means to us. This understanding comes from the commitment to living through a skill and opening ourselves up to a sense of curiosity and desire to grow.
*The artists who have both shaped and founded new styles of art (studio art, dance, music) have achieved this balance of creativity and discipline. Although at first glance we see creativity and freedom, the educated eye sees the discipline and technique in the foundation that allows for this creativity to flourish.
What happens when people don’t use this style of learning?
Families are not connected. Individuals who are unable to express and process their feelings tend to embrace the negative feelings, which lead to unhealthy behaviors that not only affect themselves but also those around them. They project their feelings on others and do not take responsibility for their actions.
A lack of healthy communication in a community leads to misunderstandings that escalate into abusive behaviors. Typically, there is one member of the group who is labeled as the scapegoat and bears the burden of being bullied by the community. This abuse can be physical, verbal, and other forms.
How is this learning displayed in the books?
We are introduced to a community where the characters are given the space to both feel and process their feelings. Our main character, Bella Elephant, is guided by the adults in her life who have strong communication skills. They give her the space to share her feelings and share how, as adults, they also experience these same feelings and struggles. By sharing how they work through their feelings and making it aware that it is ok to feel negative feelings, Bella is able to make a choice to work through and process her feelings. In learning how to process her negative feelings, she finds her way to the positive feelings and overcomes her present struggle. By making this choice and taking on the responsibility to work through this choice, she creates a ripple effect that touches the members of her community and inspires them to be the best version of themselves.