B oost Y our C hild ’ s C ognitive S kills W ith O rigami Practice patience and mindfulness. No running, jumping, or yelling involved. Children can partake in a soothing activity requiring their undivided attention when practicing origami. Origami is even considered a form of focused attention meditation, which involves concentrating on a single object to induce a relaxing state. Calmly focusing on folding a piece of paper into a unique shape requires you to be present in the moment and can be a fantastic way to introduce mindfulness to your family. Improve hand-eye coordination. Origami also helps younger children better understand spatial concepts such as measurements, shapes, and directions. Studies show that origami helps children improve their dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and spatial reasoning skills. Encourage a mathematic mindset. The shapes and measuring involved in origami are also an incredible way to implement geometric concepts, terms, and formulas. For older kids, you can make origami a geometry lesson! Use different geometric formulas and apply them to various paper shapes. This will help students better visualize and understand these mathematical concepts. Get started. There are endless resources online or at your local library to create age-appropriate origami activities. While you can purchase special origami paper, you can also use standard paper and scissors to cut sheets into the proper size. Fill your table with a rainbow assortment of colored papers and let your kids pick the origami shape of their choice. Before you know it, origami rabbits and birds will be lining your shelves!
If you’re looking for a family activity requiring minimal supplies and effort, origami should be next on your to-do list! Origami might seem too challenging or even not stimulating enough for children, but there are plenty of accessible and delightful shapes to keep your kids endlessly entertained. Plus, they won’t be able to stop themselves from filling your home with paper swans, dragons, and more!
Not only is origami a simple activity that just requires paper, but it also offers a variety of benefits to children and adults alike. Discover how origami can boost your family’s brains and the perfect way to start folding! K yle K okaram ’ s S econd C hance at J ustice
How Personal History Propels His Passion for Family Law
Kyle Kokaram jokes that he was “one of those kids who everyone says should become a lawyer because I argued too much.” He didn’t originally intend to take the advice and attended college as a business major. But he soon began searching for a new path. “I started researching individuals I admired,” Kyle remembers, “and a common denominator was they’d all gone to law school.” That learning environment helped Kyle develop a fascination with the law, and he passed the Florida bar in 2016. However, he says, “Family law was a journey; this was not the original destination.” Kyle first worked at a real estate firm but realized he “wasn’t passionate” about his work. After taking a position in family law “as a change of pace,” he says he soon “fell in love with being able to help people in need at a low point in their lives.” In retrospect, family law was always the perfect fit. “I get to be for others what I wish someone had been for me,” Kyle says. His parents divorced as a child, and he felt overlooked in the proceedings. Later, he believed his attorney didn’t properly advocate for him when he had a child outside of marriage and went through a legitimation process.
His marriage in 2022 and the recent birth of his second child have only reinforced his passion for doing what’s best for each family. “Now I get to be someone who prioritizes the things my clients think are important,” he says. “I can help people feel like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. And I can help ensure they have a resolution they cannot only live with but also makes them happy.” Kyle joined The Manely Firm in April 2023 and quickly came to appreciate the wealth of resources available to him. “There are so many attorneys I can access at a moment’s notice,” he says. “There are years of experience and wisdom on this team, and there’s nothing somebody hasn’t seen before.” “The difference in perspective that we at The Manely Firm apply to our practice is so antithetical to other firms where I’ve worked,” he continues. “We’re so focused on productive litigation rather than going to war with the opposing counsel. Everyone here works hard to keep tensions down. I think that really benefits the clients and shows them that we care.”
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