Stop, Look, Listen!

Do you wish there were a magic solution with getting your children to listen? Well get in line! There is a magic solution and it takes you doing something. Not to your children but to yourself. Stop! Look… Listen! We all remember that one, right? It was tought to you when you were a child in regards to crossing the road.
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The Smell of Sewage

What does your inner critic repetitively say? Mine says, “Yes, BUT…. In a conversation with my mom recently we were discussing the Inner Critic, the saboteur, the voice that stops us. We become so used to this voice that we don’t even notice it anymore. But is this voice helping us or harming us? Do you know that if you
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What’s Really Running Through Your Child’s Mind?

Guest blog by Jolette Jai, Peaceful Parenting Educator & Mindset Coach A few days ago, my son really, really wanted to win. We were playing a game and he had set himself up to win. Completely put all of his energy into winning. Ever feel this way? This desire to win permeated his every move. So, when it didn’t look like he was going to win
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Let Go!

Forgiveness is crucial to growing yourself. When something doesn’t go as planned accept responsibility that you played a part in it. We are each responsible for the actions we take, the things that are said. But also be willing to forgive yourself for the mistakes that were made and continue to grow and be and do. I know I make
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Getting Beyond The Weather

Have you ever had one of those conversations where, no matter what questions you ask, the conversation never went past, “Hey, how are you? How’s the weather?” My relationship with my father had been that way for as long as I could remember. Conversations rarely got beyond the superficial formalities. Everything was always just ok and the conversations usually lasted five
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Clutter Free Parenting

Have you ever noticed the build up of clutter in your life?  Not just in your physical environment, but in your mind as well.  Have you noticed that one type of clutter effects the other and vice-versa?So which came first – the chicken or the egg – the physical clutter or the mental? How often have you put something off
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Terrible or Terrific? It’s Your Choice

What is that age called when your child turns two? Some call it “The Terrible Twos”. You’ve likely heard this often and are conditioned to approach this stage expecting your child to be terrible. So, guess what? Some of the inconceivable things they do seem quite terrible to us. Every child goes through different developmental stages and the one they
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