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by Suzanne Tucker on May 01 2022

What if I was done? Complete. Leaving me incomplete. Longing to be a work in progress. Round around the edges. Potential yet realized.

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The Power of Positive Affirmations for Kids

by Ashley Patek on Nov 01 2021

Get 51 positive affirmations for kids that you can start using today. Plus, learn how they work, why they work, and fun ways to implement them at home.

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Ten Ways To Help Your Child Make Friends

by Ashley Patek on Jun 11 2021

Not only is having friends fun, but it also has a positive developmental influence on social-emotional skills. While parents can’t make friends for their children, decades of research suggest that parents play a big role in teaching children the skills required to make friends. Here are 10 ways.

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A Parent's Guide: Meditate With Toddlers And Teens To Improve Emotional Intelligence And Resilience

by Ashley Patek on Feb 18 2021

Even though today’s kids exhibit elevated levels of restlessness, stress, and anxiety, only 1.6% of children in the U.S. meditate. Here are the benefits of meditation on the developing brain and how parents can practice meditation with kids at every age.

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5 Steps to Set Intentions (Not Resolutions) That Stick, Plus Free Printables

by Guest Author on Jan 01 2021

If you are in the habit of setting goal based resolutions for the new year that feel more like a “have to” than a “get to”, here are some things to consider: A goal is focused on the future with a specific outcome or external "achievement" in mind whereas intentions are set in the present.

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Three Ways To Love A Bully

by Ashley Patek on Aug 28 2020

What would happen if we taught our children to empathize with the "bully"? Here are three ways to love the person who is bullying.

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This Twist on a Classic Teaches Children Loving Limits and Boundaries

by Ashley Patek on Aug 05 2020

While some may say that The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a tale of selfless love, others find the story actually sends a much different message --- one of co-dependency.

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Two Men and a Tantruming Toddler

by Alex Petrou on Oct 30 2019

Kids can break into full-on tantrums at the drop of a hat, and nearly every parent has been where actor Justin Baldoni found himself on Father's Day. How can we release fear of judgement and be with our tantruming toddler during their time of need?

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On Peace Tents, Healing the Generations and Motherhood

by Alex Petrou on May 13 2018

Every child wants to know, do you see my light even when I’m not shining it?

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School Program Uses PeaceMakers to Aide Social-Emotional Skill Building

by Alex Petrou on May 21 2017

Fit Abilities Yoga program in the Ferguson MO School District are empowering students by using Generation Mindful's PeaceMakers mantra cards.

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