In crafting our True North š, our big picture, our target šÆ , for parenting – which anchors ā us – especially in the Teen years – one thing to consider is Self Talk š£ and how it factors into overall success.
In today’s Monday Morning Reflection, I share a little about my journey and struggles as a parent, as it relates to success and self-talk
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Energy!! Energy Management is one of those key parts of humaning, of being human, and of parenting. It’s not simply a matter of being an introvert, or an extrovert, or omnivert. There are many factors that go into what drains our energy and what feeds our energy, and how we can best manage our energy,
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Much of my work these days revolves around Memories. – How Learning and Memories interact – The opportunities we have as parents to think intentionally about memory making – How memories impact behavior – How to use food to create memories and connection – How our food memories impact our choices and our nutrition It’s
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For me there’s a two part lesson in that, one as a parent, it’s important to encourage and/or let my teens have other trusted adults to count on, to talk to, to draw from and two, to be willing and able to be a trusted adult to other teens who might be struggling.
Crushing debt, a fire, two floods, medical crisis (plural, whatever that word is), and actually even some overwhelming ālife changingā positives, all have created a culture here that a constant in life is change. And our little saying ālife can change on a dimeā
Itās not necessarily fun, but it all seems to work out in the end. Somehow. Someway.
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Hope and Encouragement are precious gifts, be generous with them. You never know when your words and actions will make a difference for someone.
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