THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY:
/Your feelings are real, they are valid—Listen to them.
#ThoughtfulThursday
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RELATIONSHIP TUESDAY:
/Your feelings are valid.
#RelationshipTuesday
Soft purple background with a quote from Pete Walker, The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame: “We do not have to let other people’s irresponsible emotional expressions alienate us from our feelings.”
PARENTING THURSDAY: Rage Against The Machine
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In trying to figure out how to help our child through difficult times with their peers, their teachers or growing up in general, we sometimes forget that we have control over some things, and we cannot control others - even though we may be able to advocate for them. In our desire to fight their corner, should we go in to fired-up mode, or are there other ways? Do we NEED to always sort things out?
Read MorePARENTING THURSDAY: Safe & Sound
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A child's list of fears tends to grow as they learn more about the world. This coincides with the thinking in some childhood research circles that at some point, a child realises that they are not central to the world, but a part of it, and that this world isn’t always a nice place. This causes deep feelings of being unsettled in many children.
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