Oops. You’ve gone and made a mistake. It’s okay, we all make mistakes. Constantly! So it’s important that we learn how to apologize. Believe it or not, how we apologize is almost more important than the act of apologizing. If we don’t apologize in a meaningful way, it can actually make matters worse. I’m sure […]
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People who go no contact with parents are ridiculed on a regular basis. Some of the things we hear is we took the easy way out. We’re called selfish and mean. Some even say we’re brainwashed. I won’t pretend there aren’t some people who use going no contact as part of an immature stunt. But
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Do you find yourself pushing your toddler to learn the alphabet? Count to 100? How about teaching them to write their name? If you have been doing these activities (or others like them) with your kid with the hope they’ll do well in school, you’re not alone. I often see parents and caregivers asking “how
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You don’t need a lot of money to make the holidays special for your children. Yup. It’s true! The holidays can definitely be hard for people who are struggling to afford the gifts they would like to provide for their children. We set these expectations of ourselves, often due to what we see in the
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If your child is anything like mine, your stacks of artwork are overflowing. We have stacks of artwork in the living room, kitchen, and my office. Not to mention the stragglers in bedrooms, the car, and even the garage. I save what I can. I have a file where I save my favorite pieces or
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I’m excited to announce the official rebranding of Growing Emotions! Despite the company being so young, I’ve made some shifts in my business that necessitated a change. Not only have I changed my logo and branding, I’ve narrowed my focus and added some necessary structure to increase business effectiveness. I hope you like it! The
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I’m old enough that when I was in high school, there weren’t many classes offered that fell outside of the standard curriculum. Fortunately for me, my school offered a psychology course. I had some struggles with the teacher, which I came to understand later in life, but really I owe her and her class a
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The term family has historically referred to two parents, a mother and a father, and one or more children. For some people, this dynamic is important and perhaps even the moral way of living. But this is certainly not true for all people or all families. In fact, for many of us, the term family
Would you be surprised to learn that an estimated 85% of people worldwide have low self-esteem? That includes adolescents and adults. That’s an alarming amount, and yet it’s likely that you reading this article have a low self-esteem or have had one in the past. If so, you’re clearly not alone. More importantly, you can
I’m overjoyed to announce the character sneak peek for Ellie the Elephant. She’s the first of our characters and is dear to my heart. Read on to learn our plans for her. (You’ll get to know her more in our formal debut.) Why a character sneak peek? Simply put – I’m too excited to wait!
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