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We all want to feel happy for the holidays, yet a Health and Medical news article reports that 88% of adults in the US find it difficult...
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- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
My husband has a flip phone...
I tease my husband about his flip phone, but truth be told he is a happy singing-in-the-kitchen-man with enthusiasm for hobbies, solid...
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- Apr 2, 2022
- 3 min
Stop slamming that door!
Children often 'show and tell' without much tell, when it comes to feelings. (I may have seen a television star showing more than telling...
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
Take 5!! 5 feelings, 5 minutes, 5 times a day
Taking a little time every day for feelings has an enormous impact over time When teaching children about emotions, it helps to remember...
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- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
"I just want my child to be happy"
Have you heard yourself or someone else say they "just" want their child to be happy? This is often something parents of children tell me...
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- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Emotional Safety
Children need emotional safety but what is it and how do we create it? Maybe because my mom is a retired math teacher, I use this...
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- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Balancing Head and Heart
Have you ever heard yourself or someone else start a conversation with "I feel that...." and then offer an opinion? Balancing head and...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Grownups have feelings too!
Grownups have feelings too! Ahh yes, those fabulous five feelings. Well, those cute little feelings aren’t necessarily any easier to...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Five (5) Feelings are all you need
What? Only five? Perhaps you’re remembering times you had thousands of feelings about a big event. Our emotional experiences are...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Feelings CAN be fun!
I know what you’re thinking…my cute little guy just kicked over his bucket of blocks, threw them at the dog and started screaming at the...
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
Story
“Thinks best while moving” is a story about ADHD. Several years ago I met a little girl who could not sit still but love, love, loved to...
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- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Science
The science about emotions and self regulation tells us that regulation is learned in relationship, when a child ‘tunes in’ to a parent,...
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- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Strategy
If you would like to help a child regulate, and manage their different speeds of movement, try this simple strategy. Playfully introduce...
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