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Parenting Pointers: Parenting with Confidence

Motherhood Moments

Self-regulation is the ability to manage one's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in order to achieve personal goals and interact effectively with others. Her book, "Shut Up & Parent" gives parents the tools for managing their kids' daily behaviors. How can parents teach self-regulation and why is it important?

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The Spending Plan Mentality

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

in Psychology , says that what we call things, and how we think about certain concepts, can influence our behavior. If there’s a short-term goal to take care of (like new flooring for the house), I simply set up another automatic withdrawal to a high yield account until the goal is met. My husband, with his Ph.D.

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Why We Seek Happiness

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Darwin agreed, according to Psychology Today article Happiness: ultimately it’s genetic! Likewise, giving to others, makes us happy. The Wall Street Journal article Hard-Wired for Giving reported on this saying: “…two complex schools of scientific thought have emerged. ” Accomplishing goals.

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How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It is so easy to accumulate stuff and sometimes so hard to get rid of it (sell it, give it away or even throw it away). Wouldn’t it be great if everyone who will give you a holiday gift this year could just find exactly what you want or need! Even more importantly, should you nudge people to give you want you really want or need?

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Website Spotlight - TruPlay

Motherhood Moments

Our goal is to normalize a life of faith that even the youngest child can aspire to. We’ve created a secure space with many imaginative, life-giving products: captivating games, digital comic books, and animated shorts. But that’s the beauty of the TruPlay platform.

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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you give the same care to you finances that you give your garden, both should grow. Pick the right mix of savings, stocks, bonds and other asset types to suit your needs, goals, and your stage of life. Discuss and agree on financial goals within your family. I came from a long line of farmers, who always had gardens.

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Parenting Pointers: Peaceful Parenting

Motherhood Moments

Giving and receiving the trust, communication, cooperation, respect, and joy that every parent and child deserves, ultimately allows our children to become the leaders our future so desperately needs.A Peaceful parenting provides a shift in the way we view behavior, and gives context around developmentally normal behavior in children.

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