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Parenting Pointers: Parenting with Confidence

Motherhood Moments

Vanessa Kahlon, MA is the founder of Kahlon Family Services School, a non-profit organization that provides education for (K-8) along with resources and support to families with strong willed children, that some would call 2E (twice exceptional). YEAS YOGA is an exciting and personal Yoga Curriculum for children that benefits Self-Regulation.

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Unintended Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Individuals, families and workplaces are complex organisms with multiple constantly changing parts and pieces. If you push in one direction, the organism may pop in several different directions. Know that you won’t ever identify all of them, people and organizations are just too complex. Know the environment.

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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. Even some of my groceries are automatically billed, since I have milk delivery from a local dairy, and organic produced delivered to my door weekly. But calling it a spending plan makes me feel better.

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How to Simplify Your Life to Make it Better

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. Apparently there are some simple rules when it comes to de-cluttering and re-organizing your work space. Get Organized'

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A Sure Fire Way to Be More Productive

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Nancy Colier, LCSW, Rev in Psychology Today article: Why We Are Addicted to Checking Email - How to break free from the email high–and get your life back believes it is addictive due to having: “……four features of highly habitual/addictive behaviors: 1. Get Organized' We feel like part of the group.

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Free Kindle eBooks: Spiralizer Cookbook, Easy Lotion Recipes and More

For the Mommas

Cut the chemicals from your lotion, and start making your own with organic and natural ingredients that are wholesome and healthy for your skin. The book is fluff-free: you won’t have to wade through pages of psychological jargon and case studies to get to the “good bits.”. Easy Lotion Recipes by Natasha Singleton.

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Parenting Pointers: Self-Regulation

Motherhood Moments

For the fact is that all those elements that go into growth – cellular repair, metabolism, smoothly functioning internal organs – run on energy, glucose. Stuart Shanker is a distinguished research professor emeritus of philosophy and psychology at York University, and founder of the MEHRIT Centre, Ltd.

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