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I Want To Be the Fun One! 5 Tips to Add Fun to Everyday Parenting
Just a few hours earlier, putting Little Miss to bed, she declared – “You are always so grouchy Mummy. Why can’t you be more fun like Daddy?” You can imagine the buttons this honest, yet innocent …
5 Ways To Be Your Own Best Friend
Friendships cannot be taken for granted. They require time, energy, input – even those “never see but always besties” relationships. Friendships do come and go, but in the case of yourself, be there for a […]
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5 Ways to Love Yourself Throughout The Day
Isn’t it so true that the more we make time for ourselves, the happier we feel, and the more willing and ready we are to give (without resentment) to our children and our spouses? Some of us are running on empty or we feel guilty when we schedule “me” time because we are under so much stress […]
Set the Elephants and the Monsters Free
When it’s cold outside and we can’t run outdoors to escape the elephants in the room and the monsters in the closet, we can slowly begin to feel overwhelmed by unspoken tensions and unnecessary fears. This is one of the reasons people complain of depression in the winter, and one of the quickest ways we […]
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Balance Your Giving and Receiving Scale
If giving and receiving are part of the same natural flow, then why do many of us experience imbalance in this flow? Some people give more than they are open to receiving. We are given the message from our society that receiving is a sign of selfishness and to give is better
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5 Tips for Grateful Living
Here at Family Guiding, we believe that gratitude is not something to be expressed just once a year, but every day, in the smallest of moments. Being grateful is more than just positive thinking; it is a true understanding of what is important in your life. Living in gratitude helps to change your perspective…
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Safe Place Visualization
Your mind is a powerful tool and it is connected to the body in almost magical ways. In fact, your body does not know the difference between what is real and what is imagined and will respond to your imagination, the way it does to reality.
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Graduating Peacefully
Graduation is a time of transition as individuals move from one phase of their lives to another, but it is not just about receiving a certificate to say you completed something. Graduation is about change, about evolving from one state of being into another and by this definition we are all graduating all the time! […]
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Adult Playtime
So often, we adults become so wrapped up in the stress of our daily lives that we have forgotten how to play and are only able to let loose in a way that leaves us with a hangover!
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Sensory Play Activities
Difficulties in processing sensory information is commonly associated with Autism, although some children might have a Sensory Processing Disorder without the social deficits that are key in Autism.
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Communication From the Heart
When we are speaking to someone we love and trying to express something that may be difficult for the other person to hear, it can often be challenging to clearly express our message without negative feelings drowning the connection or the subject changing.
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6 Ways to Keep Your Resolutions
January 1st symbolizes a fresh start, an opportunity to reflect and let go of anything that has not worked in the past and to make positive changes for the future. Unfortunately, statistics show that 49% of people who […]
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