Affirmation:  Sit and reflect on 2020 with me, let's grow together and breathe.

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The best gift of all is time.  For the next two Friday's I'm picking from the archives so I can enjoy more quality family time.   

Merry Christmas!  Happy Holidays! 

Happy New Year!

Christy

"Playfulness is a huge indicator of  our emotional health."

Dr. Gordon Neufeld

Episode 62

Want to read more about play?

Dr. Stuart Brown and Dr. Gordon Neufeld both have great books and talks on YouTube.

Write this on a post-it—Saying yes to play daily is living rest.

Self-Care:  Make a list of 10 play ideas for YOU that take less than 5 minutes.

Play Idea: Practice saying the word “Bubbles” in an ANGRY voice.  Try it. I promise it is harder than it sounds.  If lots of laughter happens, consider making a laughter jar memo and voice record it. 

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Affirmation: Don't rush the clean up of wrapping paper.  Enjoy the gift of the mess and time with your family.

“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly."  Andy Rooney 

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The best gift of all is time.  For the next three Friday's I'm picking from the archives so I can enjoy more quality family time.   

Merry Christmas!  Happy Holidays! 

Happy New Year!

Christy

Let’s Celebrate Calm!

Episode 46

I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at https://www.celebratecalm.com/

I’ve been a big fan of his work for the last ten years and I’m so excited to share his story with you.

Self-Care: Write a letter from what you want to retire from.  Go out to eat with your girlfriends on a date with your spouse.  Talk about what you need to say no to.

Play Idea:  Play the opposite game!  http://www.pegames.org/warm-up/opposite-game

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Affirmation:  Be present with your body and thank it for whatever mobility it shares with you.

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What Should You Do With Bad Parenting Advice?

Sarah R. Moore is an internationally published writer, public speaker, certified parenting coach, and the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. She's also a worldschooling / homeschooling mama.

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Big Take Aways--

Say the words "Wow" "Oh My Goodness" to give yourself more processing time.

Ask yourself is this an inside problem or an outside problem?

The key to fostering independence is fostering deep dependence for as long and as much as the child needs it. 

There is nothing wrong and everything right with letting our kids rest in our love and security. 

How do you recover the connection with your child?  Do less and let your kids rest in your peacefulness.   Show through your actions, that you are what matters to me.

Self-Care:  Hold your tea/coffee with two hands. Take some belly breaths.  Belly breaths are restorative-they calm and ground.  When Sarah does this in the morning, she finds she does it more by default later in the day.

Family Play Idea:  Tell a story together, round table style. Sarah makes up a sentence about the beginning of the story, passes it to her daughter, and then to her husband.  It's fun for all of them.

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Today give yourself permission to take tiny breaks to breathe. Reset and refocus to take life less seriously and enjoy the holiday magic. 

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Let's preplan tiny joy every day and call it our Grinch Mitigation System.  

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Self-Care:  Preplan JOY for yourself three days in a row.  Bonus-- Take the type of bath or shower that feels too long as an extra gift of self-care.

Family Play:  Hopscotch!  

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Cozy up near your Christmas Tree, take a big deep breath, and look for 5 red objects, 4 yellow objects, 3 green objects, 2 blue objects, and 1 purple/wildcard.

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A Three-Step Reset Plan

1) Hydrate with real water and not caffeine or wine.

2) Connection with yourself, go look in the bathroom mirror and give yourself a compliment

3) Simplify. Pick an easy spot and reduce clutter.  The spot can be physical or digital clutter.

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Self-Care: Hold Child Pose on the floor,  if it's comfortable for you, for one whole minute

Family Play Idea:  Find Meg @thesahmlifecoach on Instagram.

Have a Bubble Contest! Who can blow a bubble the size of their face while unloading the groceries.  

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