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Children, Exercise, Family, Healthy Living, Journaling, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Parenting Tips, self-care
How to Create Self-Care for Kids
Self-care has been a trending topic for a few years now, but most of the focus is on adults. For good reason, since as a parent, you probably get very little time to yourself. But what about kids? They also have stressful, challenging young lives, and need a little self-care focus as well. And now, with the changes in everyone’s situations and the HUGE changes in their school attendance — no school, hybrid school, or face-to-face with social distancing — this is an additional stressor for our kids. What can we do to help? Help them start a self-care routine for themselves. Self-care is not just for adults anymore! Limit…
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8 Techniques for Stress Relief
During a crisis, it’s common for stress levels to dramatically increase. The trouble is excess levels of stress can lead to emotional distress. It can have an impact on every aspect of your life and in extreme cases, cause issues with your physical health. If you’re looking to heal after a crisis, it’s important to find ways to reduce your levels of stress. Here, we’ll look at 5 techniques you can use to relieve stress to achieve better emotional stability. 1. Practice regular meditation Meditation is one of the most effective stress-busting techniques you can use. However, it’s not always easy to get into. You will need to practice meditating…
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How Kids and Teens Can Start Journaling
Once you understand the benefits of journaling for kids and teens, it is time to figure out how to actually introduce it and add it to their routine. Luckily, this is the easy part! Here are some simple ways to get your kids and teens to start writing in a journal. Get Them Supplies They LOVE to Use To start with – the supplies you get for journaling is an important decision to make! Try to involve them in buying the journal, writing utensils, and other supplies. The supplies are probably going to be a little different depending on the age of your kids. For the younger kids, lots of…
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Spicy Black Bean Taco Wraps with Fresh Guacamole
Grab the chips! It’s National Guacamole Day! Or in this class, put the guac on your Spicy Black Bean Taco Wraps! These vegetarian spicy black bean taco wraps are perfect for Meatless Mondays or anytime you want to get a meatless meal on the table in around 20 minutes. There is also a mango salsa that is mentioned in the recipe. That recipe is included below! This mango salsa goes really well with this recipe but it tastes pretty good on chips or alone! Let me know how you like these recipes in the comments!
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5 Strategies for Overcoming Negative Feelings
Negativity. Everybody experiences negative feelings in their lifetime. Whether you are prone to negative thinking, or you’re suffering negative thoughts after a crisis, it’s crucial to learn how to deal with them effectively. The sooner you control those negative thoughts, the less impact they’ll have on your life. If you’re struggling to let go of negative thinking, below you’ll discover some simple strategies you can try. Address your Feelings The first step to overcoming negative feelings is to address them. It’s tempting to bottle up negative emotions, hoping they’ll simply subside on their own. However, this very rarely happens. In fact, bottling up negative emotions can cause them to worsen.…
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4 Reasons that Journaling is Good for Teens
Last week, I posted about Journaling for Kids. This week, we will look at journaling for teens. There are many ways journaling can help someone, from finding clarity to expressing your emotions, but there are some unique advantages for pre-teens and teenagers. Here are some of the top benefits for teens who start using a journal on a daily basis. It Improves Their Self-Esteem and Confidence If there is one thing that most teens universally struggle with, it is their self-esteem. This sometimes start when they are younger, but typically starts around ages 12 or 13. Through journaling, they discover so much about themselves, including what might be causing the…
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Nutrition for Healthy Eyes
Truth: Worsening eyesight is inevitable and a result of the natural aging process. Another truth: Diet and nutrition can play a key role in eye health and slow down vision deterioration. As a kid many of us were told to drink our milk for strong bones and teeth. Our parents begged us to eat spinach claiming it would make us strong. We were also urged to eat our carrots for healthy eyes. The funny thing is, these are all actually true and not just a sly way to encourage a healthy diet. Our eyes have a very important job for their size, and it would be wise for us to…
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Common Emotions Triggered During a Crisis
Struggling to deal with your emotions and emotional health after a crisis? This is a valid question during the current situation for most people. We all try to adapt to our new circumstances and uncertainty. We all try to keep up a brave face but inside everything is a twisted knot of stress, fear, and longing for normalcy. That’s a lot! Going through any kind of crisis can trigger a wide range of emotions. While it’s totally normal, dealing with these emotional effects can be extremely difficult. Here, we’ll look at which emotions are most commonly triggered by a crisis. Understanding how emotions are impacted by a crisis can help…
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Four Benefits of Journaling for Kids
With all the changes in your child’s life — everything is just weird — it might be a great time to start him or her out with a journal. If you thought journaling is only something teens and adults could do, you’re in for a big surprise! While it might look a little different for kids, they can benefit a lot by writing in a journal. Here are some of those benefits. A Safe Place for Expression Journaling provides a safe, private, non-judgmental space for kids to write about anything they want. This includes what they are thinking or feeling. It is important that — as a parent– you allow…
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National Mushroom Month: Try Instant Pot® Rustic Mushroom Rice
I can’t believe that it is September already! This year has really flown (and many say Thankfully! to that) But hopefully, September will show us a little mercy. At least, it’s a busy month for Food themes! It’s National Mushroom Month and National Rice Month. There are many more themes for this month — several of which I will be discussing throughout the month. My first recipe for the month – Instant Pot® Rustic Mushroom Rice – incorporates both themes into one tasty recipe. Mushrooms were not a common ingredient in my childhood home. I have gotten a bit more adventurous as an adult but we definitely pick our spots.…
