-
Analysis: How to Pick Areas of Your Life to Reset
Life Reset. Previous posts have looked at the Reasons for a health goal reset and 4 signs you need a life reset. But where should you start? Are you interested in looking at your life subjectively? The goal is to figure out what needs to be tweaked and what area of your life you need to on. That is often one of the first big questions. Here are some different areas of your life to consider working on. Daily Habits and Routines The first area of your life to focus on with a life reset is with your daily habits and routines. These are the things you do every day,…
-
Ways to Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is something many people struggle with, but it is especially challenging for kids. As a child or pre-teen, there are many pressures in your everyday life to fit in and just be accepted. And struggling with the disruption to their schedules right now can only make self-esteem issues worse! Working on your confidence as a child is crucial because it will play a role in their lives as they get older. If you have children, you will want to improve their self-esteem as much as possible, which can be done with these easy tips. Give Compliments and Praise Don’t underestimate how powerful a compliment or praise can be, especially…
-
Halloween Costumes for the Year 2020
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. This month I am going to try to complete TWO blog challenges — one post a day for each one. This is number one for the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Let’s go! Halloween is this month. It will likely be a different type of Halloween than we have faced in a really long time due to COVID-19. Social distancing* will likely change many plans and cancel or alter…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
