What to Do When You Can’t Get to the Gym

Bella Breakdown Sometimes there are days when you just cannot seem to get over to the gym. Whether it’s a busy schedule, or you just don’t want to leave your home, you might still feel as though you want to work out. This could be a great opportunity to switch up your workouts. 1. Get Outside Take your workout outside. Whether it’s a walk or run, or maybe you move the weights out to the deck or patio, it could be a nice change of pace to move your daily workout outside. 2. Use Your Phone There are a...

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How to Discipline Without Raising the Decibel Level

Effective Alternatives to Yelling at Our Kids I was chatting with another mom at school pick-up recently, and she was telling me a story about how her daughter was screaming so loudly that she was worried about what the neighbors would think. I was secretly relieved to hear this because it made the sometimes overwhelming noise in my house seem normal, too. Some days the decibel level reaches such an alarming high that I feel the need to keep up and start yelling, too just to be heard. This is very frustrating to me because, as a teacher, I...

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Combating Sibling Rivalry – Turn Fighters Into Friends

How top Put a Ceasefire on Sibling Rivalry! Stop fighting! Share with your sister! If you are like me, you find yourself saying (or yelling) these phrases often. My research for this topic has been a personal one, as I have struggled with this issue with my own children. I wanted to find some answers for how to teach my children to be kind to each other and to share (at least a good amount of the time). The first thing you can do is to monitor your own tone and manner of speaking to others, including your spouse and children. Do you...

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