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Self-Care for New Parents

Though it is important to tend to your baby’s needs and serve as a consistent caregiver for them, self-care is essential for new parents.

Beginning from birth, there are a variety of ways that caregivers can use play to help their children achieve their developmental milestones.

Where is that parenting manual now? Teaching our children how to accept and overcome disappointment are valuable and essential life skills.

So, how do we begin to let ourselves slowly open up and share with others the emotions that have been hidden for so long?

The Danger of Holding a Grudge – if we can find a way to seek forgiveness for others, we can move on with our lives.

Where is that parenting manual now? Your integrity is at stake, and so is your children’s respect for you.

Where is that manual now? Your child can rise to expectations, if those are clear, realistic and attainable.

There are thought patterns and behaviors that one can adopt to help cultivate resilience. We are talking through 5 of them!

What if your child’s success in school was dependent upon their ability to complete a project, even when it gets hard?

Sleep can be quite a challenge for many parents, as they can’t figure out how to get their child to go to bed.