Guilt is one of the biggest emotions that can weigh us down. But it also gives us feedback on our behavior so that we can work on what needs to be corrected. Wait, why am I talking about guilt here? It is because I see it a lot in parents. The guilty feeling stems from…
Resilience means the ability to cope with misfortunes and other unplanned events in life and adapt to them. If a person has good resilience, he will be able to adjust to the events quickly, whereas a person with less resilience becomes overwhelmed by such experiences and resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms. And due to this…
I don’t like math. It’s hard. When my second grader told me this, I remembered my own childhood. For me, math was not a hard subject in the second grade, but it was hard when I reached high school. And then I set out to focus more on it and ended up loving the subject….
I have been reading self-help books for about fifteen years. I first learned about the power of affirmations from these books. But only recently I had the breakthrough that we all use affirmations regardless of we are into personal development or not. Our kids use affirmations too. How is it that we all use affirmations?…
Words. Words have so much power. Words can make or break a person’s entire life. If you want proof, think about the most hurtful words spoken to you as a child. Do those words still bring emotions to you? If you reflect upon the memory, you might find out that those words have had some…
Do you want your house to look clutter-free instantly? When it comes to decluttering, there are easy and hard things to get rid of. If you want to get rid of unwanted items fast, starting with easy and small things is the best. It will immediately clear up space and you will feel better. You can…
Have you ever decluttered your home only to find it getting cluttered again in a few months’ time? And it took you forever to do that one decluttering. And now you are procrastinating again because that’s what most of us do. I used to do that too. But now I understand that this method is…
Chocolate and peanut butter is a heavenly combination. If you love peanut butter and can never get enough of chocolate, you must try this recipe. And the best thing? It takes only 10 minutes to make this creamy homemade chocolate peanut butter. I am a huge lover of chocolate and on some days, I just…
If you want to discipline your children without shouting, you have come to the right place. Yelling and punishment never helped anyone. It only made a miserable child more miserable. When a child misbehaves, it is due to a need not being met. The child may not express it as such, but when you punish…
All moms want their children to be healthy, no matter if they are newborns or adults. And teaching children healthy habits early on is one thing moms can do to ensure that they stay always healthy. One thing I would like to point out is, when we think of the word “health”, taking care of…