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? All our thoughts and internal monologues are affirmations. When struggling with a subject, does your child say that “I hate math, it is hard”? There. It is an affirmation. When struggling with parenting you might tell yourself “ I hate having to fight with my kid every day. It feels like I am a failure as a parent”. All these are affirmations. The sad thing is most of us use negative affirmations most of the time rather than positive ones. And it is not conscious but happens unconsciously. We all have our moments of self-doubt.…

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 kind of effect in your belief system and in the formation of your character. In fact, you might still be believing that ‘you are not good enough’ or ‘you are not good at _____’ because someone said that to you when you were growing up. And you didn’t want to try more because you believed those words. In the past year, I have been reading so many books about the power of our minds in shaping the reality we want in our life. The research is mindblowing and I am amazed by the effect of…

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 the body is what comes to our mind.  But as we are now starting to become aware (thanks to the internet and social media), mental health is equally important. In fact, symptoms of mental diseases can also manifest in our body as tiredness, mood swings, dizziness, nausea, etc.  The mind and body have strong interconnection. Therefore, let’s try to place importance on the mental health of children as well. Because both, body and mind, should work hand in hand to make sure that we lead a healthy life.  So, let’s dive in and see some…

You know the cycle. You tell the kids for the third time that it’s bedtime.  But for them, it seems like you are speaking from inside the invisibility cloak of Harry Potter.  They don’t hear you or bother to show any signs of listening as well. You raise your voice and suddenly they hear you.  The next time comes and the only difference is you have to yell harder.  You get caught up in the yelling cycle and kids also get used to your yelling that they get trained to act only when you are shouting like a mad person.  How tiring it is! WHY DO PARENTS YELL AT KIDS? Parents yell when we become overwhelmed by the emotions that arise as a result of kids repeating the same pattern of misbehaviors.  We also yell because that helps us to get their attention which otherwise seems hard to get. Or sometimes…

“You never buy me anything, you’re always like this”, my daughter told me. It was hard to hear, even harder to fight the overwhelming feeling of guilt. “Am I not doing enough for her?” “Am I limiting her desires too much?” These thoughts always race in my mind. Then I look at if her basic needs are met. I can see that they are. Don’t we do enough for her leisure? Yes, we do. I try to accept the fact that being a mean mom is better than being an extravagant one because that helps my kids to be happy about what they have. But her words make me realize that I need to put in more effort to teach my daughters about gratitude. Kids should be taught to feel gratitude and appreciate the hard work we put in to raise them and provide for their needs. BENEFITS OF TEACHING GRATITUDE…

It can seem like your kids are the best friends in the world one minute and the next minute they’re fighting like cats and dogs.  They hate each other so much that you wonder if you hate your life too.  Getting siblings to be best friends would be a bonus we would love, but most parents hope that they can at least live with each other peacefully. SO, IS SIBLING RIVALRY NORMAL? Absolutely. Sibling rivalry is a normal part of family life. If you have siblings, you can think back and remember how the squabbles were a part of your daily life.  In fact, conflicts will be a part of human life as long as you live with other human beings under a roof. It need not be a sibling, but can be any other person – spouse, parents, friends or anyone else.  When we have to share our belongings…