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Acts of kindness can be difficult for sensitive children and here are some sure fire ways to help them get through it. They already have both kindness and empathy - they just need to learn the skills to not be overwhelmed by them! This is a great act of kindness for the whole family! www.themidlifemamas.com
Child Behaviors and Discipline · Emotional Intelligence

One Marvelous Reason Sweet Kids May Struggle With Kind Acts

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What do you do when the bedtime routine isn't working? When we were in a "down," this simple hack did the trick! www.themidlifemamas.com
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What to Do When Your Bedtime Routine Isn’t Working Anymore

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How many times have you thought: Why did you do that? What were you thinking? Wouldn't it be great to have your own personal translator to interpret child behavior? Here's your translator! www.themidlifemamas.com
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Need a Translator to Interpret Child Behavior?

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Can sugar affect behavior? Do you think science backs you up? www.themidlifemamas.com
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Why Won’t Science Admit What Moms Already Know?

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Child abuse isn't something we like to talk about, but we need to. We need to help one another heal; we need to discover what causes predatory behavior and figure out how to make it genuinely unacceptable. #stopbeforeitstarts www.themidlifemamas.com
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Why Abuse In America Hasn’t Stopped

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Welcome! I'm Karen, and like many of you, I once found myself feeling like my kids deserved a much better mom. Comparing myself with other moms just made me feel like a failure. But I was determined to dive in and learn how to be a good mom - not perfect, mind you - but good (sometimes rockstar good if I do say so myself 😉). I've read, studied, trained as a parenting coach, and talked with therapists, educators, counselors, occupational therapists, speech therapists, anyone I could glean insight from. Here is where I share that all with you!

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