The Power of Affirmative Communication Lessons in Communication from My One Year Old Besides a few animal sounds and hi and bye, my daughter’s word of choice is, “Yes”. It’s often said repeatedly, “Yes, yes, yes.” While she applies it rather indiscriminately to many things, she does know a bit of the power behind YES. When she says,...[ read more ]
There's Power In Communicating What You Want Lessons in Communication from My One Year Old Since learning the baby sign for “milk” we have added to our sign language communication with my daughter. She knows some simple signs for things she wants. She can sign “drink”, “banana”, “more”, “bath”, “play”, etc.. After months of “guess work”, mother’s intuition, and desperately trying...[ read more ]
Live and Love with Intention There is an emerging focus on mindfulness in our culture. It has psychological, spiritual, social, and physical implications. Jon Kabat Zinn defines mindfulness as “Paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” Essentially mindfulness is choosing to live with awareness and intention. Awareness and intention are huge. They are...[ read more ]
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