The five pillars of parenting, which I write about in Extraordinary Parenting: The Essential Guide to Parenting and Educating From Home, help all parents, whether they are educating their children at home full-time, homeschooling due to the current pandemic, caring for toddlers or preschool-age children, or simply want to support their children’s learning outside school hours….
The Impact of Parental Pressure on Youth Sport
As records continue to be set and boundaries are pushed, outsides sources begin to play a huge factor in performance outcomes. Recent studies have targeted these sources that have the potential to impact athlete performance to find the best possible “combination” to maximize performance. In one such domain of study, researchers have begun to look…
The Challenges of Daily Routines and How to Face Them
There was a moment when I first started adopting daily routines where I got really frustrated. It was towards the end of my morning routine. I found myself feeling frantic and rushed. I hadn’t done everything I felt was important to the routine and now had to get ready for work and head out the…
Beauty: The Forgotten Part of Wellness
When I was a little girl of about 10 years of age, my dad took me to see a performance by The National Ballet of Canada, a professional company that visited our town. When we arrived at the theater, we showed our tickets to an usher, who directed us to the row where our seats…
5 Reasons to Disable Your Teen’s Smartphone
My teenager just woke up, walked into the kitchen, and said, “Mom, what day is it?” The days are running together, kids are staying up too late, we are trying to get out of our [pajamas] PJ’s before lunch, we are eating too much and not exercising enough, and everyone needs a haircut. We have…
Why Bigger Goals Can Be Easier to Achieve
I originally shared this post on January 6 in Conscious Growth Club’s (GCGers) member forums, as a follow-up to our quarterly goal planning process. I thought it would be nice to share it here as well. Many CGCers found it helpful. Let me share an unusual insight about why it’s often easier to achieve goals…
How Relationship Satisfaction Changes Across Your Lifetime
Are you happy with your romantic relationship? It turns out there are a few other important factors that may influence how you feel about your relationship: how old you are and how long you’ve been together. In fact, in a new paper, researchers mapped out the relationship satisfaction of more than 165,000 people around the world—and…
Nature’s Best Remedies for Aging Skin
Even those who may have won the genetic lottery or have unlimited amounts of money to spend on skincare aren’t exempt from the natural effects of aging. But while the beauty industry is bent on spending a fortune trying to convince people of the supreme wonders of chemical peels, Botox injections, and serums, there’s an entire world…
“What Good Shall I Do This Day?” the Power of Micro Habits
Here’s the daily schedule he adhered to, which he shared in his autobiography. Looks pretty familiar, right? Franklin’s habits would have allowed him to thrive in today’s fast-paced world, just as they did in the 18th century. He got up early and primed his mind and body for the day ahead. He had a mindfulness…
Finding Hidden Ingredients on Food Labels
Life has gotten so hectic we barely have time to run to the grocery store when we need to restock the pantry. So it’s a quick dash in, and a cursory look at what’s on the nutrition label to make sure it doesn’t contain too much sugar or preservatives and fits in with our new…
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