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Mindful Parenting

A recent study in the journal Pediatrics suggests that mindfulness techniques can help parents cope, especially those caring for severely disabled kids. The team lead by Elisabeth Dykens randomly assigned 343 mothers with disabled children to a 6 week group treatment program that employed either mindfulness techniques or positive psychology exorcises. Both treatments helped to reduce stress and depression, but mindfulness techniques seemed to have a more immediate impact.

Need help coping yourself?
Check out the information on focused breathing and journaling techniques in our general recovery handbook.

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Man Made Earthquakes in the Netherlands
Parts of the Netherlands are dealing with significant property damage due to drilling related tremors. If gas drilling or fracking is occurring anywhere near you you’ll want to read this story.
The Battle With Kids Over Wearing Their Jackets
Why is it such a struggle to get kids to wear their jackets when it's marginally cold outside? This article provides an answer, and it's probably not what most parents think.
The Scary Clowns of Culture
If your child owns a clown doll, you must be a bad parent. Or at least, this is the logic dictated by popular culture.
The Thing Every Girl Wants That
Money Can’t Buy
What does one of the wealthiest and most
privileged tykes in America want more than anything? The answer should give us all
reason for a little bit of reflection.
Free Range Parenting
Many of us grew up this way. Find out how the world of parenting is changing.
Lame Passwords
Many of the top passwords used by people in 2014 practically scream, “steal my identity.”
Is yours one of them?

Parenting Humor:
I spent many years sounding to myself like Dr. Seuss: Not in box!
Not with fox! Not on a train!
Not in the rain!
- Barbara Kingsolver on what its like parenting young children.

Family Financial Tip:
Redeeming Gift Cards for Cash

If you have gift cards that you might not use, or if you don’t really need anything from that store, there are sites where you can trade them in for cash. ABCGiftCards.com, GiftCardCastle.com & GiftCardRescue.com will send you a check after you mail your card in. Most require a $25 minimum balance on the card, and will pay anywhere from 65 to 92 cents on the dollar, depending on the cards retailer. PlasticJungle.com & CardPool.com allow you to simply punch in a cards code online to get cash (no mail in), but these typically have lower pay-outs.

Tools for Child Protection:

Keeping Children Safe in today's world can be a challenge, but we make it easy and fun, with kids story books that teach child safety. Some popular titles :

The Day My House Catched Fires
What Bigger Kids Can Do
What Doggy’s Do
How Not to Get Runned Over
How to Get Away From a Stranger

Books You Can Purchase:
After you’ve read them online, Put them in your child’s bedroom or your classroom.

I Say Yes
Water Safety
What Bigger Kids Can Do
All About Touches

Additional Resources:
Looking for additional information
on other safety topics?
Find it in our

child safety & welfare library,