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Have guilt? Find your anchor point in parent support Guilt, unfortunately, seems to be inherent in parenting. It doesn't really matter how you parent, it's so tempting to compare ourselves to others and how they are relating to and raising up their children.	Cultivating a peaceful family: 5 effective ways to tend to one's inner harmony Our children are keenly tuned in to us. They know very well how to read the signs that serve as the early warning system indicating the likelihood of an impending mom-meltdown. Over time, they have become skilled at rating the level of threat.
Daily tip: Careful when reading hostile comments We all like to leave a comment online when we read an article that moves us in a strong way, whether positively or negatively, but do we realize how reading others' hostile comments can affect us?	Each day of our lives... "Each day of our lives, we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." Share this meme on API's blog or Facebook page.
Leisure Time At Home May Be Best Path to Happy Family "Family fun often means new activities and destinations but a new study suggests leisure time spent at home in familiar pastimes may be a better route to happiness.	It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies "We also know that kids are more prone to addictive escape if they feel alone, alienated, purposeless and bored. Thus the solution is often to help kids to connect to meaningful real-life experiences and flesh-and-blood relationships.
Bringing Mindfulness to Parenting with Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn	AATH Parenting Educator Training Oct 14-16 in NJ ... read more
Attachment parenting group bonds over shared philosophy “And learning to trust myself instead of what the world is saying is the right way to parent,” she said. “And that can require having a community you trust to test things out with.	3 tips for connection in the summertime API Leader and mother of 3, Kelly Shealer shares 3 tips to strengthen connection with our children over the summer on API's blog.

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