Chris told me right before Christmas that she needed a "ScreamFree through the holidays" pick me up email. Well, too late for that, so how about starting the new year with more happy moods and a skip in your step?! This is not a parenting article but, in line with ScreamFree Parenting, the focus is on us (not our children) and ways we can boost our moods in order to get more Joy out of our lives. If we're more joyous, certainly our kids will feel it. Happiness is contagious!!
Basically, our ScreamFree parenting course, last winter, provided an opportunity to be a Cheerleader to others in the group, possibly you found a happiness partner or partners, we implemented the moving strategy (when we went on our talking walks at river - let's resume those!) and we also addressed some of our hot-button issues.
Which tip resonates with you the most??
The tongue swishing around looking for a cavity / aka our mind looking for negative things or something wrong to fixate on is my favorite. Gosh, so easy for me skip over all the great things going on and to focus on one thing that isn't quite right! Per this article, it's human nature. After I send this email, I am going to follow strategy #1 by spending 10 mins before bedtime writing down three positive outcomes from the day, along with reasons the endeavors were successful. Any one want to try this exercise with me for the next week? Guess it's similar to a gratitude journal.
Unfortunately the title of each mood-boosting strategy in the attached scanned copy is hard to see so I wrote the titles just below so you write them on your sheet!
1 - Appreciate the small things ~
Goal is to focus on what's going right and savor it.
2 - Find a happiness partner ~ your partner or support network can provide advice and reinforce good behavior.
3 - Know your hot-button issues ~ identify your few deeply held beliefs that lead to overreaction in response to daily incidents.
4 - Drop everything and move ~ take a break to walk or meditate especially around mid afternoon when most of us are at bottom of our energy cycle
5 - Be a cheerleader ~ Share in other's happiness!
"They say it Takes a Village to Raise a Child, but no one ever tells you where it is or how to get there."
Andrea L Gooldy, M.S. Parent Educator, Parent Coach & Workshop Facilitator Independent Love and Logic Facilitator 'Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!' Certified Screamfree Parenting Leader AndreaParentCoach@gmail.com 404-932-9393 Check out the latest on my Blog! www.andreaparentcoach.com
From: Tina Huber <tinah@cdicredit.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:41:29 -0500
To: andreaparentcoach@gmail.com<andreaparentcoach@gmail.com>
Subject: Be Happy Now
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