An ancient Chinese proverb says, “Control your emotions, or they will control you.” Many people would line up to teach you how to manage your emotions, but very few will tell you, “Allow your emotions . . . but manage your thoughts.”
You race through the mall, searching for the right gift for a loved one. You juggle obligations like they are balls in the air, but there are so many that you fear dropping one of them.
The smell of roasting turkey mixes with the aroma of side dishes being prepared. The table is beautifully set for the family.
“Botox is amazing; you’re never too young to start.”
Horrifying, yet this is the kind of insidious ad kids and teens see on their social media feeds…
At least 166,000 children are being struck by school faculty in the US each year. This is according to the National Initiative to End Corporal Punishment’s website.
If there were some simple things you could do to ease your child’s anxiety, you would want to know about them, wouldn’t you?
A shot rings out. Another follows. Then the sound no civilian should be made to hear. . .the sound of automatic weapons. The sounds of running, shouting, and terror fill the air. It’s unfathomable and yet becoming all too familiar.
Remember wanting to feel loved, heard, and important when you were a child? Though the world has changed significantly since your childhood, this remains the same. Children want to know they are appreciated.
