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Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas


Nov 18, 2022

Thanksgiving Tips-

  • Have a code word with your kids so they can ask for a break
  • Give them pie

There are 4 Stages of Communication

A Speaker has 2 Stages--

1) What do I mean to say?

2) What I actually say.

 

A Listener has 2 Stages--

3) What did I hear the Speaker say?

4) What did the Speaker mean?

 

Quotes:

 "Showing your kids you love them is 2% effort and 98% putting your phone down. Put your phones down and hug your kids." Collin Kartchner

 

"The art of listening is not to hear what someone says, but to hear how they feel."  Bob Chapman

 

Self-Care Idea:  Put your legs up against the wall.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQEIiZLY-0&list=PLgdPtoxTXmO7mNt-I9aqGIh_8fAr_yX3T&index=161

 

Family Play Idea:  Break out a classic game and leave it out so it can be played daily.  

 

You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you. 

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