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the power of play

1/28/2019

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play is it!
the silver bullet
golden ticket
of parenting
of teaching

and yet
our lives
are so
stressful
it's hard
for us
to access in
our grown-up world
this simple tool
that makes
our lives
easier
+
more enjoyable
that makes
everything
so.much.better

3 year olds laugh
300 times a day
i wonder
how many times
we laugh
as grown-ups

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yesterday
i gathered
with 80 teachers
to talk
PLAY
at the eugene library

here's some highlights
to share with you
from my workshop:


* For young children, PLAY, WORK, & LOVE are all one and the same.

* Play is the #1 way children learn. If our #1 goal is to teach (discipline) our children, then PLAY is our #1 discipline tool.

* Play is right-brained, so it reaches the emotional and somatic centers of the brain to transform stress in a way that talking can't. 

* To use play as a discipline tool, first teach the tools as fun game of connection. Don't wait until a heated moment to try and utilize the tool - not the right time!

* Sample a parent/teacher favorite tool adapted from Conscious Discipline? Here you go!

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You've got this play as your #1 parenting tool thing!

Would you like more tools to build your positive parenting foundation?

The Happy Home Program is offered ONCE a year ONLY - and we kick off TOMORROW on  Monday, January 28th!

Are you joining us? :)


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do your kids feel like a burden?

1/21/2019

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when my son
was little

i was at a
conscious discipline
parenting class
at his school 

we were singing
an i love you ritual
there was a wonderful woman

i was paired with
one of our teachers
a sweet woman
originally from India
who overflowed in
motherly love

we went thru 
the rhyme
my tears starting
to flow

before i knew it
i was in the bathroom
crying like a baby

thinking about
my mom
a single mom
of three
my grandma
a single mom
of five

both beautiful women 
who loved their children
burdened by the demands
of a society that doesn't
support families 
​

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​crying on
the bathroom floor
with the i love you ritual
going thru my head

i mourned
for my mom
for my grandma
who by mere circumstances
were burdened by parenting
not because
they didn't love their children
but because they were called
to do the impossible
everyday
without the proper support

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definitely
my mom
my grandma
are why 
i do the work i do

when parents
have access 
to the tools + support
they need to thrive
we thrive as a people

every single family
on planet earth
today

deserves
a happy home

it's our birthright
the foundation
for life itself
what sustains
humanity

​A lifetime of positive parenting empowerment is your birthright. The Happy Home Program is offered ONCE a year ONLY - and we kick off in ONE week on  Monday, January 28th!


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​You Got This Happy Home THING- no matter what.


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oneness - and not!!

1/14/2019

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you know
those moments
when you're aligned
with the higher good
your brilliance
alive in the moment
you feel one
with yourself
your kids
your world


these are the moments we love

and those moments
when the opposite
is true
you don't want
to get out of bed
everything is all wrong
you yell at your kids
then resent them
for it
when life
feels like one big mess
​
life is both

our lives simultaneously so beautiful and so very hard

the skills
we aren't taught
as kids
to keep the faith alive
how to transform
our challenges
into our strengths
to ride the waves
come out on top


this alchemy of creating your beautiful life from the hard stuff

it's the work
we do together
in positive parenting

this week
we wrapped up
happy home 2019
to set your 
positive parenting
intention for the new year
create the blueprint
for your happy home

i simultaneously feel
how possible
it is to create
the homes + lives
we're here to live
and how hard
it is
how many challenges
we all face
everyday

together
we can
bridge the gap
connect with
the oneness 
that connects us all
helping you create
your happy home
your good life


this week only i have a special FREE offer to help you create your happy home, live your good, and become the parent you're here to be

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Have a wonderful week, and lots of love.

Remember to send me a message HERE with "more info" so I can share your special free offer. 
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    Mama Megan

    Hi friends,  I write from the heart to tell my life story, and the story of those in my neighborhood called life. Research shows that our children's emotional & mental health is contingent upon us parents being able to tell our life story, or "coherent narrative."  This is my coherent narrative, my life story in the making, with some of what I love in life too. My goal is to share my life in a way that is real, uplifting & positive- sometimes serious, sometimes fun. In my practice, I inspire parents to empowerment through reclaiming our life stories and learning respectful discipline. My work is my offering to our children- our future. Wishing you all a happy family!

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