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Creating A Strength-Based Life  With Intentions, Not Resolutions
Parent Support Amber K Willburn Parent Support Amber K Willburn

Creating A Strength-Based Life With Intentions, Not Resolutions

Happy New Year! For many people, the new year means a chance to create a resolution. The thing is, resolutions can often include a lot of shame.

Intentions, on the other hand, are built on affirmations and goals. Instead of making a resolution this year, I invite you to set intentions around building strength-based opportunities in your child’s life.

Here are a few tips on setting intentions:

1. Focus on the present. When setting intentions, framing the intention in the present tense is important. Doing things you already believe you can do is way easier than trying to achieve something in which you doubt yourself...

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New School Year, New Student?
Sam Young Sam Young

New School Year, New Student?

All too often, we continue to do things the way they've been done simply because that's the way we’ve always done them. I have found the best way to hop off that hamster wheel and be deliberate about my actions is to first develop some awareness around said actions. I like to meditate on the year that has passed and reflect on how it’s affected me.

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