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How to Use the Pareto Principle with Your Kids and Reap the Results

  The 80/20 Rule, or Pareto Principle, probably isn’t new to you.  The Pareto Principle is the idea that 80% of your results come from 20% of your actions.  You wear 20% of your clothes 80% of

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Two Questions That Give You the Perspective You Need to Lose Weight

I’ve probably ready about a hundred diet books. I’ve seen infomercials for weight loss systems and I’ve listened to podcasts about healthy eating.  Whew!  It’s easy to get bogged

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9 Tips to Ignore the Body Image Shamers

  Do you sense people around you, talking about your weight?  Is this a familiar feeling that maybe you’ve experienced for a long time, like since your school days?  Maybe your the one that

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11 Ways Kids Can Enhance Their Feelings of Self-Worth

Happiness is pretty hard to find without a sense of self-worth.  If your child is not happy with herself, how can she be happy about her life? It’s her belief in her value as a human being.  We are

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12 Brain Boosting Foods to Eat Today

   THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS    Diet can make or break your health.  This is true for the entire body, but the effects may be greatest on the brain, especially as you age.  There are

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A Handy Guide to Self-Discipline for Kids

Do you feel like self-discipline is the thing that everyone else has?  When you look at your child do you wonder if they’ll ever take out the trash without prompting?  Or put their clothes in

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Why Being Proactive is So Important for Weight Loss

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS.    Things are going to go wrong.  That’s just part of life.  Whether these situations have a large negative impact or are merely minor inconveniences depends

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Tutoring: Is It Right for Your Child and Three Tutoring Tools

   THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS.      Have you ever thought about what kind of life you would have if you would have had a tutor?  Does your child struggle but you know just how

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A Startling Fact about Dietary Fiber and Successful Aging

    Fiber intake is the key to successful aging according to a recent study from Australia. Seniors with the highest intake of fiber had an almost 80% greater chance of living a long and healthy

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Do Your Children Feel Loved?

One of the greatest responsibilities of a parent is to ensure your children feel loved and happy. While every parent knows that kids don’t always listen, most parents don’t realize the kids are always

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