SASA School of Performing Arts was founded by Phoebe Shergold-Willis in 2015 at the age of 18. It provides incredible and exciting acting, dance, singing and musical theatre classes, alongside workshops, showcases and monthly masterclasses to young people aged 5-21 in St Albans.
Led by a professional, talented and in-industry young teaching team, SASA aims to inspire young people to grow in confidence and talent in an energetic and vibrant environment where they can express themselves and achieve their dreams.
Students at SASA have the opportunity to take part in weekly term-time classes in acting, street dance, contemporary dance, singing and musical theatre. SASA runs annual Easter, Summer and Christmas variety showcase weeks with professional performances, as well as end of term showings. In addition SASA puts on termly masterclasses with West-End and National Theatre industry professionals in all areas of the performing arts.
Students who attend our classes can audition and be considered for SASA’s Youth Acting Company to be able to take part in Festivals and events. Or students can audition for our Award Winning Street Dance Crews and take part in dance competitions.
SASA’s students have been a part of many big events across the UK including; performing at Windsor Castle for HRH Earl of Wessex – Prince Edward for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, performing on stage at the SSE Wembley Arena for WE-Day, and we had many students perform a Zombie Flashmob for famous YouTuber Elle Mills.
In 2017 Phoebe was awarded “Role Model of the Year” by The Herts Advertiser Community Awards for her contribution to local charities including Age Concern St Albans and Mind Hertfordshire, as well as being a passionate and motivated role model to the younger generation.
Parental Alienation; the programming of a child by a parent to turn the child against the other parent has three levels of alienation mild, moderate, and severe. As the alienation increases the negative behavior of the children towards the targeted parent also increases. The percentage of children having access and parenting time (visitation) with the alienated parent decreases.
In a case study of thirty highly conflicted divorce and custody cases, submitted by the courts involving fifty nine children was evaluated to determine the existence of Parental Alienation Syndrome. This is when the child aligns with the alienating parent, adopts their views, joins in the defaming of the target parent and rejects that parent citing frivolous and irrational reasoning. Countering Parental Alienation Syndrome will take the knowledge of Parental Alienation and finesse.
This must be confronted to increase the chances for the target parent in reuniting and maintaining a meaningful relationship with their children. Janelle Burrill compiled, analyzed and evaluated the data for one year (2000-2001) from the cases that were submitted from a two year period (1998-2000). In the study twenty two children were listed under the mild alienation category, seventeen in the moderate category, and twenty in the severe.
The children listed under the mild alienation category show that eighty two percent of them expressed affection for the targeted parent. None of them had any anger towards or denigrated (disrespect and reject) the parent. Ninety five percent had parenting-time with the target. With mild alienation there is some cynicism of the target parent. This generally arises from a persons lack of restraint in making negative remarks about the target. They tend to react in this manner when they are hurt, angry, and feel personally attacked. For example, when parents first separate mom is feeling anxious and will implicitly convey to the children that their father is a bad person suggesting that it is not safe to be with him. She may say something to the effect of, “If you get scared or are not having fun call me right away and I will come and get you and bring you home.”
Dad may say something like, “Remember to tell your mother that you want to spend more time with me,” Suggesting that their mom is trying to separate them from each other. Generally, this behavior from the parents is done so they can look like they are the better parent to be with and that something is wrong with the other one.
In the scenario with mom the children start to question if they are safe to be with their father. With dad they can start to believe their mother is trying to estrange them from their dad. Usually when you point out the alienation to the alienating parent they feel ashamed that their behavior is negatively affecting the children and that they did not have enough self-control to refrain from distributing alienation.
Parents and children in this category normally have a good relationship. The parents who hands out the alienation usually are unaware they are doing it. It is a behavior that has not been addressed so it can be corrected. These parents are usually willing to modify their behavior to benefit the children. The recognizable denigration traits in mild alienation are sighing in disapproval, rolling the eyes in contempt, ignoring, disrespect, snide or sarcastic remarks, and defaming the target parent. To defuse the alienation explain to the children why people will make those kinds of gestures and bad-mouth another person. Let them know it comes from when they feel disrespected, rejected, hurt by a person, and that they lack self-control and respond in undesirable ways to validate themselves.
In the moderate alienation category the percentage of children who had parenting-time with the target parent drops significantly from ninety five percent down to sixty five percent. The same percentage of children also expressed affection for the target parent with fifty nine percent of them expressing anger towards the target and joining in the denigration of that parent.
With moderate alienation the alienating parents have difficulty keeping their composer when thing do not go their way or feel threatened. Like the belief their counterpart is trying to take the children away from them. They will increase the alienation when their anxiety escalates in an effort to keep what they perceive is rightfully theirs. When they lose control they go ballistic disregarding appropriate boundaries, including the fear their behavior produces in the children.
When, they calm down the alienating parent has a hard time taking responsibility for their actions. But, there is hope. Some of these parents in this category can be persuaded to develop their self-control with anger management, therapy, and parenting classes. These parents love their children and want to be a good parent and be viewed as one. But rarely will they volunteer to get help. They blame the other parent for their problems and believe the other parent is the problem.
If they do not modify their behavior then the only remedy is to get a court order for therapy and treatment. With moderately alienated children are hesitant to spend time with the target parent. They have some fear of the target parent due to the alienating parents repeatedly defaming the target in an effort to get the children to get to accept their views about the target parent and to align with them.
To remedy this level of alienation with the children there needs to be an environment where they feel safe and comfortable with the target parent. A therapist can arrange to provide for this. The parent then need to listen to the children without being judgmental, empathize with their feeling, acknowledge their concerns, and let them know the conflict is between the parents and they do not have to choose either parents side. They should not have to reject one parent to please the other parent. They should be able to love both without having a loyalty conflict.
Bring to the attention of the alienating parent the harmful effects the alienation is having on the children because they are conflicted on how to please both parents without displeasing either one of them. Moderate alienation ascends from emotional charged events. The parent feels they have been wronged and react destructively. Afterwards they are embarrassed of their behavior and might be willing to work on not involving the children to even the score for the wrong they believe was done to them. If there is unsatisfactory improvement and willingness on the part of the alienating parent in correcting their behavior, which is often the case, the target will need to get a court order for family counseling and treatment.
In the severe alienation category forty five percent of the children expressed affection for the target parent, ninety percent had anger towards the target, and sixty percent join in the denigration of the parent. Only fifteen percent of the children had any parenting-time with the target parent. With severe alienation there are no-holds-barred attacks on the targets character and the alienator is obsessed with destroying the relationship the children has with the target parent to inflict emotional pain on the target. Because they have deep-rooted distorted beliefs about the target parent and operate from a delusional system of thinking they are hindered from listening to reason.
There is no effective way for treating severe alienation. To minimize the influence of the alienating parent and harm the alienation causes the children is to reduce or remove them from the care of the alienating parent which will take legal intervention. At this level of alienation the children aligns with the alienating parent, adopt their distorted views about the target, and join in the campaign to severe the relationship they have with the target parent. This is where Parental Alienation is transformed into Parental Alienation Syndrome.
A couple of signs of severe alienation are the childrens refusal to participate in parenting-time with the target parent even if it is court order, an automatic alliance with the alienating parent when conflict arises between the parents, and they join in rejecting and defaming the target parent. They back up their claims with weak, frivolous and illogical explanations, and insist that their views are their own and are not influenced by the alienating parent.
The way to counter severe alienation is to obtain a court order for a parenting plan, therapy, and participation in treatment. It is necessary to get the order so the therapist can work with the family to resolve, reduce, or at the very least stymie the alienation. At this level of alienation the alienating parent objective is to hurt the target parent by any means including using the children.
The children need to be shown that they have been exposed to the alienation, participated in the denigration, and how it negatively affects the relationship they have with the target parent. Once the cause of the children’s alienation from a parent is identified then an expert mental health professional can provide an appropriate treatment plan to reunite the parent and children.
Having a hard time making your little one eat vegetables? No worries – there are ways to prepare dishes that your child will love and won’t even suspect that it’s chock full of healthy produce. Just be creative with your presentation and keep reminding your little one the importance of eating healthy. Don’t forget to set an example at the dinner table, too!
Prepare these vegetable recipes that will make your child want to eat healthy:
Yummy Green Bean Fries
What you need:
Mix together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese in one plate then place the hummus in a separate plate. Line a greased baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil. Using clean fingers, hold on to one end of a bean and run it through the hummus to coat then roll it into the cheese and breadcrumbs mixture. Place the coated bean on the baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the green beans.
Bake on a pre-heated oven (400 degrees) for 15 minutes or until desired doneness is reached. Allow to cool before serving with your choice of dip.
Honey Bacon and Roasted Carrots
What you need:
Mix together the carrot chunks, honey/maple syrup and bacon in a large bowl. Stir until ingredients are well-combined and carrots are coated. Place the mixture on a greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for half an hour. When ready, check (using a fork) if desired doneness of carrots is achieved. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving. Season with a little bit of cayenne pepper if desired.
Easy Zucchini Pepperoni Pizza
What you need:
Arrange zucchini slices into a greased baking sheet (covering the sheet completely) Season the slices with Spike seasoning and Italian herb blend then top with mozzarella. Broil in a pre-heated broiler until cheese is starting to melt, about 2-3 mins. Arrange pepperoni slices on top and broil for 3-4 minutes more. Cool before slicing and serving.
Serve these delicious vegetable recipes and your little one will want to eat healthier!
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On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.
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And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her. Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia.
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On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents.
But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again.
The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.
Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. “How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense”, he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn’t get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was.
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. “What’s happened to me? ” he thought. It wasn’t a dream.
Norcross’s argues that individuals participating in the consumption of factory-raised meat are comparable to the actions of Fred the puppy torturer. He then concludes that any individual who could partake is such wrong actions must be immoral. While the actions of consumers of factory-raised meat are wrong, the example of Fred shows moral indecency. Such an analogy fails since it does not take note to the cultural norms that inhibits individuals to view the consumption of factory-raised meat as immoral, changing whether the act is indecent.
Before digging into Norcross’s argument, I would like to establish a clear awareness of the difference between wrong and indecent and how those each relate specifically to moral acts. To do something “wrong” is to commit an unjust action or conduct. As to be “indecent’ means to be grossly improper or offensive. To be “moral” involves conforming to a standard of right behavior by one’s ethical judgment. If one is “morally wrong,” then such a person is committing an unfair act to the standard of right behavior. On the contrary, if one is “morally indecent” then the actions of such a person is offensive to a standard of right behavior. The idea of “right behavior,” regarding factory-raised meat, is what is appropriate based on a society’s judgement.
Norcross conveys his argument through the story of Fred, the infamous puppy torturer. Fred, an avid chocolate lover, had been involved in a serious car accident resulting in the loss of taste for the delicious delicacy. Of course, the only way to rediscover the sensational taste was through extended periods of suffering and neglect to puppies stimulating cocoamone, the hormone responsible for the experience of chocolate. As Fred allowed human pleasure to take hold of his instincts, he derived his own cocoamone lab in his basement. As noted, Fred had twenty-six cages filled with puppies that had been mutilated, covered in their own species, and crammed with barely enough room for movement. After six months of torture, the puppies were then brutally killed for a week’s worth of cocoamone. Naturally when discovered the public was outraged and called for Fred to be severely punished. At trail, Fred explains how he receives no pleasure in the act of torturing puppies and understands those who are horrified over such actions, but life would simply not be worth living without the taste of chocolate (Norcross, 2004).
Norcross then goes on to claim that the actions of Fred and those who consume factory-raised meat are one in the same. I do agree that there is no relevant argument that Fred individually torturing the puppies is worse than someone else doing it for him, since he still receives enjoyment off another being’s agony. Like many American consumers, he values human satisfaction above the wellbeing of animals. Now, while these actions are wrong, that does not make the consumer indecent. Norcross argues that “meat-eating readers are deprived of the excuse of ignorance” after not only reading his article, but also to the multitude of animal rights activist groups exposing the treatment of these animals. Just because consumers now have the access to knowledge of wrongful acts of what happens to these animals does not mean that they have full comprehension of its immorality.
As Norcross does compare Fred directly to American consumers of factory-raised meat, the we must also think back to what Fred says in his trail. He explained how he is not an animal abuser and if there were a way to collect cocoamone without torturing puppies he would gladly do so. He realizes the pain that is caused to these animals, but “they must realize human pleasure is at stake.” We can also take into consideration Norcross’s analogy of the “Chocolate Mousse a la Bama.” The specialty dessert at the best restaurant in town. Here your friend recommends a delicious dessert that is served with a cup of coffee containing that wonderful hormone cocoamone. Before you order a second one, your friend reveals that the torturing of innocent puppies is what enables the dessert to be as delicious as it is. How shocked you are to discover that your seemingly “morally decent” friend could ever recommend, let alone eat a product derived from torment. Your friend realizes that the suffering of puppies is outrageous for human pleasure, but it will happen anyways so why not take part since you cannot stop it (Norcross, 2004).
The only difference between this analogy at the story of Fred is that your “morally indecent” friend realizes that human pleasure is not necessarily above an animal’s life. Both Fred, your friend, and factory-raised meat consumers are aware that the mistreatment of animals for human pleasure does take place. There is no denying that. Fred and your friend’s behavior are offensive to the standard right of behavior, because there is no widespread social acceptance of factory-raised puppy meat. While on the other hand of the acceptance of factory-raised meat. Norcross argues that consumers cannot claim to have ignorance on their side, but as I stated before, ignorance also contains the ability to comprehend. We could take for example the idea of cannibalism. We are humans and most of us do consider the act of murdering another human as morally wrong. Not only is this morally wrong, but it also illegal to do so. Therefore, we have developed the mindset, unlike factory-raised animals, that it would be utterly against the standard of right behavior to consume products of humans. If factory-raised meat consumers do not understand that their behavior is morally wrong, because it is a widespread social acceptance, how is it interpreted that they are indecent?
Specifically, in American society, while information is being released of the mistreatment of animals, human satisfaction still holds higher ground to most individuals. Hence Fred’s determination for the pleasure of the taste of chocolate, your friend’s ability to eat the delicious Chocolate Mousse a la Bama, and individual’s continuation to consume factory-raised meat, knowing how each desire is fulfilled. Since, the view that human satisfaction is more significant than the mistreatment of animals to a large majority of society, the actions of factory-raised consumers cannot be offensive because they are socially appropriate.
On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.
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And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her. Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia.
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On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents.
But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again.
The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.
Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. “How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense”, he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn’t get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was.
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. “What’s happened to me? ” he thought. It wasn’t a dream.
Many parents are hungry for healthy parenting tips and effective parenting advice. The Responsible Kids Network offers parenting tips to encourage and support authoritative parenting.
I did not expect parenting to be so hard
New parents may be unprepared for the exhilarating, yet exhausting, journey that lies ahead in parenting. It’s important for all parents to realize that just because a person is able to procreate, doesn’t naturally provide the patience and knowledge needed to be an effective and healthy parent. Gaining knowledge about the nature of children and healthy and effective parenting styles, will help parents to be calmer and empower parents to be more effective in raising responsible kids.
I am hoping to parent differently than I was parented
Many times a parent may be aware of times that didn’t go so smoothly in his or her own childhood and wish to parent differently once he or she has children. At all ages and stages of our children’s lives, we may remember back to how our parents may have reacted in similar situations. Prior generations did not have the information that we now have available about healthy parenting. But family loyalties and legacies in each of our families has shown to significantly impact our parenting.
I am nice to my child but then he misbehaves
Parents and other caregivers sometimes hope that if they act nicely to a child, the child will act nicely in return. This is referred to as the “strings attached” approach. Adults (and some older children) can relate to the concept of fair giving and receiving, but most children are not mature enough to respond this way. By expecting this level of maturity, a parent is being unfair to a child. The executive role of parenting cannot be done through love and understanding alone. Effective discipline promotes self esteem, self-respect, self-control and preserves a positive parent-child relationship.
Am I a bad parent when I get angry with my child?
Anger is a natural and inevitable emotion and it’s okay to feel angry with a child. The key is for parents to learn healthy ways to express angry feelings to a child. Anger is usually a secondary emotion, so figuring out what the underlying feelings may be (frustration, disappointment, embarrassment, etc.) can be helpful in managing how to express anger. At these emotionally charged times, parents are role-modeling for a child how to handle anger.
My child and I are so different and we’re always clashing
The make-up of who a child is consists of ages and stages of development, uniqueness, maturity level, and situational factors. The uniqueness of a child (or any person)includes the individual nature of temperament, intelligences, brain dominance, giftedness, and learning styles. If these unique traits of a child do not “match” the unique traits of a parent, then there may not be “goodness to fit” and power struggles and miscommunication may result. When a parent is able to better understand these unique traits in a child, and how it may differ (i.e. conflict) with his or her own unique traits, the parent becomes calmer and more confident in parenting.
Is it okay to spank my child?
Spanking, and other forms of corporal punishment, is not a healthy or effective way to discipline children. The goal of discipline is to teach children proper behavior and self-control. Spanking may teach children to stop doing something out of fear. Despite some underlying attitudes and beliefs that spanking is an effective way to discipline children, extensive research strongly indicates any form of corporal punishment will negatively impact a child’s self esteem and the relationship between parent and child.
My spouse and I don’t have the same style of parenting
Reconciling different parenting styles may be a challenge for many spouses. Consistent messages from parents to children is a key element of healthy and effective parenting. Many times when we court and marry our spouse, we have not even thought about parenting styles, and then we have children and parenting style differences may suddenly surface. Parents should take time when children are not present to work on a consistent “parenting philosophy” that can accept and even honor different parenting styles. Working together, rather than against each other, will help support and nurture responsible kids.
How can I be a good parent?
A healthy and effective parent is an intentional parent, who understands a child’s needs. There are no “perfect parents” just as there are no “perfect children.” Striving for perfection in all areas of parenting can only cause frustration and stress. Parents are given numerous chances each and every day to provide healthy authoritative parenting for their kids.
Show your love. Tell your kids you love them every day by sending messages of “I believe in you, I trust you, I know you can handle life situations, you are listened to, you are cared for, and you are very important to me.”
Be consistent. Your rules don’t have to be the same ones other parents have, but they do need to be clear and consistent. (Consistent means the rules are the same all the time, and followed by all family members.) Establish a “parenting philosophy” with your spouse.
Prioritize your relationship with your child. Building a strong relationship with your child should be top priority, and when communicating with a child, it’s most effective to remember to preserve the strength of the bond. The importance of strong, healthy bonds between parent and child cannot be overstated, because these bonds serve as the foundation upon which all other life relationships are formed.
Listen to your child. Active listening is the greatest gift to a child. Learn to accept, although not necessarily agree with, what your child is saying. Temporarily put aside your own thoughts and values and show empathy when listening to a child, trying diligently to see things from his or her perspective.
Strive for an emotional connection with your child. Understanding your child’s emotions will help you understand what motivates his or her behavior. Emotions are the real fuel of power struggles with your kids. When you identify those emotions, you can choose strategies to teach your child what he or she may be feeling and how to respond to those feelings in a more appropriate way.
Evaluate the behavior, not the child. Be intentional about self-esteem building and address misbehavior directly, rather than through evaluating the child. It’s better to say “I see you’re having trouble sharing with your friend,” rather than “Don’t be selfish, you need to share.
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Marty Wolner (BA, CPE, ICF, PACA) is a Certified Parenting Educator for the Institute for Professional and Educational Development, and New Paradigm Training Institute in Ft. Washington, PA and the Institute for Family Professionals in Philadelphia, PA, and the parent of two teenagers.
Mexican food is extremely popular. In fact, it is so popular that there are Mexican restaurants almost everywhere all over the United States. And no, Taco Bell does not count as one of these options.
Sure, the Mexican food that Americans think of is the slightly Americanized version of the Mexican food, but still it is very similar to what they eat in Mexico.
One of the staples of Mexican cuisine is the taco. Whether you are eating a soft taco or a hard taco, they are both very common options in Mexico or the United States. If you want more of an authentic Mexican taste then the corn tortilla is the option to go for. While this is something that turns off many Americans, if you are able to track down an authentic Mexican joint in the U.S. then it’s very likely there will be soft corn tortillas available. Personally, I feel like this is an incredible option.
Of course when it comes to side dishes there are the classic options of rice and refried beans. If you are an American then it’s very possible that the only time you have ever eaten refried beans is when you are enjoying Mexican cuisine. And then the rice is just a little different when there is the Mexican touch on it. The side dishes are just different from other foods Americans eat and very delicious. These are sometimes the only two sides available at Mexican restaurants and that’s quite alright.
Tamales are a very popular Mexican dish. They can be had for either breakfast, lunch or dinner. They can be had either red or brown. There is also an option that is the complex brown mole sauce which completely transitions the tamale. You can enjoy tamales with a cup of atole, which is a sweet, thick drink made of corn.
Another staple of Mexican cuisine is the quesadilla. These are very popular and even restaurants that aren’t Mexican serve these. They are so simple. Grab some cheese, some chicken, some peppers and onion and grill it up and you are good to go. You can have them in the morning or in the evening. All it takes is some salsa, which can even be store bought, and some sour cream and you are up and running with some tasty quesadillas. They can be made in a matter of minutes. If you already have some chicken then it can be a matter of seconds.
Odds are there is a Mexican dish for everyone. These were some of the more popular ones, but you can dig deeper and find the more unique options.
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When you share that honest smile, good things are bound to happen. Your beautiful smile can touch someone’s heart and breakaway all barriers of doubt and mistrust. That genuine smile, often communicates that ‘I care… it’s alright… let’s be friends’. That positive smile creates an environment of happiness, love, hope and peace with those you share it with. You make a difference with that smile. You form that miracle when you smile’.
Smiling is not only a welcoming gesture yet a miracle can happen when you share it with a stranger or a friend. Unfortunately, not many people take smiles seriously. For instance, this habit has become a mere formality shaped by cultural social ties that its emotional impact on others is hardly felt. While for some, it’s not in their nature to smile often, the daily hassles of life can even make a brittle smile next to impossible. Many times, I am often intrigued by the innocent smiles of children… it makes me love and hug them often!! Putting this aside,… how about smiling anyway?
It is true that different smiles portray a variety emotions and give out a lot of information about you.
Sometimes,we may find it challenging to smile genuinely? However, you can acquire that wonderful smile if you get the hints below:
1. Imagine the presence of good people around you. Concentrate on doing good, kindness, and feelings of happiness… Joy will affect the smiling curves around the corners of your mouth. Remember that as you focus on these good virtues repeatedly, making it a habit… your smile will blossom and flow so naturally. It will emit different shades of positive light from your face tapping directly into the mind of the one you are sharing it with. The power in that honest smile has to reflect in your eyes, then miracles happens:
2. Change to a positive mindset and learn to greet others with a big smile. This will attract people to you.
3. When you spot people looking at you, then return their gaze with that broad, loving smile and hold it for a few seconds. Some will smile back at you, others will come to you and a few will look away because they may not like your smile. But hey! the ice is broken! You can see the miracle of your smile and don’t you feel more confident now? Go on and try it. When you fail the first time, try again and again until the art of smiling is perfected.
The miracle of smiling in good for you because:
1. It is healthy for you – You have heard of the saying ‘ laughter is good medicine for the soul’ ( The Bible book of Proverbs 27:22 )The miracle of smiling follows laughter which will strengthens our immune system, increases your energy levels and lifts up your spirits. You recover easily from from a long illness when you laugh your troubles away, look younger and live longer!
2. It attracts people to you like a magnet- because it makes you more relaxed with others. People love associating with happy people wearing that genuine, contagious and friendly smile.
3. It indicates that you have positive thoughts and emotions about other people.
4. It makes you and the one you give it to feel good.
Now, it’s normal to have a cold stare but can you imagine its effects on others, especially after a hard day’s work?
‘That cold stare can usurp all the positive energy from your tired body and makes those around nervous. When shared and prolonged it signals a cry for help and sadness which is not good for you. A cold expression could mean bitterness and anger. Yet, behind that coldness is a vulnerable heart yearning… for a hug and that genuine smile to make that miracle happen.’
Yes, we can get very tired and don’t look so happy many times. But we shouldn’t allow this become a chronic habit. We must find or make time to give love and smile. A warm smile certainly reduces all the tension and heals the tortured heart. Why not share it?
On the other hand,
Not everyone that shares their smile with you is a genuine person. Like I said before that different smiles convey various emotions. You will meet people from all walks of life who naturally have sly smiles because they are sly too.. These can be crooks or deceitful con artists that use this gesture to get anything from helpless people for selfish gain. While some smiles may indicate nervousness, other smiles worn to cover feelings of awkwardness. Like I said previously, smiles can talk a lot about us.
Give that gracious smile to somebody. Let our smiles flow naturally from the heart at all times. Someone surprised me one time, when we lost a loved one. I was amazed that this lady, whom I didn’t even know, kept glancing at me a contemptuous smile yet the intensity of my grief and those around me at the was overwhelming, at this burial ceremony. There she was, moving around smiling with everyone, so I wondered if a mournful smile, a time of sorrow was so hard for her to put on. Could have been a mental problem or was this smiling technique to make her cope with this tragedy? You could interpret this situation differently but one wonders if we are soon losing out on public etiquette. People like that will cross our paths in life often and you know deep within you that you know need special help. Let our motives in our hearts be pure always in order to make that miracle of smiling happen.
In conclusion, you can choose to share that genuine smile with someone today. It’s not only for your own good but it forms a miracle touching the one who receives it. Like Mother Teresa counsels ” let us make one point that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.” I love Princess Diana’s radiant and winning smile because it was always followed by acts kindness to people from various walks of life. You can open this link to find out why she inspired the world so much that her miraculous smile was never forgotten.
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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.
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And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her. Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul
On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country.A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents.
But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again.
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
Walk down the Uluwatu beach
A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table – Samsa was a travelling salesman – and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer.
Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. “How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense”, he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn’t get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was.
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked. “What’s happened to me? ” he thought. It wasn’t a dream.
His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table – Samsa was a travelling salesman – and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame.
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Lonely girl waiting for a loved one on the beach
It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment.
It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad.
