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Parenting
Screen Time
Resolutions are out Intentions are in
Most New Year's resolutions fail because they rely on shame, focus only on the end result, and set goals that aren't realistic. Instead of making resolutions, identify your core values and set intentions that match them—this approach helps you create lasting change that fits your actual life.
Parenting
Winter Break Survival Guide for Parents
This guide offers a variety of fun activities in Sioux Falls to keep your children entertained and active during their time off from school. It also provides practical advice for parents to manage their own well-being and maintain a peaceful home throughout the holiday season.

Trauma
Are You Ready for Trauma Therapy?
If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or tired of carrying pain alone, it might be time to start trauma therapy. You don't need to feel completely ready—therapy can help you heal even if you're uncertain or scared.

Encompass mental health
Navigating the Thanksgiving Feast: A Guide for Eating Disorder Recovery
The holiday season, especially Thanksgiving, presents significant challenges for individuals in eating disorder recovery due to the intense focus on food and disruption of routines. Proactive strategies are essential, including maintaining a structured meal plan, identifying a support person, and setting firm boundaries against diet-talk. By shifting the focus from food consumption to connection and practicing self-compassion, individuals can prioritize their well-being and recovery over the holiday pressures.

Attention Span
Parenting
Technoference: The Unseen Impact of Technology on Your Family
This article introduces the concept of "technoference," or the way technology interferes with our interpersonal relationships. While technology can connect people over long distances, its constant presence can also pull families apart. The post highlights research showing that background TV significantly reduces the number of words parents speak to their children. It also points to studies indicating that interruptions from phone calls can hinder a child's ability to learn new words, and that parental phone use during meals correlates with more externalizing behaviors in children. The article concludes that being more mindful and reducing screen time can help families reconnect and support a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development.

ADHD
The Interplay of ADHD, Urgency, and Anxiety in Women
This blog post looks at how ADHD, anxiety, and feeling rushed affect women differently than men. Women with ADHD often get diagnosed much later than men, have more internal struggles, and deal with hormones that can make symptoms worse at different times.

Parenting
Setting Expectations
To Elf or Not to Elf this Holiday Season
If you aren’t the type of person who put your Christmas decorations up November 1st, now is the time of year for transitioning from the season of Thanksgiving to the season of Christmas. As part of your Christmas décor this year, some of you may be contemplating whether your family should host one of Santa’s elves in your home for the season.

Parenting
Setting Expectations
3 Tips for Safe and Fun Trick-Or-Treating with Kids
The spooky season is upon us and your little superhero and mummy are ready to go door to door collecting treats in one of their favorite traditions of the year. But do they know how to stay safe during their trick-or-treating adventures?

Parenting
Screen Time
5 Tips to Stop Sibling Squabbles on Your Family Road Trip
Are you excited about your upcoming family vacation yet dreading the long car ride with kids arguing constantly in the back seat? If only family vehicles were designed like limousines, you could just roll up the window and enjoy the ride. But since that’s not the case, these 5 tips might help to make your next family vacation just a little bit more enjoyable for everyone.
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