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Glamour’s New Body Image Survey

February 12, 2011 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

In a stunning new survey done exclusively by Glamour, young women recorded an average of 13 brutal thoughts about their bodies each day (some had as many as 35, 50 or even 100!). 300 women of all sizes from across the country were asked to note every negative or anxious thought they had about their bodies over the course of one full day. The results shocked us—97 percent admitted to having at least one “I hate my body” moment. Some of the comments recorded were, “You’re bigger than her, fatty,” “Your stomach is fat. That is why you are alone,” and “Oh my God, look at her waist and legs! We’re the same height. She looks like a model. I look like a lumpy sock.” To see the full survey results, click here: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2011/02/shocking-body-image-news-97-percent-of-women-will-be-cruel-to-their-bodies-today.

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Book Review & Giveaway – Achieve Anything In Just One Year

February 12, 2010 by dadofdivas 18 Comments

About The Book

This is a self improvement, motivational and personal development book that is designed to be read on a daily basis. One page a day for one year. Each page starts with an inspirational quote, followed by a discussion of that day’s topic, and ends with a task or an assignment for the reader to follow. Achieve Anything in Just One Year equips readers with the tools to:

  • Be truly committed. Don’t just go through the motions – act like you’re making a promise to your company, or to your best friend.
  • Be specific. A resolution like “I want to lose weight” is easier to ignore than “I want to lose five pounds by March.”
  • Set a deadline. A timeframe equals commitment and helps quantify success.
  • Avoid overwhelming yourself. You may want to lose weight, quit smoking, achieve moderation with martinis and cut up your credit cards all at once, but let’s get real. Focus on a limited set of goals and plan on taking stock mid-year.
  • Change one thing at a time. Recognize that change is hard. Wait to achieve one goal before starting on the next.
  • Be realistic. Taking charge of a fitness regimen is a realistic goal, while exercising seven days a week may not be. Don’t set yourself up for disappointment with lofty goals.

The idea is to take daily action that creates a ripple effect in your life.

By transforming your life with small steps, you can stay motivated, focused and balanced. Best of all, you will feel happier about pursuing your personal success.

The key to a happier life is contained in the dreams you already have. Your aspirations can create new opportunities, a fresh direction for your life’s path. It is possible to unlock them. It’s never too late. You have started today by looking at this book.

With his accessible, unique approach using tangible daily steps to reach achievable goals, Jason Harvey can help you succeed by taking small steps to a better you.

Comprehensive and inspiring, Achieve Anything In Just One Year will teach you how to:

  • Set goals and stick with them
  • Take daily action that creates a ripple effect
  • Stay motivated, focused and balanced that
  • Feel happier everyday!!!
  • Define, pursue and celebrate personal success

Learn to equip yourself with the tools to become your own personal life coach, without relying on outside motivation. You have the power to do anything you desire. The possibilities are within you. It’s time to nurture that spark and let it catch fire.

Jason Harvey is a Certified Life Coach and the founder of The Limitless Institute.

My Take on The Book

This book is set up as a book that you will read and work through over a year-long period with a notebook and pen close at hand.  That means that each day of the year you will read and do the activity listed on the page. The page itself not only has an inspirational quote but also a brief discussion of the day’s topic and an assignment that must be completed. 
I did not read through all 365 pages of this book, but I did focus on the first month of the year. What I saw in this forst month was is that would definitely allow me to learn and grow over a year-long period.

I liked the fact that the book was straight forward and did not require a long period of focus. Instead, the book allowed the reader to know exactly what they needed to do. I have read a number of self-help books both personally and professionally and one thing that I liked about this book was that it did not  read like a self-help book. You instead feel like you are being encouraged daily. 

If this book sounds like something that you would be interesting to have as a part of your collection, find it over at Amazon!

Giveaway

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    Book Review – Liking Myself & The Mouse, The Monster & Me

    January 16, 2010 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

    About The Books
    Over thirty years ago, Pat Palmer and Louise Hart met at their first graduate school class in Greeley, Colorado, sitting on the basement floor of their professor’s home. At the time, Pat was the founder and director of the Assertiveness Training Institute of Denver; Louise was a “displaced homemaker” pursuing a career. When Pat spoke up and spoke out, she surprised some of the men and the “nice girls” in the class, including Louise. Pat gave Louise a scholarship to her assertiveness class—and it changed her life.

    Pat’s dissertation, on teaching assertiveness from an early age, was published as two children’s books—Liking Myself, and The Mouse, the Monster and Me. These two heartfelt and powerfully written books were uniquely designed, charmingly illustrated and hand-lettered on traditional lined elementary school paper.

    They became international bestsellers in six languages, selling over half a million copies around the globe. They went out of print in the U.S. in 2000. Copies were selling on Amazon for over a hundred dollars.

    Now ten years later, these two long time favorites teaching social-emotional skills are being revised and reeleased —thanks to Pat’s long time friend Louise Hart.

    The Mouse, the Monster and Me focuses on the importance of finding a balance between one’s aggressive inner “monster” and one’s passive inner “mouse”. Children quickly grasp the metaphor and discover their assertive “me” self. Readers readily identify these behaviors in themselves and others. Other issues include: getting in touch with your own strengths; respect, rights, and responsibilities; how to say “no” to trouble; receiving criticism and compliments; and being yourself.

    “Practice, with a friend or family member, assertive ways to ask. Remember… …to stand or sit up straight …to look at the other person …to talk in a normal (not whining or shouting) voice …and to be honest and direct. It’s OK to ask for what you want. (But don’t expect to always get it).”

    Liking Myself offers advice on how to handle oneself when feeling depressed, upset, or overwhelmed. Topics include: liking yourself, feeling talk, allowing, letting go, and body talk.

    “Feelings are good friends. Feelings can let us know what is happening, what we want, what is important to us…. They tell you when you need to take care of yourself, like finding a friend if you feel lonely, crying if you feel sad, singing and smiling if you feel happy, and acting frisky if you feel good.”

    Both books teach healthy, non-violent conflict management skills that are more vital than ever in today’s increasingly interdependent society. Although they are written for children, when parents also read and do the exercises, both learn new skills that improve family relationships.

    The books are available online, through BookSurge, or Baker and Taylor

    About the Creators
    Dr. Pat Palmer, now 81, is author of many books for children, tweens, and adults. A clinical psychologist and former Director of the Assertiveness Training Institute in Denver, Dr. Pat Palmer continues to write at her home on Maui.

    Publisher Dr. Louise Hart, 71, is the author of two highly regarded books, The Winning Family Increasing Self-Esteem in Your Children and Yourself and On the Wings of Self Esteem. After presenting workshops as far as Heidelberg, Moscow, Tokyo, and Okinawa, she is still giving workshops for parents in the Bay Area of California.

    Illustrator, Betty Shondeck, 71, a retired elementary school art teacher living in Denver, dusted off her pens for an update of the hand-crafted books for today’s youngsters.

    What People are Saying About Both Books
    “These books are delightful in their innocence, healthy in their advice, empowering in their message. I wish I’d grown up with them and their message.”

    —Senator John Vasconcellos, Emeritus Dean of the California Legislature
    “These books are fantastic. I really enjoyed reading them myself, and I intend to use them in my work with juvenile offenders. Many read at the 3rd and 4th grade levels, and, unfortunately many do not like themselves.”

    —David, Parole Agent, Department of Youth Authority, Los Angeles, CA
    “Parents can confidently provide these books to their children with full assurance that they contain the values and prescriptions for positive behavior.”

    —The Behavior Therapist

    My Take On The Books
    Being a father of two girls I am always concerned about the fragility of their self-esteem. These books sounded like ones that would provide me and my girls with some great tools for the future so I was excited to these books provided to me.

    In reviewing these books I was impressed at the simplicity as well as the imagery that the books use to convey its’ message. The books were written with young people in mind and the combination of youthful drawings as well as easy to understand concepts allow the reader and their parents the opportunity to converse openly about important issues in relation to assertiveness and self esteem.

    The book also had places for parent and child to self reflect on the concepts within the chapter itself.

    Overall, I found that these books were great resources to get parents and kids talking about important topics that are important for all kids to understand.

    I truly recommend these books and know that they will be books that I will continue to enjoy using with my girls.


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 30: A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned

    October 14, 2009 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

    What is the value of teaching your child the value of money and the value of entrepreneurship at an early age?

    The picture you see here was a few years ago when my daughter (then at age 3 and ¾) took her first venture into being a saleswoman. At a two-day rummage sale she wanted to sell cookies and kool-aid so we put up the money for the supplies and let her have her shot at making some money.

    During the first day she was amazing and stayed with it for almost 8 hours, which as most of you know is an amazing feat for an almost 4 year old. She was asking all of our patrons “Do You Want A Cookie” before they even got out of their cars, and most would favor her with some patronage. It was quite humorous and people throughout the day mentioned that we had a born business woman on our hands.

    This weekend made me start thinking about the right and wrong ways to teach our children about the value of money and the value of hard work. I mean I believe that I emulate the value of hard work in my every day work and show that to my daughters. Yet, I still want them to understand that money comes from hard work and that it mut be respected.

    The money that Diva-J did make (just over $40) was provided to her and she had the choice of what she wanted to do with it (though we encouraged her to save at least ½ of it). She decided to purchase some Disney polly pockets and to save the other ½ in her savings account. All-in-all I do think that we taught her some about the money that she made from her work, but I do know that there is more that she needs to learn.

    After thinking about this, I decided to examine this a bit more for resources that I could use with my own girls. I found the following resources:

    • http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/05/12/teaching-entrepreneurship-and-investing-eight-ideas-for-parents-who-want-to-instill-good-personal-finance-values/
    • http://www.stretcher.com/stories/01/010115f.cfm
    • http://www.teachingkidsbusiness.com/entrepreneurship-program.htm
    • http://www.teenvestor.com/parents/parents_introduction.htm

    So today’s task is to develop a list of ways in which you are teaching your child to appreciate the value of money. Once complete, please come back and share your list and activity with others. How did the activity go for you and whoever you shared the time with?
    If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well. Good luck with day 30 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 29: The Value of Friendships & Identifying True Friends

    October 13, 2009 by dadofdivas 1 Comment

    My youngest started school this year and on her first day she came home excited and stated “I made a new friend.” As all of us remember, friends were those people who truly carried us through good and bad times.

    Unfortunately, there also were those pseudo friends that you thought were your friends, but really had other motives. Since we have moved to our new home we have had to deal with these pseudo friends, as everyone is a “friend” to a five year old.
    We have some neighborhood kids that tend to hang out near our house and Diva-J has always been drawn to enjoying playing with kids that are older than her more than kids her own age. Sometimes this is fine, while at other times she can get taken advantage of by these older kids.
    There is one, as I call it, fair weather friend that tends to come around on some days and on other days will not give Diva-J the time of day. This same “friend” tends to come over when Diva-PJ is outside as she likes babies.
    It is difficult to help Diva-J understand the difference between friendship and real friendship. She also does not always understand the underlying mean nature that sometimes is occurring around her, as when I address the issue, she defends these “friends.”
    It is at these times when I am at a loss for words, as I want Diva-J to have friendships, but at what cost. This also leads back to an earlier post that I had about being able to let go. It also though goes into the idea of when do you step in and save your child from others. I tend to try and let Diva-J learn some things by herself, but there have been times when I knew that she was being taken advantage of where I stepped in and said enough is enough and set the record, and the child affronting my child, straight.
    So how do you teach your son or daughter about who is a true friend and who are just going through the motions so that they are somewhat held harmless? What have all of you done in the past?
    In looking into this I found a few links I thought I would share with you all!
    • http://improvingelationships.suite101.com/article.cfm/friendship_is_unconditional_love
    • http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2002/10/friends_kids.html
    • http://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-True-Friend
    • http://www.life123.com/parenting/young-children/making-friends/how-to-spot-a-true-friend.shtml
    • http://hubpages.com/hub/True-Friendship
    Some questions you should ask yourself include:
    • What has sustained your long-lasting friendships?
    • Are their common traits/characteristics of these friendships and if so what are they?
    • What concerns you about the friends that your child has?
    As you begin to answer these questions you may find it necessary to revisit them over time as your answers and definitely the answers about your children will change as you all change and grow.
    So today’s task is to answer the above questions. Second, make a list of things that you have done or will do to assist your child at understanding the value of friendships as well as helping them identify who their true friends actually are. Once complete, please come back and share your answers and thoughts with others.
    If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well. Good luck with day 29 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 28: Teaching Perseverance

    October 12, 2009 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

    Having your children know how to stick to the things that they start is one of the most important things that you can teach as a parent. The skills that you teach them regarding this will be ones that will continue to show up as your children get older and older. Hopefully, once your child reaches adulthood they are ready to be able to take the world on with full force and understand what they must do to be able to survive in a challenging world.

    So how can you do this as a parent? Here are a few thoughts on things you can do to help your child:

    Applaud Efforts
    Notice and applaud things that your child does that shows that they are striving toward a goal. Even if they do not succeed, heep encouraging and helping them to see that the goal is possible. You may even need to roll up your own sleeves to lend a hand (if asked – don’t rescue them completely as this may have the opposite effect).

    Honest Feedback
    Give your child honest feedback on how they are doing as they strive to meet the goal or task at hand. If they need to work on an area let them know. Do not tear them down, but build them up and let them know that you are behind them in what they are trying to achieve. Communicating though is key, so that they know that they are not alone and that they do have support if they choose to ask.

    Identify and work past obstacles
    Sometimes our children need some assistance in seeing the boulders in the path ahead. Make sure to ask them if they want advice before you give it and be wary of those children that always come to you for your advice. With these children, the better question may be, how do you think you can overcome this obstacle? By doing this you are continuing to challenge them and asking them to be creative with their solutions and not to merely rely on others for answers.

    Being able to bounce back
    The ultimate goal as I stated earlier is to have children who can get back up when they stumble or fall. We all want our kids to be successful and to be able to achieve all that they wish for in life, but we also know that no one is able to achieve everything without some failures along the way. The important thing is that our children do not give up, but instead they have the fortitude to stand back up, brush off their ego and move forward again.

    Some questions you should ask yourself include:
    • How have I been persistent in the past?
    • What traits do I see in others that allow them to be persistent in their goals and in life?
    • What goals have I set for myself that I have achieved and how id I achieve these goals?
    • In what areas of my child’s life have I noticed persistence?
    As you begin to answer these questions you may find it necessary to revisit them over time as your answers and definitely the answers about your children will change as you all change and grow.
    In researching this topic I came across a few sites that I thought that I would share with all of you:

    • http://www.more4kids.info/102/teach-perserverance-confidence/ 
    • http://www.parents.com/family-life/better-parenting/parenting-style/how-to-teach-kids-perseverance-goal-setting/ 
    • http://www.parentingbookmark.com/pages/articleMB06.htm
    • http://www.ehow.com/how_2065821_teach-child-perseverance.html

    So today’s task is to answer the above questions. Second, come up with a list of 5 ways that you encourage persistence in your child.  Once complete, please come back and share your list with others.

    If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well. Good luck with day 28 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 27: Set Up Rituals With Your Kids

    October 11, 2009 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

    Kids are creatures of habit, they expect things to be the same as they have been in the past. For me, this was specifically important as we moved in the past year. Both of our girls were at an age where they knew the rituals that we had been doing at our old house. Thus J-Mom and I knew that we would have to find a routine very soon in the new home to make our lives much happier all around.
    Rituals can surround anything such as bedtime, dinnertime, visits to the library or other things. You also can set up rituals around holidays or other such special events such as always going to your grandparents house the day after thanksgiving or other such activities.
    Many of the things that I remember in growing up are the rituals that my parents had for me as I was growing up and in talking to many other parents about rituals, these are the same things that they start with in their responses. In making/developing rituals for your own kids becomes that much more important, as your kids will definitely remember. 
    In researching this topic I came across a few sites that I thought that I would share with all of you:
    • http://www.childcareaware.org/en/subscriptions/dailyparent/volume.php?id=16
    • http://www.preschoolerstoday.com/resources/articles/traditions.htm
    • http://www.squidoo.com/family_traditions
    • http://family.tips.net/Pages/T003592_Childrens_Bedtime_Rituals.html

    So today’s task is to develop a list of the rituals that were important to you when you were growing up. Make a second list of the rituals that you currently have going on with your own children. Last, make a plan to start or start a new ritual with your family today.
      
    If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well.

    Good luck with day 27 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 26: Be Engaged With Your Kids

    October 10, 2009 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

    When I talk about being engaged, I am referring to doing things directly with the kids that are important to them and that they find enjoyable and fun. This could be something such as cooking with them, playing sports or games or other such activity that brings a smile on your and your child’s face (as hopefully you are having fun as well).

    Our children crave our attention and don’t care what else is on our minds. They don’t understand when we have a big deadline, or when we had a bad day. Instead, when they see you (especially as they are young) they light up and are happy to just have you around.
    I know for me, I get distracted and get pulled away while at home, and sometimes it takes a word from J-Mom to break me out of my disconnected stupor to see that what I have in front of me is so much more important than what I was doing on the computer, or what was on the television or what was in a book. I appreciate the interrupt and at times I believe that we all need a bit of a disruption to get us back on track.
    Some questions you should ask yourself include:
    • How are you engaged with your child?
    • How are you distracted from this engagement, and what can you do to minimize this when around your child?
    As you begin to answer these questions you may find it necessary to revisit them over time as your answers and definitely the answers about your children will change as you all change and grow.
    In researching this topic I came across a few sites that I thought that I would share with all of you:
    • http://www.forthoodsentinel.com/story.php?id=1679
    • http://singleparent411.org/blog/2009/08/28/getstay-engaged-in-your-childs-education/
    • http://www.parentinvolvementmatters.org/articles/engaged-parent.html
    So today’s task is to develop a list of five things that you can do to better engage with your child. Make sure that the list includes things that are important to the child but also will lead to positive experiences for you as well. Take one activity on the list and do it with your child today! Once complete, please come back and share your list and activity with others. How did the activity go for you and whoever you shared the time with?
    If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well. Good luck with day 25 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 25: Talk To Your Kids

    October 9, 2009 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

    One of the most important things in learning a new language is to speak to others in the language and have others speak to you in the same language. Also, in reviewing numerous parenting books, language acquisition of infants is greater with those that are spoken to often.

    Thus, from an early age parents need to be cognizant of this and need to instill the importance of communication in their kids.

    As your kids get older, this communication becomes that much more important. Through disciplining your kids when they are young (so they can learn, grow and understand). As your kids enter school and they begin to meet other children, every day is an adventure. Some days are going to be positive, and some days will be negative. It is critical you’re your kids feel comfortable enough to talk to you about their hopes, fears, and concerns regarding their experiences so that they can know that they can depend on your support and guidance to assist them as they need it.
    Even older, as your children start dating, as a parent you hopefully will have set a strong foundation for two way communication to occur. You will not always agree with each other, but with a foundation built you still should be able to communicate with each other so that you both can understand.
     
    As they get to adulthood, your communication relationship will change as it has throughout their lives, but the foundation you set when they were young will remain solvent and critical for your future relationship to continue to flourish.
    In researching this topic I came across the following links that I felt would be valuable resources for you to access.
    • http://www.askdrsears.com/html/6/t061000.asp
    • http://www.talkingwithkids.org/
    • http://www.talkwithyourkids.org/
    • http://www.parents.com/teens-tweens/communication/talking-to-kids/

    Today’s task is to make a list of five things that you can do to better communicate with your children. Second, spend quality time with your children, talking to them and listening to their hopes, fears and dreams. Once complete with these tasks we ask that if you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well. Good luck with day 25 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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    30 Days to Becoming a Better Parent Day 24: Become An Author

    October 8, 2009 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

    I have always written in journals. I still even have journals from when I was younger. As  I have gotten older I still have continued to keep a journal. I have found that doing this helps to keep track of small things, important things as well as ideas and thoughts. I find that entries may be formal or informal.
    I am recommending a journal to assist you as a parent because I have found that you as a parent you can not only see your own parental growth, but it can help you to assess your parenting and see what areas you may need to work on and develop.
    Will your writing always be about parenting, probably not, but it could be if you so chose. One of the journals that I have kept is a journal for my daughters. Will I ever give it to them, maybe. I tend to be quite honest in it about the fears, concerns and truths about everything, and it would probably be quite a few years before the girls could understand and comprehend all that was in it. Never-the-less I still write in it and it is cathartic to say the least.
    Many parent bloggers started their own blogs as a journal or letter to their own children. I know that this was the case for me. As I started to blog I wanted to leave something that my girls could look back at and say, wow, my Dad did really love me enough to write about me (maybe this is wishful thinking). As I have met more and more bloggers, I have continued to learn and grow myself in my writing and my parenting skills.
    In researching this post I found the following resources that may assist you in starting a journal.
    • http://noiwontmakeoutwithyou.com/archives/486
    • http://www.parentsjournal.com/node/167  
    • http://www.softwaregeek.com/keeping-a-journal/p1.html 
    • http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/gifted_talented_teens/55896
    • http://www.innerworkspublishing.com/news/vol44/journal.htm
    Today’s challenge is to take one week and start a daily journal about your own parenting journal. There is no set style that you must follow or length that is required. Simply follow through and see what you think at the end of the week. Come back here to let people know about your thoughts about how things are going after the first few days as well as the mid point and end of the process.
    If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well. Good luck with day 24 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!


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