{"id":12157,"date":"2019-07-31T22:13:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T22:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balancedparenting.com\/?p=12157"},"modified":"2019-08-01T17:50:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:50:57","slug":"happy-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balancedparenting.com\/?p=12157","title":{"rendered":"August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12157\" class=\"elementor elementor-12157\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f02b534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f02b534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5570889\" data-id=\"5570889\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748dcbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"748dcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">Happy August!<br \/><br \/>It\u2019s Back to School month! Bittersweet for many families.\u00a0 The refreshing structure returns but gone are the lazy days and late nights of leisure and ice cream.When there\u2019s lots of anxiety in the air, kids and parents trigger each other and often set each other off in ugly ways.\u00a0<\/div><ul style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\"><li style=\"margin-left: 15px;\">Anticipate the kids\u2019 anxieties and recognize it when you see it.\u00a0 It can come disguised as anger, defiance, stubbornness, or any challenging behavior.<\/li><li style=\"margin-left: 15px;\">Make sure you are well-cared-for, rested, fed and have extra time and energy to deal with their feelings.<\/li><li style=\"margin-left: 15px;\">Rather than punishing or getting angry at them, have lots of compassion and patience for their struggles. They really can\u2019t help it!<\/li><li style=\"margin-left: 15px;\">Reflect with them about the uncertainty a new school year brings and how hard that is for everyone.<\/li><li style=\"margin-left: 15px;\">Connect, connect, connect!!\u00a0 The more understanding you show and love you give, the better able your kids will be to get through the tough times. Your balance contributes to their balance.<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">Don\u2019t hesitate to contact me if I can support you through any challenges.<br \/>Wishing everyone a great and successful school year!!<\/div><div style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\">With love,<\/div><div style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'brush script mt'; font-size: 28pt; line-height: 39.9467px; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bette<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy August! 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