{"id":12513,"date":"2019-12-12T21:18:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balancedparenting.com\/?p=12513"},"modified":"2019-12-12T21:19:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:19:57","slug":"december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balancedparenting.com\/?p=12513","title":{"rendered":"December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12513\" class=\"elementor elementor-12513\" 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-17150d60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17150d60\" 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-5c5806fd\" data-id=\"5c5806fd\" 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-108f0424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108f0424\" 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<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to our new subscribers, especially those of you from the NAEYC Conference!\u00a0\u00a0What a joy it was to meet you all and an honor to speak at NAEYC!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays, Everyone!\u00a0\u00a0Or are they?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The holidays are a bittersweet time for many.\u00a0\u00a0In Hallmark movies (Lord, I love those movies!) it is a magical, love-filled, cookie-filled time of year where love is in the air and nothing could go wrong.\u00a0\u00a0Life isn\u2019t exactly a Hallmark movie\u2026I know I don\u2019t have to tell you that!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For many, the holidays are a difficult time.\u00a0\u00a0For those who have lost family members, those who are estranged from family, those who don\u2019t have their kids on the holidays, those who have recently had a break-up and so much more, the holidays can be a painful and dreadful time of year.\u00a0\u00a0Many in my community are experiencing loss from fires and some post-traumatic stress from fires and the Borderline shooting last year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Though we share our holiday good wishes, we also need to be mindful of those who may have an ache in their heart during this time. Be warm, be sensitive and give of your time, your money and your love this season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Wishing you all the best possible holiday season!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Warmly,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: 'Brush Script MT'; font-size: 37.33333206176758px;\">Bette<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\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>Welcome to our new subscribers, especially those of you from the NAEYC Conference!\u00a0\u00a0What a joy it was to meet you all and an honor to speak at NAEYC! 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