The Whole and Healthy Family: Helping Your Kids Thrive in Mind, Body, and Spirit

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Developed over years of research and personal practice, Jodi's whole-person and whole-family approach shows you how toVan Volkom M. (2006). Sibling relationships in middle and older adulthood. Marriage & Family Review, 40, 151–170. doi:10.1300/J002v40n02_08 [ Google Scholar] It’s your chance as a parent to reassure your children. It’s their chance as children to express to you the extent of their grasp of things, as well as any misgivings they have. Your instinct as a parent might be to shield your children from things like school shootings, war, and the like, but they’re going to hear about them. Digesting the constant stream of information together, and using the time to digest and discuss, is healthy. [15] 11. Be Open and Honest Milkie M. A., Bierman A., & Schieman S (2008). How adult children influence older parents’ mental health: Integrating stress-process and life-course perspectives. Social Psychology Quarterly, 71, 86. doi:10.1177/019027250807100109 [ Google Scholar] There are plenty of studies that show that being a lifelong learner is a key to success. And every parent wants their children to learn new things. So why not combine things? Research supports this strategy as a way of adding significant value to the whole family’s home life. [14] There was so much fear-mongering. It’s one thing to decide to only eat raw, fermented foods, but to say THIS IS THE WAY TO BE HEALTHY when you have zero medical or dietary qualifications is laughable. She had some good advice, but none of it was groundbreaking and much of it was plain bonkers. She took her personal convictions and made it The Only Way, and if you follow her steps, your kids will have a better immune system and be perfectly healthy in mind and body, unlike everyone’s disease-ridden kids.