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Triple Berry Greek Yogurt Muffins

When it comes to spending time with my children I love incorporating some of my favorite activities. Especially during those times you need a break from playing trucks! When you are passionate about an activity and get enjoyment out of it, I find the kids pick up on that energy and it makes for great quality time.

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Reorganize Your Life & Focus on What You Love

I recently read about this study conducted by Nobel Prize recipient Daniel Kahneman. He believed we would all feel a lot better if we spent our time more wisely. He conducted a diary study with 909 women in Austin, Texas. He asked them to record all the activities they did during the day and then rate how happy they were while doing them. He then had them narrow the list to their least favorite activities.

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8 Quick, Easy & Healthy Breakfasts

Weve all heard it beforebreakfast is the most important meal of the day. But is it really? And does it really matter if youre one of the millions who skip it altogether? As registered dietitians, we dont like to slight any of our meals (we love them all!) but we do admit that having a nutritious breakfast is extremely important. Thats because eating a nutritious breakfast sets you up for a healthier day. Breakfast gives you the fuel that you deserve to start your day and it helps to prevent you from overeating later in the day. Thats probably why people who eat breakfast are best able to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Plus, it helps kids to stay more alert so they can concentrate better and be more creative.

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Walking Workouts to Lose Weight

Walking is perhaps one of the best exercises for losing weight. It’s free and almost anyone can do it, because you can alter your pace to your level. If you’ve been walking for awhile, though, you may be looking for some ways to break up the monotony. Incorporating different ways of walking or of looking at walking as an exercise can help you to stay focused and improve your fitness.

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Tough Love Parental Resources

Tough love is a parenting, or teaching, style in which the person in charge sets boundaries and enforces those boundaries in order to help children grow into responsible adults. When done correctly, it is not a demeaning method of parenting. Instead of focusing on discipline and punishment, it focuses on positive ways to enforce boundaries while encouraging children to better themselves.