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Teresa Auten
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4 min
Family Time In No Time: Let's Make A P.A.C.T!
You want to make sure that you spend quality time as a family. You just don't know how to fit it in with work, school, cooking, cleaning,...
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Teresa Auten
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Mama Bear & The Roadie
I still laugh out loud when I remember the wonderful instructor. He taught martial arts and so much more. But there was one life lesson...
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Teresa Auten
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
When Love Is Not Enough: Three (really) Simple Truths
So simple, yet so challenging. So easy, but incredibly demanding. Straightforward but complicated. What is it about this relationship...
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Teresa Auten
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
The Heart Behind The Hands: Moms Matter
The family has been the building block of civilization throughout all of human history and that remains true to this day. In western...
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Teresa Auten
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Music: The Unsung Hero Of Your Children's Development
The human brain has a remarkable relationship with music that neuroscientists have yet to fully understand. Highly respected institutions...
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Teresa Auten
- Oct 11, 2021
- 4 min
How Are Your Children Like Tomatoes? Read Closely And See.
Investing your time and energy in your children day after day is worth the reward that comes later. Children are like gardens...you...
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Teresa Auten
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
Real Moms, Real Kids...Reality Check
Somewhere between perfection, which is unattainable, and apathy, which is unacceptable, lies goodness and excellence. We can be good...
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Teresa Auten
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
In Celebration Of Imperfect Moms...Ya'll Are Awesome!
I love being a quiet observer in the homes of my young mommy friends. Ya'll are so wonderful and I admire you so much. In my mind I can...
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Teresa Auten
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
Your Children And Friendship: Friends Indeed!
Friendships are life giving relationships that brighten our lives with companionship and fun. Unless they don't...the art of making and...
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Teresa Auten
- Sep 13, 2021
- 4 min
Help Your Child Enjoy Working: Money Isn't Everything!
A solid work ethic offers a lifetime of benefits for the child that has it instilled in them. The ability to work hard and persevere is...
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Teresa Auten
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
Listen To Your Child: What Happens When You Do
Children who communicate have parents who have always applied this formula: Listen + Ask Good Questions + Repeat "So then she said that...
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Teresa Auten
- Aug 23, 2021
- 4 min
Your Children: Reward vs. Retirement
The Psalmist said, "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him." (Psalm 127:3, NIV emphasis mine) Most parents...
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Teresa Auten
- Aug 16, 2021
- 4 min
Your Happy Learner: Two Myths And One Truth About Your Child And Learning
All my friends with children going back to school are feeling all sorts of emotions. But at the bottom of all the feels is the deep...
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Teresa Auten
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Your Children And Play: Are We Missing Something?
Drastically reducing screen time at home nets some astonishing results. You may end up with a homemade cardboard pinball machine that...
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Teresa Auten
- Aug 2, 2021
- 5 min
Playrooms Your Children Will Actually Play In
One of my fantasies when I was a young mother was seeing my children playing in their playroom. I could see it so clearly in my mind's...
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Teresa Auten
- Jul 26, 2021
- 4 min
Don't Tell The Kids We Don't Know What We're Doing!
You are totally rocking out this parenting thing! Your children are cute, smart, well dressed, took a cooking class at age two (yes, they...
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Teresa Auten
- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min
Hold Your Child's Heart: Beyond Love
The instinctive love we feel for our children is nearly impossible to define. It is simply and irrefutably there. Someone hands us our...
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Teresa Auten
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Your Child And Your Parents: Part Two: A Great Summer Visit
Grandparents are so in love with their grandchildren! And what's not to love? Your children are precious and smart and beautiful in...
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Teresa Auten
- Jul 8, 2021
- 4 min
Your Child And Your Parents: Part One: Make Room For Grandparents
You have beautiful dreams for your family. Your parents, probably, have similar feelings. How do you juggle your role as parents, while...
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