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Save the Date: May 28th, 8:30-10:00am at Loyola Elementary School
“Transition to the Teen Years & Setting Limits” REVISED Loyola Teen Years flyer Be sure to attend this helpful, interactive parent workshop led by Linda Marten and hosted by Loyola Elementary School in Westchester, CA. For more information: Lmartenspeaks@yahoo.com
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TRANSITION to the TEEN YEARS
Parents! Are you ready?…… for the teen years? The teen years are very challenging years for most parents. YOU ARE INVITED to a special workshop to help you survive the teen years. Click here for…
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Discipline and Setting Limits
NewSong LA Church Flyer on Discipline Join me at NewSong LA Church on Sunday, April 21, 1:00 to 3:00pm where I will lead a workshop on “Discipline & Setting Limits”. All are welcome. See attached flyer for more information. Hope to see you there! This introductory session is at no cost. Donations appreciated.
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“The two things…
“The two things we can give our children are ROOTS & WINGS.” Jonas Salk
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Questions from an Empty Nester in a New Land
When the kids finally left home, many questions came to my mind ~ What does it mean to be a “mother” now? What does it mean to be a “father” now? What does it mean to be a married couple now after all these years? What’s our purpose now in life? What’s next?…….. For me?…..…
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New Year Reflections ~
Well, we made it through the holidays! I was going to write about dealing with holiday stress, but I guess I was too stressed and too busy to write about it! Hope you weren’t expecting it. Like the holidays, we tend to have high expectations of “the most wonderful time of the year” that often…
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Let it Snow! (sip cocoa, read, and watch it snow!)
“Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” Maybe that’s a good mantra for parents as they weather the ups and downs of parenthood. As the song goes, …”The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. As long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow, let it…
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How do you Culivate Gratitude in Hard Times?
This is supposed to be the season of giving thanks, of Thanks-giving. We encourage our children to be grateful. But are we grateful? How can we be grateful after great loss or death or change that shakes our world? What if you just lost your job or found out you have cancer? What if you…
Linda Marie Marten
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Linda Marie Marten 