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Monthly Recap: January 2012
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On the Blog in January: Body Image
Hi all,

January has been the month of the New Year's Diet for many folks, and so I've been blogging about why dieting isn't good for our happiness--or even for our kids' health. I hope you find some inspiration here!

May you be happy,

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This month's posts about body image and dieting:

Please Quit Your Diet, Now
It may be hurting your child.

 

If I love my body at 40, will she love hers at 14?

 

How to raise healthy, happy kids. 

 

Podcast: Why Not to Diet

Want to lose weight? Please don't diet to do it.

  

Podcast: Dieting and Shame

Mindful ways to make healthy lifestyle changes  

 

       
Also on the blog in January... 

How Not to Have a Breakdown
Four tips to get more done in less time.
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Podcast: Making New Year's Resolutions? 

Tips for making resolutions that we can keep 

 

Podcast: Tips for Keeping New Year's Resolutions 

Once we make our resolutions, how do we keep them?

 

Video: Getting Kids to Listen-Without Nagging!

Wouldn't it be nice to ask just once?  

   

 

And some not-to-miss Greater Good articles...

  

Find Your Kids Some Trouble

What socks can teach us about intelligence and overcoming challenges.  

 

How Childcare Boosts Social Capital

New research says mothers using childcare can reap social, psychological, and financial rewards.