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Finding Meaning and Purpose for Your Family

CCSF is still open. There will be face-to-face classes until the end of the instructional day, March 12.  Please see the official CCSF Announcement.

Children love to be philosophical, they ask the incessant why questions, the questions we should always be asking ourselves. Why is the word the way it is? Why are we here? Why, why why?  It's important for parents to give our children these foundational ideas as a cornerstone to build their own family narrative. Spirituality defined in the article below as an  "Inner belief system that the universe and all people are connected in ways we cannot see." This can be helpful for your child see beyond themselves, find meaning and purpose, and gain an understanding on how the world is inter-connected.  The author also includes practices/rituals that will help grow a worldview in your family.

Beyond Belief: Raising a Spiritual Kid-- All children need to know that there's more to life than "me, me, me."  Here's how to teach them about faith, hope, and morality, even if you're a religious free agent.

BOOK DISCUSSION
Last week we discussed Chapter 3 on Emotion Coaching.  Here are a simplified five steps(CCLAP) to practice this, and a emotion chart.

This week of March 9, we will discuss Part 3/Chapter 4:Raising a Child Who Wants to Behave: Dare Not to Discipline from the book Happy Kids by Laura Markham. We will be using this discussion guide (first link on top) to guide our discussion.  Please use this as a worksheet as you read.  In two weeks, the week of March 23, we will discuss Chapter 5: Raising a Child Who Achieves with Joy and Self-Esteem: Mastery Coaching.

FAMILY VISION AND MISSION WORKSHOPS are back this spring!
Creating a Family Vision and Mission (Part 1) and a Family Plan (Part 2)
Read More here
Register Here

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beginning next week, March 16, classes will be gathering during class time at Parque Ninos Unidos (23rd and Folsom) through the month of March.

Extras
If you want to geek out on Emotion Coaching, here's a few short videos from John Gottman.
This article intrigued me.  The one thing that stood out to me was that the folks who lived here didn't need rituals to connect, they just did. How can we incorporate these ideas in our connected life?
No Cell Signal, No Wi-Fi, No Problem. Growing Up Inside America's 'Quiet Zone.'

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