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accepting all insurances, including ARkids & adults & children Medicaid 1699 Stadium Blvd., Suite 1 Jonesboro

870.336.0543 405 Hwy 463N Trumann

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February Calendar of Events ASU ACT Boot Camp- February 1st 9:00am-4:00pm, 870-972-3052 St. Jude‛s Super Bowl S‛travaganza- February 2nd 3:00pm NEA Fairgrounds , 870-932-6440 ASU Basketball vs Lyon- February 4- 7:05pm ASU Convocation Center Valentine‛s Day Storytime at Barnes and Noble- February 8th 10:30 ASU Basketball vs Western Kentucky- February 10- 7:05pm ASU Convocation Center Young Artist Concerto- ASU- February 16th- 3:00pm, 870-972-ASU1 ASU Basketball vs UT Arlington- February 20- 7:05pm ASU Convocation Center ASU Basketball vs Texax State- February 22- 7:05pm ASU Convocation Center Scarlet Letter- The Forum Stage- February 22-24, 870-935-2726 Live United with the Stars- February 27 5:30pm, ASU Chancellor‛s House, 870-935-3658 Steel Magnolias- ASU Fowler Center- February 28, March 1, 3-5 7:30pm, 870-972-ASU1 Monster Truck Entertainment Presents MONSTER X Tour Convocation Center- February 28-March 1, 7:30pm, 870-972-ASU1

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Tamolly’s Kids eat for 1.99 from the kids menu (nights only)

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Pizza Hut Free kids buffet with adult buffet purchase Shorty Small’s Kids eat free after 5pm with purchase of adult meal Fazoli’s 5-8pm Kids 12 and under eat for .99 with adult meal Pizza Inn Free kids buffet with adult buffet purchase nights only

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IHOP Wednesday- Kids eat free form 4-10pm with purchase of adult entrée Lenny’s Free kid’s meal on Wednesdays with adult combo

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Front Page Café 1 free kids meal with purchase of adult meal after 4pm Ryan’s Kids eat for .99 with purchase of adult meal from 5-8pm

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Dixie Café 11-4pm, kids eat for 1.99 plus get a free sundae with adult meal purchase

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Slim Chickens 1 free kids meal per adult entrée purchase Lenny’s Sub Shop 10% off entire ticket with church bulletin (Please call ahead to verify details)

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Your Needs Are Important Too Parenting is a huge responsibility and as a life coach I believe that the bigger the job, the more you have to take care of you and model self-care. After all you are the CEO of your own company and this requires a variety of skills that you may typically minimize because they feel so ingrained and normal. If you were to list and categorize what you did on a daily basis you would recognize that your duties include organizational development, time management proficiency, and human resource abilities. Let’s not forget that you are always working on skills with your family that includes personal growth development, self esteem building, goal setting and conflict resolution. This is a tough career and you are the perfect person for the job! But as mentioned at the beginning of this article, sometimes the hardest part of parenting can often times be role modeling healthy behaviors that kids can learn from you. Why is this such a conundrum?

Because life is so hectic you forget that you are the #1 source for teaching your kids how to feel, what to think and how to believe! You are doing so much for yourself that you may have forgotten how to model good self care.

Let me ask you.....Do you utilize self care? Do you find quiet time in your day to de-stress and relax? How about play? Do you spend time having fun with your kids and showing them that you can have fun with other adults in your life? Do you have a manageable schedule which includes rest and relaxation and laughter? Are you positive about yourself? Do you convey a sense of confidence that the kids can see and model as they grow older? In other words, how good are you at taking care of you? Parents are typically selfless when it comes to meeting needs.....they tend to put everyone first before themselves. How often at the end of a long tiring day do you pat yourself on the back and

tell yourself that you have done a fabulous job of childrearing and caretaking. I would venture to say that most of you would assess the day and worry about the things that didn’t feel “good enough.” But the truth Carol Juergensen Sheets of the matter is that you will feel better and have more success if you focus on what is going right in your family’s life as opposed to what is going wrong.

Homework Assignment I would love to challenge you to • write down 5 things about yourself that you feel positive and confident about that directly relates to your parenting.

• Repeat those statements or qualities to yourself at least once a day.

• Take a few deep breaths and as you do this, breathe into the affirmations.

When you do this regularly, you take more time out for you which sends a message to the kids that your needs are important too and need to be respected. This daily exercise centers and grounds you and provides you an extra benefit in that it gives you more time to be proactive and plan for your family. So not only have you been a positive role model, but you have also allowed yourself more breathing room literally to manage the household.

So don’t cheat yourself from taking good care of you and teaching the kids how important your needs are in the context of being a part of the family. If you don’t...no one else will!

Carol Juergensen Sheets LCSW PCC is a psychotherapist and personal life coach. She does motivational speaking and empowerment trainings locally and nationally. To find out more about her services--contact her at www. carolthecoach.com or call her at 317 218-3479.

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