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Kids Have a Lot to Teach Us About Life I had a dream job that I aspired to once I graduated from my Masters Program in Social Work. I envisioned myself doing individual and family therapy at Riley Hospital with kids who might have had greater difficulties than the average child. I have always had a soft spot for kids and I truly believed if I worked in that setting I would work with the toughest of cases. I wanted to make a difference and assumed that Riley Hospital would offer the most complex cases. Although my goal was to provide psychotherapy in the psychiatric clinic, I took a job working in medical social work to get my foot in the door and develop the relationships I would need to work behaviorally with kids. Doing medical social work meant that I worked with kids who had chronic or acute medical problems that interfered with their functioning. I was so young and naive and had so many preconceived beliefs about these young children. I thought that my patients would be crestfallen, depressed and sad about their diabetes or their arthritis or their cancer. The good news is that I could not have been more wrong!

As you can imagine these kids taught me more about life and having a positive attitude than any other population that I have ever worked with in my 30 plus years of providing therapy.

What I know to be true is that most kids are strong and resilient and deal with life on life’s terms. They don’t ask “why me.” They actually want the skills to move beyond their illness, disability or disorder. They had an uncanny ability to shift their focus and their energy and would immediately smile and become invigorated if we played their favorite game or listened to their favorite music. It taught me the lesson that “what they appreciate...appreciates” and kids are natural at using this phenomenon. My intervention was to help them to refocus their attention on things that made them feel good and empowered and when this occurred their whole demeanor changed.

Adults could take a lesson from kids as they are a “natural” at wanting to feel happy and powerful.

Think about the trials and tribulations that your child may be facing currently. Perhaps your child may be struggling with a subject in school, a bully in the classroom, a divorce in the family or a need to belong to a circle of friends in the neighborhood. You can’t do their work for them but as adults you can smile at your child and remind them of their strengths.

You can redirect them towards the things that are working in their life. You can look for opportunities to duplicate a situation so they experience success. If your child is being scapegoated at school get them involved in Sunday School or Carol Juergensen Sheets Scouts or a sport where they will experience that special feeling of belonging. You can provide them opportunities to shine!

Kids truly are resilient and it only takes a few simple steps to empower them to feel successful. You provide that special gift of reminding them of what is working in their life as opposed to what isn’t working. As parents, you can’t change their world but you can certainly teach them how to alter it so that they don’t grow up putting themselves down and focusing on their inadequacies. Kids are naturals at looking at the positives as long as their environment supports them!

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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Monday

Tamolly’s Kids eat for 1.99 from the kids menu

Tuesday

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

Wednesday

IHOP Wednesday- Kids eat free form 4-10pm with purchase of adult entrée

Thursday

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

Saturday

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

Sunday

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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Money, Money, Money When asked what they want more of, most people say time and money. Last month we talked about time, so this month, it’s about money. There is a great song from the show Mama Mia called Money, Money, Money and the lyrics go like this: “I work all night; I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay.

Ain't it sad?

And still there never seems to be, a single penny left for me.

That's too bad.

In my dreams I have a plan; if I got me a wealthy man, I wouldn't have to work at all; I'd fool around and have a ball!”

Haha! Well, for most women….that’s not necessarily a great plan or a realistic one. And so many women I meet are sick and tired of being sick and tired. They have been affected by the economy by it downsizing their income, savings or retirement.

So how do they even think about more income...where do they begin?

You know, somewhere along the way the American Dream has shifted from working hard and creating financial security to overspending and creating massive amounts of debt. That’s the number one reason why people claim they need more money…to pay off debt. Dave Ramsey writes in his book, The Total Money Makeover, “there are only two ways to become financially stable: earn more or spend less.” Imagine what can happen when you do both. Without debt you can save more for retirement, pay cash for the family extras, and use your 12

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money to make a difference for others. Without debt, you can sleep better, worry less and have greater hope for your future.

Financial experts such as Ramsey, Suze Orman, David Bach, and Jean Chatzy can provide the tools and teach you how to manage your money resulting in having more by spending less. Women Changing Lives and our partner company can help you add to your income even alongside what you are currently doing.

That’s why we love what we do! We have the vehicle to earn more money. We get to help people pay the bills at the end of the paycheck, create their Plan B for retirement, college funds, vacations; become stay at home parents; and yes, get out of debt. We have a proven business model that works.

We can say this with conviction, since the company we work with is debt free, GREW by $94 million dollars in 2012, bringing them to over $1.13 billion in annual sales. So if you are one of the many that need more money, call Karen today for your appointment.

Karen’s journey includes climbing the corporate ladder for over 15 years, over 120 hours of graduate studies, owning and operating franchise restaurants, and having her own successful business working from home for the last 13 years. She is an entrepreneur focused on having a positive impact on everyone she meets. Contact Karen Caprino-Burg at 317-828-3061 or Karen@WomenChangingLives.net.

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July Calendar of Events Red Cross Blood Drive @ Black River Technical College in Paragould, July 9, 11:00am ASU - Art of Reading, 1st-4th grade, July 15-19th, 8am-12pm ASU - How to be a Fashionista, K-6th grade, July 22-26th, 8:00am-12:00pm

ASU - Cookie Creatures-learn to decorate cookies, July 2 & 9, 6:00pm ASU - Creating a graphic novel, 3rd-6th grade, July 8-12th, 8am12pm ASU - Art is what you make it: Andy Warhol summer studio, 10-12th grade, July 8th-19th ASU- Adventureland, k-4th grade, July 8-12th, 8:00-12:00pm

ASU - Fancy Pants Foodie-Cooking for kids, Ages 7-12, July 23rd, 1:30-4:00pm ASU - Princess in Training, Pre K-3rd, July 29th - Aug 2nd, 1:005:00pm Jonesboro Newcomers, 1st Thursday of the month, 7:00 Library Arkansas Ride for the Cure, July 27th, 8:00am, Contact 870-207-7800 Crowley‛s Ridge Nature Center, Creature Feature every Saturday at 10:00am

AANEA Autism Conference, July 13th, 7:30am, Contact 870-336-2784

Crowley‛s Ridge Nature Center, Feeding Frenzy, Tuesday- Sunday at 3:30pm

ASU - Not your average Hero- 4 day camp, Pre K-3rd grade, July 8-11th, 1:00-5:00pm

*ASU events Contact #972-3052

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