Life
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Raising Wise And Resilient Children: Instilling Godly Wisdom And Discipline For A Purposeful Life
Raising Wise And Resilient Children In this fast-paced world, where distractions and temptations are abundant, parents must guide their children toward becoming wise adults with good judgment and the ability to make wise decisions. As parents, we are responsible for imparting godly wisdom and discipline to our children, equipping them with the tools they need to navigate life’s challenges. In this blog post, we will explore effective strategies to raise wise and resilient children, ensuring they grow into individuals who persevere, exercise good judgment, and make wise decisions. Parenthood is a journey filled with immense joy, but it also comes with the responsibility of shaping young minds. As parents, we have the unique opportunity to instill…
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Your Interaction With Your Child Will Shape Their Future Behavior
Cortisol Or Oxytocin Shapes A Child’s Brain Development Understanding the psychology of the human mind and how it affects behavior is vital. Brain development starts from infancy, and how a baby’s brain forms influence their behavior throughout their lifetime. Two chemicals can aid in brain development, and they each have a profound effect on the brain. These two chemicals are Cortisol and Oxytocin. Cortisol Has Adverse Effects On Brain Development When you raise a child in a stressful environment, their body induces high cortisol levels, affecting proper brain development. Long-term effects of Cortisol on the brain can range from anxiety, PTSD, depression, obesity, high blood pressure, and anger issues. Oxytocin Is Vital In A Healthy Brain…
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20 Bible Verses For Depression And Anxiety
As you pray these Bible verses over your mind and your life, these Verses break the enemy’s power over your mind. Depression is a traumatic symptom and a mood disorder that causes a person to experience extreme sadness and anxiety. Depression starts with experiencing unhealthy fear, which develops into anxiety and then depression. If depression is not treated, it may develop into hopelessness. Hopelessness is when a person feels empty of all emotions or they don’t have a reason to live, and progression from hopelessness can be fatal. These Bible Verses will help you to overcome the feeling of sadness and anxiety. They have the power to break the enemy’s hold over your mind. If…
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How To Stay On Track With Your Recovery And Still Be Social
Holding on to sobriety is difficult even at the best of times, and for many who are in recovery, it’s a challenge that becomes even worse in social settings. Events such as birthdays, weddings, and other social gatherings often include alcohol, making it very difficult for individuals in recovery to stay social and still maintain their sobriety. Fortunately, there are simple ways to participate in these social situations and stay on track. The key is to know your limitations, find support from a friend or sponsor, and have a plan beforehand. So here are some of the best tips from LNJ Life Coaching on how to be a social butterfly and stay sober.…
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10 Healing Scriptures For Emotional And Physical Health
Healing Scriptures These healing scriptures are powerful, and the Word Of God in Hebrews 4:12 KJV says that “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Praying the Word of God is powerful and quick and sharper, piercing our souls and spirit. When we pray the Word of God over our situation, we are, in essence, speaking God’s words over our situation, and our situation hears the word of God and obeys God’s Word –…
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Love And Affection: How It helps People To Bond Emotionally
Love And Affection Help Us To Bond Emotionally. To be affectionate, you also have to be intentional. Most couples lose the ‘spark,’ and the relationship becomes cold and dull. Familiarity sets in. Women are auditory, and men are visual. Words and actions are important when it comes to showing affection. Affection helps people in all types of relationships bond. Our relationship with our parents growing up, especially between a father and a child, is supposed to be affectionate. A father’s affection toward a child greatly and positively impacts the child’s psychological development. Other Types Of Affectionate Relationships Our relationship with God Parent-child relationship Romantic relationship Friendships Interpersonal relationships What Is…
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The Brain Chemicals That Make You Happy
God has blessed us with chemicals in our body that aids in our physiology. Throughout the body, various types of hormones and chemicals contribute to our body’s functions and processes. Examples include Estrogen found in the female reproductive system, Cortisol helps to control stress, and Melatonin helps with our sleep cycle. Knowing the brain chemicals and hormones responsible for healthy mental and emotional well-being is imperative regarding our psychological health. How Our Upbringing Induces Certain Chemicals And Hormones It all starts in childhood and how our upbringing contributes to our psychological health. The father-child relationship is significant, and the more positive the relationship, the healthy a child will grow up and become. During…
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10 Ways To Nourish Your Soul (Mind)
We are a soul in a body, and our soul was created to give Love and to receive Love, and because we are created in the image of God, we know that God is Love. God created us so we can thrive in an atmosphere of Love and affection; the absence of affection may be detrimental to a person’s soul. For instance, a person brought up in a toxic environment may grow up to have mental health and emotional issues such as anxiety, depression, insecurity, and anger. This reason is why God gave us guidance on how to raise children. Ephesians 6:4 AMP says – Fathers, do not provoke your children…
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How Brain Development Affects Emotional Development
What makes us who we are? It is our self-esteem, personality, and self-worth. Of course, we may characterize all that as who John or Mary Is. But with that, we also are born with innate personality traits, such as a person who is introverted or extroverted. How about a person who has anxiety or insecurity or a person who has depression? Are those innate personalities, or does our environment have something to do with it? Hopefully, this blog post will shed light on how we develop emotionally. The Human Brain And Its Compartments (What makes Us) Which Part Of The Brain Houses Our Self-esteem, Emotions, And Motivations How Do Traumatic Experiences…
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How To Overcome Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive and compulsive behavior happens when a person obsesses over a particular thing or exhibits a compulsive behavior about something (usually with an unhealthy fear at the root of the behavior). This disorder may typically happen when a person out of fear believes something terrible may happen to them or the people close to them when they don’t keep certain rituals. So to maintain safety, they may be compelled to keep specific actions obsessively. For example, continually washing their hands or compulsively keeping a specific ritual/activity. This disorder may also highlight superstitious behavior, which may worsen OCD. OCD starts with trauma, and then fear sets in, and Fear causes…
