Posts in Conscious Parenting
The Screen Time/ Anhedonia Connection.

Our children are often times our best teachers, and many times we learn hard lessons by screwing up. I have long known that chemicals, dyes, additives and JUNK in normal food could cause behavioral issues. I have also known a healthy diet and supplementation can diminish symptoms from ADD, and decrease violence/aggression while improving brain function. And while I had always limited TV time, I truly had no idea how the long-term use of video games/screen time would alter the way the normal brain functions in such a drastic way, until I witnessed it first hand in one of my children!

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Rikki - IRL

Social media is so funny!! There’s a super thin line between being real and airing your shit for everyone to see. Or between being authentic but also preferring that not everyone knows about ALL of your struggles, hardships or failures. On the flip side, balancing the positive without pretending perfection is also tough. I don’t mind being a role model. In fact, one of my very favorite things EVER is to empower others.

So here’s your reminder that social media is a very small and controlled peek into someone’s life!

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