Active but Not as Active...

Hello everyone!  I have decided to return to the Public School Classroom to teach Family and Consumer Sciences in Gunnison, Colorado.  Due to this transition, I will not be as active in Parenting Education and Coaching.  If you would like to contact me, I am still totally excited and willing to work one-on-one with clients as well as leading educational events for groups. 

The fastest route to me right now is brittahubbard@gmail.com or you can call or text 970-445-8079.  

Good Things, 
       Britta

Free Parenting Event at the Wood River YMCA 5/25/2016

Britta will be visiting the Wood River YMCA on May 25, 2016 4:45 - 6 pm to talk about GEMS, Genuine Encounter Moments, as well as have a Q & A session about parenting and parenting support.  This event is free and open to the public.  Please come!  

Screenagers the Movie - Go see it if you can!

This week, in The Wood River Valley, the movie Screenagers is showing.  There is a free showing at Community Campus Monday, April 11, 6 - 7:30.  I am writing to encourage everyone to go to this movie.  If you follow the movie link, you can see if there is a movie playing in your community if you don't live in along the Big Wood.  If there is no movie showing in your community, you can become the one to bring it to your community!  

Although the movie focuses on screens and teens the information presented is ideal for anyone who has or works with children/youth of any age.  Screens and kids is such a big deal in parenting right now, and this movie presents research, support, ideas, and the like for all of us.  

Hope you can make it!  

Good Things,

    Britta 

Remember to Play

I have not written in months.  Quite frankly, I have been busy  recreating (as in outdoor sport not making new), Holiday-ing, being sick, taking care of the sick, gawking at October - January household spending, and generally just trying to check things off various to-do lists. Don’t even get me started at looking at world issues and faith concepts and how I integrate those into our daily lives, knowledge, and compassion centers.  How does one explain such violence to children who have never seen true violence?

Anyone else on this same life train?

Some moments I find myself feeling a bit guilty for recreating too much and maintaining daily life too little, but then I remember it is a special snow year and who knows what next year will bring, next week, tomorrow?  I am living in the here and now, and my here and now wants to be outside playing.  I have been listening to it.  Listening to it, while also getting the minimum amount done for our daily lives to work.  

Cuddling - I have been doing that too, our children at 6 and 10 seem to be turning into adults before our eyes.  So I take cuddling at any turn I can, even if it means a less healthy packed lunch, breakfast for dinner again, or me moving beds 3 times a night. Oh, and extra cuddle bonus last night, cleaning up vomit and then cuddling sick child.  I love my two babies!!!

So far this winter, I have learned to follow my heart in what I want and need to get done and where my soul wants to be in space.  I canceled my Y membership, waxed by skis (ok my husband did this for me!), and am trying to do the various PTs I have at home with only a small about of success but I will take any success I can get because some is better than none.

So mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends, be gentle with yourselves, take care of your fun factor, minimize your to-do factor, and remember to play.  Don’t forget to play with the kids in your life as well - they need it, you need it.  Adult time is important but family time is too, partner time, kid time, various combinations of people you love and adore time so take time and make it happen.

Happy Big Snow Year!  

Good Things,

    Britta