Nikki Weldon

How many relationships would improve if people learned to set boundaries.

The Boundaries Song - "That's a Boundary." A social/emotional song for kids- no, for everyone about setting healthy boundaries with others. 🙂Subscribe! ➜ https://www.youtube.com/c/hopscotchsongs?sub_...

Which one will you choose today?

It can be tough to manage seasonal depression. For those who may find themselves down around the holiday and winter season due to seasonal depression, here are some ways to ease and lift your mood.

This is why I've decided to focus on well-being this month. Ease into this new year. Be gentle with yourself.

“Do not put pressure on yourself to jump head first into 2023. If you still need time to recover from all that 2019-2022 gave please take it. Restore, Reflect and Pace yourself.”
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Is it just me or do folks still need time to restore before leaping into 2023. I’m worn out. I need a break. I’m not thinking about resolutions, goals, tasks lists. Hell I’m still in survival mode.

It's been a long time since I posted. Stay tuned for updates.

What do birthing people want for their pregnancy and birth
care? And what does the best care look like?Learn the findings of a new report that includes the voices of 2700 women and birthing people. Join us for a live conversation moderated by Nzinga Blake, Executive Producer, Race and Culture / ABC Owned Television Stations, who is going to help us dig deep as we share our experiences about what pregnancy and birth care looks like now and imagine a future where all birthing people receive high quality, respectful care.Participants include: Tatyana Ali, actor and mother of two, on the experience of giving birth in the US Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM on what care looks like in perinatal safe zones Chandra A. Adams, MD, MBA and Nicholas Rubashkin, MD, PhD on how midwives and doctors can listen to and act on what is most important to the people they serve. P. Mimi Niles, Ph.D, MPH, CNM/LM on how equity, safety, and respect can change depending on how care is delivered.
Tuesday, June28th11 am PDT/2 pm EDT
Free Registration Required: www.birthplacelab.org/voices

Last week I suggested that we find time to calm our overstressed systems. Grounding is a way to relieve stress, anxiety, and overwhelming feelings. Try grounding outside...weather permitting of course.

https://www.nweldon.com/blog/3-grounding-techniques-nature

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/02/legacy-trauma

The legacy of trauma Research explores how historical and cultural traumas affect survivors’ children for generations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyvaEk0K-k

Children, Violence, and Trauma—Treatments That Work This video discusses the serious consequences of children's exposure to violence and trauma, such as substance abuse and mental health and behavioral problem...

https://www.nweldon.com/blog/aftermath-violence

When Tragedy Strikes: How to Cope in the Aftermath of Violence Strategies to help families cope with the traumatic stress caused by violent events.

How to Cope with Traumatic Stress

https://www.apa.org/topics/trauma/stress

How to cope with traumatic stress Traumatic stress is a normal reaction to an abnormal event, such as a violent act, a serious injury, a sexual violation, or other shocking event.

https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/advice/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-gun-violence/

How to Talk to Kids About Gun Violence Sadly, deadly and devastating mass shootings continue to dominate the headlines. How can you share the news about gun violence with your kids?

Some tips from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/helping-children-with-tragic-events-in-the-news?utm_campaign&utm_content=1653430501&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR2CWXQlj3sq5A-bY6efm2rgvoxlLvfTuxuAf6RtJapfvbBTOl2h0wtgBbI

Helping Children with Tragic Events in the News | Parenting Tips &… In times of crisis, children want to know, "Who will take care of me?" Here are some tips to help reassure children during scary times.

How do we move on after a tragedy?


https://www.nweldon.com/blog/aftermath-violence

When Tragedy Strikes: How to Cope in the Aftermath of Violence Strategies to help families cope with the traumatic stress caused by violent events.

Healing to Action Toolkit

https://giffords.org/toolkit/from-healing-to-action-a-toolkit-for-gun-violence-survivors-and-allies/

From Healing to Action: A Toolkit for Gun Violence Survivors and Allies Courage to Fight Gun Violence

What's up with children's behavior?

https://www.nweldon.com/blog/causes-of-childhood-behavior-triple-p

Why Do They Do That? Common Causes of Childhood Behavior Uncovering common causes of childhood behavior.

Children are always watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TyJ04IScu4

COMPILATION: Kids copying adults - Just some kids copying adults | CONTENTbible To license this video please email: [email protected] view more content visit www.thecontentbible.com

5 Ways to Promote Child Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1hNZhH9bRg&t=167s

Early Childhood Development | 5 THINGS PARENTS SHOULD DO EVERYDAY | Brain Matters Documentary Parenting is considered one of the most difficult jobs in the world...Learn 5 tips to boost your parenting skills!▶ WATCH BRAIN MATTERS FOR FREE ◀Learn more ...

"Temperament describes a child’s personal style – the way he or she experiences the world"

https://vimeo.com/103169734

Temperament - Zero To Three Magic of Everyday Moments This is "Temperament - Zero To Three Magic of Everyday Moments" by ZEROTOTHREE on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

You ever wonder why children behave the way they do? Read about common causes of childhood behavior.


https://www.nweldon.com/blog/causes-of-childhood-behavior-triple-p

Why Do They Do That? Common Causes of Childhood Behavior Uncovering common causes of childhood behavior.

Join other Black parents every Wednesday morning from June 8 through August 10, from 10:30 am to 12 pm on Zoom, to share and learn from one another about parenting.!

Families don’t need to be enrolled in any Open Arms program to participate and this is open to all Black Parents in the community.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/bdfc5937

From our interview with author and Mum, Iris Chen from

In this interview Iris shares her journey about her long and often painful road to peaceful parenting. It's an inspiring read.

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Meltdowns Develop Your Child's Brain When Met With Connection; Punishment Doesn't Work Toddlers are one of the most authentic creatures on the planet, and also, arguably, the most misunderstood. On the surface, we see meltdowns, defiance, and limit testing. But there’s so much more than what meets the eye.

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Helping Children with Loss - A Webinar is only 20 days away! ⏰
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Why you should ALWAYS comfort a child - no matter why they're crying - Happiness is here Comforting a child does NOT reinforce bad behaviour. Comfort is always ok.

The Importance Of An Apology To A Child's Self-Worth When we choose image maintenance over connection, we actually hurt our relationship with our children. Here's why apologizing to our children is one of the most important things we can do.

Learn about positive parenting in this week's blog.


https://www.nweldon.com/blog/what-is-positive-parenting-triple-p

What is Positive Parenting and Why You Should Try It What is positive parenting? What are the benefits of positive parenting? How can Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) help children and families?