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My name is Mayra, but for my friends and family I’m Mayrita. Well my mom and I share the same name and because I’m the youngest I got the tiny name.

I love kids. If you see a woman in the supermarket line and there is a kid in front of her, you can bet I’m the one who is making the kid laugh. And if I see a baby, and of course if I know the mom, I will offer my hands so the mom will rest a bit, well the truth is that I love to have a baby in my hands.

But (here goes the part) when my own kids start having five and six years old, I felt I was losing control. They were on they own, and I was becoming the grumpy mom all the time. So I decide to learn to be a better mom, and after a couple of years of experience with my own kids I decide to share
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How we teach our kids to value what they have?

How do we teach them gratitude?

A couple of years ago, Deepak Chopra through one of his books (The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents) taught me how nice it would be if my kids gave thanks for what they already have. If your kids want the same amount of things like my kids, we can agree that it is almost impossible to give everything they ask. We should need a house for the toys and other for a livin Read more of this blog post »
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Published on August 25, 2013 12:47 Tags: children, gratitude, mom, motherhood, parenting, tips-mom
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“Protect our children from failure, is impossible; Teach them how to get up can make the difference”
Mayra A. Diaz, Never, Never, Never Give Up! Modeling Usain Bolt and Derek Redmond

“Every day, our kids are faced with obstacles in their way. As parents we need to teach them how to get up and Keep Going.”
Mayra A. Diaz, Keep Going! Modeling Michael Jordan's Success Story

“Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ”
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“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.”
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“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.”
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“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible”
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“There are no mistakes, only lessons.”
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