Simply Cheerful Life

Are your evenings and weekend consumed by various kids activities and play dates? Is your conversation with fellow parents always about “how many after school activities your child is signed up for” ? If you are feeling exhausted with these activities, you are not alone. As many as 13% of parents surveyed were having a feeling of burn-out at least once a week. Similarly, the number of over scheduled kids feeling burned out are steadily rising. Although extra curricular activities are important for your child, there are risk of over scheduling your child. Look at these 5 signs of over scheduled child and how to avoid burn out. Is your child enjoying the activity? Is your child doing an activity out of her own interest or because you thought this skill will look good on her resume in future. Is it always struggle to get your child to their activities? Are activities creating stress for your child? If answer to any of these questions is YES, then you should re-think about the a...

45 percent of teenagers in U.S.A. admit to using internet almost constantly ! Pew Research Survey noted these numbers have doubled in last 4 years. What are the effects of technology addiction on children? Irritability, anxiety, insomnia and depression are on rise in young kids. This is caused due to imbalance in brain chemistry caused by smartphone addiction . If your child is showing some of these same behavior, then she has technology addiction problem and needs your help. First start by treating the negative impact of technology addiction. Then on an ongoing bases help your child develop healthy digital habits . At the bottom of this post, you will find Free Download for 7 Day Digital Detox Plan along with 4 week tracking worksheet. Digital detox will help you reverse the negative impact of digital addiction. Digital Detox means refraining from electronics for a period of time. 3 Simple Steps to take charge of your life and reverse the technology addiction Here are 3 key elements...

When was last time you woke up with full of energy and was ready to start your day? Or do you usually have to drag yourself out of the bed? How can you have more energy naturally throughout the day? Health  can be defined as physical, mental, and social well-being. In this post we will consider physical aspect of the health and talk about 5 healthy habits that will help you to have more energy and liveliness. At the bottom of this article you will find a free check list to download that combines these 5 habits for healthy lifestyle and increased energy. 1. Food Quality: I remember this colleague of mine who mostly eat snacks during the day. When asked, how does he get his nutrition, he showed me food labels on his cereal bar about vitamins and minerals contents ! That came as shock to me since this is all processed food and really nothing fresh that he was consuming. Current eating patterns in US shows that 3/4th of the Americans are not eating enough fruits and vegetables. Th...