What's in A Word?
11m
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Trailblazing Parenting
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Words. Communication. It happens all day long and we participate in form or another. But what do they really mean? What do our words really mean? Do we mean what we say? Do we mean what our body says? Gina has a son with non verbal communication and used to stress over the fact that she might not ever hear the words 'I love you' until one day she realized that her son was saying it. In other ways. Words can help or harm. They can uplift or degrade. And don't forget the non-verbal communication. What are you saying with your words?
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