Find balance - be Accepting

Here's our mid-week Moment of Balance, brought to you by The Work-Life Balance Institute for Women and Balance Magazine, helping you to be Empowered, be Inspired and be Connected.

This week, you're encouraged to be Accepting.

Think how many messages are thrown at us very day, telling us we should be thinner, richer, younger-looking, you name it. It's no wonder people think that what they are now isn't 'enough'.

This is where Acceptance comes into play.

It's okay to make mistakes and it's okay not to be perfect (for goodness sake, who is?!) You don't need anyone else's approval to validate who you are. And remember - who you are is what's important, now what you look like.

How many times have you seen someone who's physically beautiful, but so nasty or full of themselves that it makes them ugly. And people who don't fit society's standard of beauty, but because they are amazing people, they are beautiful. That light comes from within.

Accepting others for who they are is just as important as accepting yourself.

Hear more about being Accepting on LITE FM's Be You Radio, this Sunday morning at 6, with your hosts Liz Sterling and Maria Soldani of the Work-Life Balance Institute for Women.

And if you'd like to hear last week's program about being Happy, visit http://www.beyouradio.com/, to hear the podcast.

Handle disagreements with kids

Can't bear one more argument with your kid? There are reasonable ways to resolve differences.

Although the parent-child relationship is a different dynamic from relationships with other people, many of the same techniques apply ... and learning how to resolve arguments with your kids will give you tools to apply to all other areas of your life.

And odd as it sounds, sometimes you going to your room is more effective than sending your child to his or her room!

Here are some great ways to work out your differences.