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apologizing. Being honest
with your children and acknowledging that you made a mistake,
she says, is good modeling.
Second, she suggests asking your
children what they think you
could have done differently in
the situation instead of yelling.
This empowers kids to problem
solve.
"Every day is a new opportunity," says Dr. Powell-Lunder. "It
is never too late to turn things
around."
Dawn Green is a freelance
writer and mother to two boys in
Saugerties.
Why is it called the
"Orange Rhino"?
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The blog
writer says
she chose
the rhino as
her mascot
because rhinos are tenacious
and vigorous animals who are
naturally peaceful, but display
aggressive behavior when provoked.
"I am totally a rhino. But I
don't want to be aggressive; I
want to lose that and gain the
vigorous part," she says on her
blog theorangerhino.com. "I
need more warmth and energy.
Clearly, I need a little more of
the color orange in my life especially since it also conjures up
feelings of determination which I
am most definitely going to need
more of in order to conquer this
challenge."
