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7 STEPS TO INCREASE YOUR CHILD ’ S

HEALTH and

Happiness

BY AMANDA HINMAN

Sometimes it takes a serious health challenge , ours or our childrens , to reconnect us with our health , vitality and our joy . From personal experience I ’ ve come to believe that our children ’ s health challenges are directly linked to the area of OUR greatest growth potential as mothers . When we , as moms , deeply understand , accept , and learn to appreciate the transformation that unfolds as we guide our children to vibrant health and happiness , we release our own self-defeating habits and are able to reach for the stars .

I broke through my own limiting beliefs and discovered my passion for the healing and supportive work I do today as a Family Health Coach , speaker , and author after my oldest daughter started having seizures at age 8 .
I ’ ll never forget the Sunday afternoon that April when I was standing at the kitchen sink making dinner and heard grunting sounds . I turned over my shoulder to see my daughter , Julia , hunched and convulsing and drooling from the mouth . My child was having a

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