*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Fruit- or candy-flavored electronic cigarettes may entice American teens to start smoking tobacco, a new study suggests. Using data from the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey, researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City found that among middle school and high school students who had never…
“If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?” My mom, and most likely every mom ever, used to say this to me when I was young. She wasn’t specifically worried about me jumping off a bridge. That wasn’t a popular thing to do in our town. Instead, she was using an extreme example…
Splink 1: Let’s Talk Let one of the kids make a phone call to a friend or relative. After talking on the phone, ask: What do you like about talking to Grandma (or the person you called) on the phone? (I like telling her about my day; I feel closer to her when I…
Trending Today on Twitter – 11/18/16 1. #OptOutside 2. #5YearsOfUpAllNight 3. #TrumpCup 4. #ThanksgivingMovies 5. #SlumberParty 6. The Right Way to Resist Trump 7. #FlashbackFriday 8. Windy Hill Rd 9. Ford 10. Windham Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 11/18/16 1. James Welch 2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3. Carolina Panthers…
Want a great way to help your kids focus less on themselves see the needs of others this season? Carlos Whittaker shares a great tip to help instill the value of serving, empathy, generosity, and compassion in your kids. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyfXVI1RI7c] Source: The Parent Cue
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the food and getting together with family and friends. But I mostly love the spirit of the day. When there are so many things bombarding you and fighting for your attention, when Christmas season is staring you down and the new year is right around…
When our oldest daughter was a preschooler, her favorite book was the “bird story.” Countless times she would say, “Read me bird story” as she plopped it (and herself) in my lap. The actual title of the book was Little Bird Biddle Bird, by David Kirk. We both had it memorized by the time she…
My family is Korean-American, children of immigrants. We’re what the media would call “devout, evangelical Christians.” We have a son who is disabled, non-verbal with autism and ADHD. Especially living in the middle of hyper-excellent Silicon Valley, we’re well-acquainted with feeling like “an outsider.” This is my America, some of our friends, neighbors, and classmates of my…
Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to connect with your kids while they’re out from school! Here are four simple ways to do so. #1 Involve your kids in the planning and prepping for your Thanksgiving meal. Let them help with decorations Ask if they would like to help with setting the table Brainstorm the menu together…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on WebMD. Teens who regularly “vape” e-cigarettes are more likely to become frequent and heavy cigarette smokers, new research finds. A survey of students at 10 Los Angeles County public schools found that teens who vape frequently are more than twice as likely to start smoking “on about a…