*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Regular bedtimes and adequate sleep during childhood may contribute toward a healthy weight in the teen years, a new study finds. The study included nearly 2,200 kids in 20 U.S. cities. One-third of them had consistent, age-appropriate bedtimes between ages 5 and 9, according…
You Pick Put a kitchen utensil in a bag (one per bag) and allow each family member to choose his eating utensil for dinner (no touching to see what might be inside either). Each person must eat their dinner using ONLY the utensil he/she chose. (Hopefully, there will be some laughter!) What would have made…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on U.S. News & World Report. Some children who spent more time on smartphones and other devices exhibited a different brain pattern than kids with less screen time, according to the first data from a major ongoing study by the National Institutes of Health. The findings, which…
Obey the Instructions Hide a reward (treat of food, bag of cookies, small gift, whatever you like) at a specific destination without the kids knowing it. Announce that there is a reward hidden for them, but they must follow your instructions to get it. (All the kids can do this together or you can do…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Children with strong family ties and school support are more likely to try to stop bullying when they see it, new research suggests. The study included 450 sixth-graders and 446 ninth-graders who were asked about their relationships with their family, friends and teachers. The…
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Imagine if your pastor shared the following message the week before Christmas. “Here is our plan to celebrate the birth of Jesus this year as a church family. We have scheduled a ‘decoration day!’ You are all invited to join us as we decorate the sanctuary and set up some amazing lights outside. Our ‘decoration…
Chasing Wisdom Run a race with balloons. Make a starting point and a finish line (about 15 feet apart). Give each person a balloon and line up everyone on the finish line. At the signal to go, each one must blow air into his balloon and then let it go. Wherever it lands is where…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. New research suggests that when young women actively engage with social media images of friends who they think are more attractive than themselves, they report feeling worse about their own appearance afterward. York University researchers said it is accepted that social media can blur…