I didn’t even hesitate when I saw the subject line in my inbox with the words “The most powerful way to unclutter your life,” I was promptly lured into a click. Within minutes I was reading the article and mentally taking notes about the best ways to simplify my life. Some people like sports. Some…
The impact our words may have on the children we serve in whatever capacity––as their parents, caregivers, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, business owners, and more–– often goes unseen. We know our words make a difference because we remember how the adults in our lives impacted our childhoods. My fiftieth class reunion was this summer, and many…
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. As millions of American teens continue to struggle with their mental health, a new survey reveals a sizable gap between how much support teens say they get and how much support their parents think they are getting. In the report, published Tuesday by the…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by PsyPost. A survey of South Korean middle- and high-school students revealed that those with increased anxiety, depression, loneliness, and experience of violent treatment are more likely to become overdependent on their smartphones. Girls were more likely to develop this overdependence than boys. The paper was…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. Drastically reducing children’s leisure screen time to just three hours per week can lead to significant improvements in their mental health and behavior in as little as two weeks, a new study shows. The research, led by Dr. Jesper Schmidt-Persson from the University of…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Restrictive gun laws can decrease suicide rates among children and teenagers, but they don’t seem to lower their risk of being murdered, a new study says. States with laws requiring safe storage of firearms and mandatory waiting periods had lower suicide death rates among…
Is there anything better than a kid fresh off of a mission experience? They’re so full of gratitude and introspection and deep spiritual thoughts. It’s wonderful… …until it wears off. Which it usually does. Within about a week. The “mission trip high” is a common phenomenon that happens when kids attend a mission trip or…
You can pour from an empty cup. Some will differ with me. I will stick to it because I have lived it and perhaps YOU have as well. What do we do with an empty cup? We fill it when we need to drink from it. It’s upon need. Like the tension on a piece…
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