The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. In a plot twist worthy of the most engaging video game, new research suggests that leveling up your gaming habits might just level up your mental health. The study turns the conventional wisdom about video games on its head, revealing that picking up a…
School is starting. This year, some of our kids are heading to a building. Others are going to school online. Still others are being home-schooled out of necessity or by choice. I love looking at all the first-day-of-school pictures that… Read More The post A Back-To-School Prayer For Our Kids appeared first on The Center…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by News Medical. A good night’s sleep is essential for children’s health and development, but childhood sleep patterns may also be linked to future substance use. A new study, led by a team of Penn State researchers, found that adolescents were more likely to have consumed…
My five-year-old insists that crayons are an essential purchase this season, and I can only agree. She has a deep joy for giving to kids she may never meet, a joy she shares with her little brother as they intentionally pray over every colorful shoebox gift we pack as a family. I love getting to…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Spend your youth glued to your phone, computer and TV and you cut your odds of making it to 60, a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine warns. Data from a study tracking the health of more than 4,000 young adults…
Did I trust God’s plan for the life of my child with disabilities? That’s a question I’ve been mulling over since our South Dakota camping vacation ended with a surprising twist. The twist being that my husband Hiram tested positive for Covid two days before we were to head home with our camper in tow….
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The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. A recent study found that 8-minutes of watching videos on TikTok, especially “pro-anorexia” and “fitspiration” videos, harmed females’ self-perception of their body image. The research was led by Rachel Hogg, senior lecturer in psychology at Charles Stuart University in Australia. Social media have only…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by StudyFinds. In a revealing new survey, American parents are shedding light on the complexities of packing school lunches and the creative lengths they go to ensure their children eat nutritiously. The poll of 2,000 parents with school-aged kids unveils some startling statistics about the modern…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures to prevent contagion resulted in extensive disruptions in children’s and adolescents’ everyday lives. A new study in Child Development from the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark; University of California, Riverside; and University of California, Davis in the United…