The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend in obesity rates—earlier research found rates were dropping a little about…
I didn’t want to learn hard caregiving lessons in 2023. Mainly because I’m a big fan of easy. Hard? Not so much. Yet here I am waiting for 2023 to end—believe me, I’m ready to put it behind me—and at the same time embracing the hard lessons I’m about to share with you as precious…
They get an unfair rap. I’m talking about the Puritans, a group of people who in so many ways put us to shame with the way that they preached, thought, studied, prayed, and committed themselves to Jesus Christ. One small… Read More The post A Prayer For This Christmas Day appeared first on The Center…
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As we jump into Christmas weekend, we know that families will be gathering together for the Holidays. In addition to all the joy that our family gatherings will bring, there’s always a dose of heaviness, discord, and heartache that will… Read More The post 7 Christmas Family Ministry Freebies! appeared first on The Center for…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay. Any type of time spent looking at screens before bed is bad for kids’ sleep, but new research shows that “interactive” screen time — texting and video games, for example — is especially harmful. The effects of interactive screen time on sleep might not…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that most teenagers, at one time or another, will hide information from their parents. Some will lie outright. Yet, when they do lie—do they plan to fib ahead of time? What about when they share information–do they do so…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by Psypost. In a recent study involving Swiss adolescents, researchers discovered that parental involvement significantly increases prosocial behavior in teens but does not necessarily decrease internalizing problems. The study, published in the Journal of Early Adolescence, also found an unexpected two-way relationship between prosocial behavior and…
This week, many of us will lift our voices as we do each Christmas to sing these words from Joy To The World: “No more let sins and sorrows grow nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings… Read More The post When The Holidays Are Hard. . . appeared first on The…
The following is excerpted from an online article posted by MedicalXpress. Starting menstrual cycles at a young age—before the age of 13—is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes in midlife, finds US research published online in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. And it also seems to be associated with…