Creating a Family History Book
Are you among the countless people who are clueless when it comes to your ancestral roots? Like many, you probably have a photo album filled with pictures but can’t establish the family connection with most of those in the photos. Perhaps it’s time you invested your efforts in studying your family history, which goes beyond mere historical knowledge. In fact, the eye-opening experience could change your life entirely....
Teaching & Learning with Games — 10 to 20 repetitions vs. 400
Play enhances learning to an astonishing degree. The late Dr. Karyn Purvis, Director of Texas Christian University’s Child Development Center stated, “Scientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain – unless it is done with play, in which case, it takes between 10 and 20 repetitions!” Do you still want to “teach” your child multiplication tables with flash cards? ...
Unaware, Active Fun & Exercise
The former First Lady, Michelle Obama, helped make parents and grandparents aware of the obesity problem that is an epidemic among U.S. children today. This childhood obesity leads to other conditions such as diabetes and heart trouble in children who are much too young to have such serious problems that are not congenital. The problem is too much time spent in front of an electronic screen – be it T.V., computer, eBook reader or...
Filtered Water – the Future of Good Health
While a water crisis exists in many African nations in the form of a shortage of potable water fit for human consumption or water that is in relatively close proximity and easy to carry, the United State is also on the brink of a water crisis in the form of pure, health-inducing water that is fit for human consumption and contributing to health. The contamination of our water – for drinking, bathing and cooking, is in the form of FDA...
What Does Madonna Have in Common With a Welder From Iowa?
A third seat is the obvious answer. Recent news articles herald a new baby boom in America. Many famous couples like Will Smith and Jada Pinkett have three or more children, Madonna has five or six, and even non-Hollywood families are experiencing a decided increase in their children population. The parents in these families are not low-income, uneducated or religious couples as is the old stereotype. High-earning professional couples...
