May, 2015
May 17, 2015 | by admin | Attitude, Wellness
Many people have read the book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, which was popular several years ago. The basic premise of this book is that what you focus on, think about, talk about, etc. is what you will get most of in your life. Your words attract your destiny. For example, if you always say, […]
Tags: Law of Attraction, Reaching Goals
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May 9, 2015 | by Bev Benda | Child Nutrition, Nutrition
On a cold, windy day while starting to make banana bread, I heard a knock at the door. It was my 6-year old neighbor Carter. He wanted to practice putting on my indoor golf putting machine. Of course. When he found out I was making banana bread, he asked if he could help. Very much “Of […]
Tags: Cooking with Children, Healthy Cooking with Children, Kids in the Kitchen, Kids' Cooking
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May 7, 2015 | by Bev Benda | Child Nutrition, Fitness, Life Balance
We are in the thick of the 2015 Screen-Free Week according to the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. Back in my public health days it was called it “Break Free from TV Week” but since then, more screens have been added: video games, computers, cell phones, tablets, etc. The goal is still the same: limiting children to 2 hours […]
Tags: Break Free from Technology, Break Free from TV, Less Screen Time, Less TV, Screen-Free
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May 5, 2015 | by admin | Child Nutrition
When was the last time you taught a child to cook? I have great memories of inviting eight children to my house to do a test run on a cooking demo I was creating. We made a variety of “panini” sandwiches using a George Foreman grill and a variety of ingredient options for their sandwich creations: Sun butter, jelly, bananas, pickles, turkey […]
Tags: Healthy Cooking with Children, Healthy Family
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May 1, 2015 | by admin | Gratitude, Life Balance, Wellness
Do you remember the tradition of making May Baskets and taking them to the homes of friends and family, ringing the doorbell, then running away to see if they could catch you? I remember making May baskets out of wallpaper swatches, carefully choosing colors and designs for the cone-shaped baskets, gluing or stapling the ends […]
Tags: Child Wellness, May Basket
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