There's a lot of talk about how to keep our hearts healthy. Eat right, exercise, take one aspirin a day, eat foods low in cholesterol, get plenty of rest, and the list goes on. Just as we have information to help us keep our heart healthy, we can also do certain things to keep relationships “heart healthy.”Today, people are so busy with work, children, extracurricular activities and who knows what else.
When Mary Lou Youngberg’s boys were growing up, she often volunteered at their school. She did everything – from working as a classroom mother to a PTA officer and Scout leader.“When my children were older and we were facing the ‘empty nest,’ my husband encouraged me to return to school to get my teaching degree,” said Youngberg. “Now that I am teaching full-time, I want to go back to every teacher my sons ever had and tell them how much I admire and appreciat…
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Should your parent check your phone? When you sit down to a family meal, are people on their devices? Do your parents follow you on social media? These are just a few of the questions from an informal survey of more than 1,000 middle and high schoolers during March and April of 2018. The responses…
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Characteristics of Heart Healthy Relationships
There's a lot of talk about how to keep our hearts healthy. Eat right, exercise, take one aspirin a day, eat foods low in cholesterol, get plenty of rest, and the list goes on. Just as we have information to help us keep our heart healthy, we can also do certain things to keep relationships “heart healthy.”Today, people are so busy with work, children, extracurricular activities and who knows what else.
Back to School Tips
When Mary Lou Youngberg’s boys were growing up, she often volunteered at their school. She did everything – from working as a classroom mother to a PTA officer and Scout leader.“When my children were older and we were facing the ‘empty nest,’ my husband encouraged me to return to school to get my teaching degree,” said Youngberg. “Now that I am teaching full-time, I want to go back to every teacher my sons ever had and tell them how much I admire and appreciat…
What Teens Are Saying About Social Media and Their Parents
Should your parent check your phone? When you sit down to a family meal, are people on their devices? Do your parents follow you on social media? These are just a few of the questions from an informal survey of more than 1,000 middle and high schoolers during March and April of 2018. The responses…