Health & Wellness
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Often, the problems of the world seem overwhelming. We see something horrible on the news, or read an article about a group of people suffering somewhere, and it just feels like too much. What can I do? I ask myself. Nothing really, I usually answer.
But I want to help, and I think I’m far from alone in that. One way that all of us can work to make things better is by thinking local. We might not be able to wave a magic wand and end world hunger, but each of us has the power to take action to make our communities a better place to live.
I sometimes find myself caught up in nostalgia — the thought that things were better in the past than they are now. It’s usually an illusion, of course. Spending time thinking about the past just distracts us from the present. But one practice that was common when I was growing up has become less so today: eating dinner as a family.
I almost hate to say this, because I’ve had so much fun writing about the benefits of giving kids freedom during the summer, but school is starting up again! What I’d like to offer is a roadmap to keeping the creativity, wellness, imagination and play of summer with us throughout the school year.
For starters, I think it’s important to not take school too seriously.
Most of the time, when we go to the doctor, we go because we’re suffering some sort of illness or pain and want to feel better. Sometimes, we also go to maintain our health and well-being. But whatever our reason, we’re usually going to help support ourselves.
I want to talk about the benefits of working on the health of your whole family as a unit.
