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Have You Laughed With Your Child Today?

Humor comes from the Latin word “umor” which means fluid or liquid. That is exactly how humor works: It loosens up people and gets them ‘flowing’ together. Laughter has many positive effects such as it: fosters closeness between people, promotes relaxation, decreases stress hormones, increases joy and optimism, stimulates abstract and creative thinking, to name ...

Giving to Others in Need: One Step in Raising a Caring Child

The cockroach in my dryer was a shock until I realized a) it was plastic and b) a gift from a student that had ended up in my pocket and gone through the wash. I added it to the bowl with lilac from Ford, rock from Ava, sequin from Caroline, golf ball from Max, and ...