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Build a Reading Family: How to Share Reading with Your Kids

The most common challenge for a physically distant parent is to keep track of what is happening in their kid’s life. It may feel unfair to miss so many important moments, but it shouldn’t define your relationship with your child(ren). Even if you’re not physically present, you can employ plenty of activities and interactions to enhance the communication that will help you connect with your child emotionally. Maintaining this kind of bond requires smart timing decisions, effort, and sacrifice, but it’s not impossible....

He adds the only way to decrease the risk is to use hands-free. “The study also shows that the rise in risk is noticeable for tumors on the side of the head where the phone was said to be used,” it added… Study: Long-term cell use raises brain tumor risk – [Zdnet]

Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty about Taking a Nap Every Day

Break Your Goals Down Into Small Actionable Steps Get ultra specific. Down to the point where you have a set of repeatable actions that you can do every day/week. This way, you ensure that you are always making progress. Don’t set something vague, like eating less. Instead, decide what you should do. Pick a few healthy meals that you will eat and the forms of exercise you will do each week....

Water Rings on Wood: Water rings on a wooden table or counter are the result of moisture that is trapped under the topcoat, but not the finish. Try applying toothpaste or mayonnaise to a damp cloth and rub into the ring. Once the ring is removed, buff the entire wood surface. Window Cleaner: Mix 2 teaspoons of white vinegar with 1 liter (qt) warm water. Use crumpled newspaper or cotton cloth to clean....

Some home decoration sites suggest that you use plywood disks, which must be cut out of wooden sheet. This can be a challenge if you don’t have the proper tools and possibly suffer from a lack of carpentry skills. Our plans are based on these instructions, but instead of using plywood disks, we’ve added a few extra twists. For example, by upcycling readily available reclaimed wooden wire spools, using Lazy Susan bearings to accommodate the hole in the center of the spool rounds, and screwing specialty picture hangers in each divider, you’ll save time, space, and money....

You’ve heard the benefits of meditation, but you only leave the cushion more stressed out. The issue isn’t your dedication: I’d like to lay out a few tips that will help rekindle your love of meditation and maybe help you go deeper than you’ve ever gone. 5 Simple Tips to Meditate Like a Monk

My mother was the secretary at Glennwood Baptist Church in Morris, Alabama for about eight or nine years. My parents attended Glennwood for a while, and the pastor (David Bays) is someone I respect and admire very greatly. Even when I moved to St. Louis, after I got married, and after Shannon and I moved to Memphis, we continued to get a newsletter from Glennwood, and I enjoyed staying abreast of what is going on there....

1. Western Australia Australia offers a wide array of hostels, wilderness, and adventure for any traveler who does not want to sacrifice the availability of first world comforts when travelling abroad. Swimming in the coral reefs, taking the back trails into the great plains, and clubbing it in Perth, it’s a choose your own adventure in an English speaking country, with drinkable water, and a great AUS:US dollar ratio (1.4:1) for the budget minded traveler....

Airplane mode is the answer! We are all aware that we should use this mode while flying, as it disables Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and other signal-transmitting technologies due to safety reasons. But even if you are on the ground, this mode can be extremely useful, especially for people who are constantly in a hurry. Did you know that airplane mode can actually extend your battery life, and if turned on while you are charging your phone it will reduce the charging time....

The truth is, very few people think driving while tired is a big risk. However, statistics show that it is very dangerous – in fact, almost as dangerous as driving drunk. (Accidents caused by drowsy drivers lead to 30,000 deaths every year.) While driving in a drowsy state, the driver is highly vulnerable to something called micro-sleep. Micro-sleep can last for up to 30 seconds, and when it occurs, the driver is unconscious and does not respond to any environmental sensors, including sound or light....

Most productivity apps don’t work. You create long lists of things that you should be doing but never actually get to them. The creators of the Tinker app found a solution to revive your productivity levels without creating long, monotonous lists. The iPhone app works by attaching a timer to a task. Each entry requires a time limit based on how long it would take for you to finish the task....

Myles’ father Sergeant Andy Eckles had died in Iraq when Myles was just five-weeks-old. After passing on the note and the money, he went to visit his father’s grave and shared the story with him. Daly, meanwhile, told interviewers that Myles had given him a “lifetime direction” and he means to use Myles’ generosity to inspire others. My dad was a soldier. He’s in heaven now. I found this $20 in the parking lot when we got here....

For example, let’s suppose you are having a busy day at the office. There’s a knock on your door; it’s a colleague who needs someone to help them finish an urgent report that’s due by the end of the afternoon. They ask, “Would you help me?” You don’t really have time – you have a lot of your own work to get done – but because you know what it’s like to need help yet not receive it, you tell them that yes, of course you’ll lend them a hand....

And there were some great things and some not so great things about growing up as a Jew. Here is a look back on quite a few of those memories. You played Mahjong with your mother. And she beat you Your grandmother played it. Your mother probably played it. And mahjong as of late has been making a resurgence ever since its nadir in the 70s and 80s. The clack of those Chinese tiles, and your mother screeching whenever she beat you or her friends is a memory which has lasted among Jewish families for the past century....

Over the past 24 years Mr Neill has worked as a “coach, adviser, friend, mentor, and creative spark plug to celebrities, CEOs, royalty, and people who want to get more out of themselves and their lives.” He has dedicated his life to helping people understand the vast, untapped resource that is inside all of us: our human potential. In his incredibly inspiring Tedx Bend Talk he tells us how we can utilize our potential and overcome any challenge by changing the way we think about it....

No matter what happens, there are bound to be times when we feel pain and suffering in life. The difference between pain and suffering, though, is that with pain, we feel it immediately, sometimes intensely and then it naturally passes through us. Not so with suffering. When we suffer, we hold onto our pain for longer than necessary. We hold onto it because in a weird sort of way we enjoy the pain, because we’re lost in it, or even because we think we need it....

The background to the research The researchers first used mice to see what was going on. They exposed them to farm dust and found that they did not suffer from the most common house dust mite allergy that affects most people. What was protecting the mice? Was there a secret ingredient in the dust? They found that there was a protein called A20 which kicked into action when the mice and humans were exposed to the dust....

Their happiness stems from internal stimuli Sometimes it can be difficult for others to understand that you don’t equate attention with validation. You don’t need anyone to give you the inside scoop on what you’re feeling. This doesn’t mean that you don’t require stimulation. In fact, at times you feel that you process stimuli more deeply than your cohorts. Everyone has some sort of energy wellspring that they feed from. Taking the time to connect with the inner you is not so you can appear well adjusted....