Remember when you were a kid riding the bus to school? And all of the days when everyone worked together and you arrived safely and on time? Maybe you even shared part of your lunch with a friend and she gave you the charm from her cereal box? But just behind those memories are the other days when the bus was late, people were fighting on the bus, or it broke down? What if you ARE the bus and everyone on the bus is you? What if the Bus is your vehicle to peace, happiness and success? Or to breakdowns and getting stuck in neutral?
Age no barrier in enjoying life to the fullest
By Brian Goslow
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning from April to October, just like their counterparts in Major League Baseball, 70 or so Worcester-area residents 55 and older — including three women — get together on Rockwood Field to continue pursuing their sporting dreams. These individuals are examples of people who’ve found ways of making the second half of their life as rewarding, if not more exciting, than the first.
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Making the Move to a New School Less Stressful for Your Kids
My Move, By Dawn Allcot
You may have lots of worries prior to and during a move: Will the house closing go smoothly? Will the moving company arrive on time and act professionally? Will my child’s new school be safe?
Meanwhile, as you worry about academic standards and security in the new school, your child probably has his or her own set of completely different fears.Will I make new friends? Will I be teased for being new? Will I see my old friends again? In general, experts say that most children will adapt to a new environment and begin making friends within about three months, but it could take longer.
Here are three steps toward ensuring a smooth moving transition for children.
How Do Dads Shape Your Life?
What is so important about Dads?
Traditionally, they have been known for their caring, breadwinning, helping with learning tasks, willingness to play and tumble with their children and forming attachments to them. These attachments allow the children to form strong attachments with their own families later in life.
Healthy Happy Technology with guest Nancy Mramor Ph.D.
Healthy Happy Technology: How to Watch TV, Use The Internet and Talk on Your Cell Phone without risking your mental, emotinal or physical health with author Elizabth Cuckson. Many health problems can occur due to too much use of media and technology. Learn what the risks and benefits are, how to minimize the risks and how to remain authentic when surrounded by influential images, words and music. Nancy Mramor Ph.D. is a media and health psychologist, a Spiritual Fitness Coach, a speaker and award winning author, of the book Spiritual Fitness.
The Differences in the Male and Female Brain: Why do we do what we do?
The good news is that the male and female brains are more alike than different. There are things, obviously, that are not the same that make us so much more interesting! Let’s take a look at the major questions that women and men often ask about each other.
We cannot tolerate bullying at any age
Hearst Media
Bullies. Let’s face it — they’re everywhere; some are our own family members. In my case it’s an Aunt Marj — an elder who has abused her family and her position in it in ways we’d never tolerate from an outsider.
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Taking Your Brain to the Gym
Do you or your children or clients have difficulty with:
- Comprehending both the details and the “big picture” of what is actually happening in a situation.
- Moving and thinking at the same time, right/left confusion or lazy eye.
- Stage fright or writers block.
- Lack or organization and direction.
- Old tapes and blocked patterns clouding what you see, hear, think and feel.
Ballroom dancing can improve fitness, relationships
ABC WTAE-TV, By Jack Kelly
A lovely way to improve both your health and your relationship with your significant other is ballroom dancing, thinks psychologist Nancy Mramor.
Remember to Remember
Mayor Bob O’Connor
So many things come and go from our lives that we often don’t even have time to heal. We may hold the grief and carry it for a long time without resolving it. The recent loss of the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Bob O’Connor, has many Pittsburghers searching for a way to honor Mr. O’Connor’s life and grieve the loss of him at the same time. One thing is for sure. The best way to accomplish both goals is to “Remember to Remember.”