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Adventure Academy Review: 10 Ways for Using in Your Homeschool

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When my oldest children were younger (they are adults now), I incorporated many different educational experiences into their homeschool. These sometimes included computer games. At that time, it was things like Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Reader Rabbit, Clue Finders, and Zoombinis. Nowadays, those games are not readily available and everything is online, not on CD-Rom. I have to say, I was very sad about this. But, new and more sophisticated educational games replaced them. One of them is from Age of Learning, Adventure Academy. Adventure Academy is a role player game from the makers of ABC Mouse, …

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Why goals are important to your mental health

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Many people feel a bit lost without a planner or schedule to help them track appointments. Using these tools is a form of goal-setting. But, we often fail to see why goals are important in other areas. We make vague goals that are really only dreams. Or, another popular idea these days is making a bucket list of things we want to do before God calls us home. Again, this is little more than a list of dreams that will never become reality if we don’t learn how to set goals. While it’s certainly fun to imagine ourselves doing wonderful …

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How to Set Goals that Smash Through Ceilings

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Well, it’s that time of year again. It’s time to ponder what went well over the past year and what didn’t. After the flurry of activity, I like to spend New Year’s thinking about what I’d like to accomplish in the next year. But, how to set goals that will rock the new year? I try to avoid the usual list-making and vague goals since I end up falling short when I do those things. Instead, I choose one or two goals and then create a concrete plan. After all, setting goals can improve mental health and I’m all about …

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How to stop emotional eating in 5 simple steps

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When you’ve been in the habit of stuffing your emotions with food, it can be hard to reverse that trend. But, the toll it’s having on your emotional, physical, and mental health probably frightens you. Then, feeling bad, you eat more to try to feel better. It’s a vicious cycle that cannot be broken with food. The effects of emotional eating can only be reversed with a purposeful plan that starts with these five steps. I will warn you, though, that these steps might be simple, but they’re not easy. However, the rewards far outweigh the challenges. Finally, you will …

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Warning! Stress eating can kill you sooner!

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During the holidays and winter months, we can experience higher levels of stress. This time of year often stirs up painful memories and family tensions, deepens financial troubles, and finds us gaining unwanted pounds. We also tend to get sick more often. So, what do we do? We engage in stress eating. The roots of emotional eating teach us to eat when we feel bad. So we learn to associate food with relieving our sadness, disappointment, and other negative feelings. But, stress eating can shorten your life span. That’s right! By repressing your feelings and adding extra pounds, you may …

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