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What Is Metacognition?

Metacognition is the act of thinking about one’s own mental processes. Metacognitive awareness allows people to identify, monitor, and uproot negative self-talk and self-limiting beliefs, and to be efficient in goal-setting and task execution… [keep...

How Much Sugar is “Too Much”?

How much sugar to consume in a day seems unclear to many of us. The US Dietary Guidelines recommend that less than 10% of our daily calories come from added sugar. For a 2000 calorie diet, that’s a maximum of 50 grams of added sugar/day… [keep reading]

Church Membership: Why Bother?

Last year I changed pastorates from a church in the southeastern United States to a church in the Pacific Northwest. Of course there are cultural changes that come along with geographic shifts, but one of the biggest differences I noticed was the attitude toward...

Why Your Child Should Memorize Poems

“Wynken, Blyken, and Nod” was the first poem I ever memorized. I was a squirrely 2nd grader squirming in my desk wondering if my class would ever master Eugene Field’s song. We did. And twenty years later when I loaded up my babies with me in my rocking chair, I would...

Fitness for Kids Who Don’t Like Sports

Team sports can boost kids’ self-esteem, coordination, and general fitness, and help them learn how to work with other kids and adults. But some kids aren’t natural athletes, and they may tell parents — directly or indirectly — that they just don’t...