Well Being Magazine

SELFIE SAFETY

There are a lot of theories about the nature of the rise in popularity of the digital self-portrait, or as we popularly refer to it, the selfie. For most selfie aficionados, it’s a fun way to share where they are, what they are doing and who they are with. It can even be described as a latter day visual journal – a way to document life and remember special occasions, Read more »

Shaping Your Child’s Self-Image

By Ashley Smith When I was in the third grade, I had a hard time memorizing multiplication facts, and that struggle was reflected in a less-than-stellar math grade. I clearly remember how scared I was bringing my report card home, because I had to admit that I didn’t measure up. And, at the tender age of 8 years old, my self-worth hung in the balance of a grade that doesn’t matter Read more »

National Parks – America’s Best Idea

Just over a year ago, the National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday. But the story of our national parks began long before Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Act in 1916. It took John Muir’s writings that convinced the U.S. government to protect Yosemite, Sequoia, the Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier as national parks, Teddy Roosevelt “the conservation president,” who established five new national parks from 1901-1909 and Read more »

kid’s corner: Nothing Rhymes with Orange

By Adam Rex – Recommended Ages: 5 – 8 years If you are the fruit that nothing rhymes with, how does that make you feel? Well, it’s a little like being the one picked last for a team, except you never get picked. When a parade of fruit gets together to sing a song about how wonderful they are – and the song happens to rhyme – Orange can't help but Read more »