Articles written by Karen Whiting
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Developing A Calm Response Behavior
On ships, staying calm at sea is a learned behavior that sailors develop with experience and practice of handling a ship. Relaxation habits help people remain calm.
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Family Fun for New Year's Day
Start January with a focus on improving minds, bodies, souls, and family bonds with some simple activities.
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Setting Goals for the New Year
People who desire lasting change will find setting a strategy and plans will turn the desire into reality much sooner than simply resolving to improve.
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Ten Benefits of Writers Conferences
Make the most of opportunities to advance a writing career at conference with improving the writing craft, meeting editors, and interacting with other writers.
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Maximize Editor Meetings at Writers Conferences
Research, organization, and practice will help a writer make the most of treasured face-to-face editor meetings.
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Economize at Christmas
In the pursuit of a perfect Christmas many people quickly go over budget. Take steps now to curb the spending.
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Advent Wreath Children's Drama
Advent prepares hearts for Christmas. Make it memorable with a live advent drama. It's easy to produce with simple, inexpensive props and costumes.
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Jerry B. Jenkins's Goal to Help Writers
Jenkins states, "Almost every successful writer I know had a mentor, a tough critic, an editor, or all of the above with a background in journalism." Now he's a mentor.
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Ways to Focus on Christ at Christmastime
Be mindful of the reason for the season and use every opportunity to connect activities to the birth of Jesus.
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Autumn Crayon Melt Crafts
Use an iron, old crayons, colored paper, and wax paper to help children create beautiful pictures and crafts of fall trees and landscapes.
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Organizing School Papers and Information
Create systems to stay on top of schedules and have information easily accessible.
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Spread Out the Christmas Gifts for Kids
Opening gifts over several days during the holidays spreads out excitement, allows children time to appreciate each present, and keeps children from feeling overwhelmed.
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Make Supper the Heart of Family and Faith
The family supper provides time to celebrate the day, share problems, make plans, and laugh together. It's also a time to continue the bonds of love and shared beliefs.
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Maximizing Family Meal Time
Suppers celebrate the day and build bonds. Other benefits include developing conversation skills, good graces, and healthy nutrition habits.
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Helping Kids Nurture Friendships
Encourage your children to keep friendships growing with good communication skills, healthy competition strategies, and shared fun.
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Fascinating Tree Facts and Activities
Trees breathe, sweat, and grow. Trees are all around and that's good, since they trade off carbon dioxide for oxygen. Check out ways to explore these leafy plants.
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Spiritual Treasure Boxes
Parents can use physical objects to help children treasure spiritual truths. Children can fill treasure boxes with little items as reminder's of God's love and care.
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Inspirational Fillers and Devotionals
Short and tightly written devotionals and other shorts illustrate one value while bringing uplifting thoughts to a reader. Learn to use few words to convey a message.
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Create a Homework Area to Match Learning Style
The key to helping a child thrive when doing homework is to create an environment suitable to his or her needs. Start by identifying how a child learns best.
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A Dozen Activities Using Ice and Ice Cubes
Cold ice goes well on hot summer days, especially when incorporated in fun and games. It's inexpensive entertainment that provides opportunities to explore science.
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Labor Day Collage
Labor Day began as a holiday to rest and appreciate the fruit of hard work. Commemorate the day with a work of art that celebrates both labor and rest.
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Procrastination and Personality
To overcome procrastination it helps to understand both what most motivates an individual and what causes the tendency to delay performing a task.
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Parent Pray and Plan
A parental pray and plan seeks God's direction. It allows couples to coordinate schedules, assess member's strengths and weaknesses, pray for needs and set goals.
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Family Devotion Wrap-ups
Ending Bible devotions with a method that makes them unforgettable help the lessons stick. Lasting lessons become springboards to applying God's truth in everyday life.
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Marble Fun
In playing traditional marble games, or creating their own activities, children will develop small motor skills and amuse themselves for hours with little glass spheres.
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Critiquing Others Leads to Self-Improvement
Many aspiring writers join a critique to have their work polished. But, editing words of other's, more objective than self-editing, also improves a writer's own skills.
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Spool Knitting Projects
An old fashioned spool and nail tool, or modern plastic one, creates hollow knit tubes. It's called spool-knitting. Here are ideas to creatively use those coils.
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Honor Your Dad as Your Hero
Celebrate Father's Day with a ceremony to knight Dad and knightly activities. Then you'll really have a reason to say, "Yes, sir" and call him, 'Sir Dad.
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Video Game Benefits for Kids
A study that correlated video game playing to improved laparoscopic surgery is the tip of the iceberg regarding positive effects of video games.
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