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This will cheer you up this summer when your children mope around the house saying that they are bored: apparently a bit of boredom is good for them. So says a senior educationalist, Julia Robinson, who has encouraged parents NOT to force their children into too many activities. Instead, they must be allowed to become...

Don’t be afraid to use baby talk to your baby – it is great for them. Research has found that infants whose parents talked to them at a higher pitch, in a happy tone of voice, and with elongated vowels learned nearly three times as many words by the age of two as those whose...

Finders keepers? – finding things in street Where do cricket bats come from? Staring at beautiful objects really does spark inspiration Millions have ADHD, claims NHS Walking is amazing – here’s how to get started Why you should drink coffee Your daily cup of tea ** Editor:  Have you, or any of your readers, ever...

The gospels have a number of stories about things lost and found. The lost sheep, the prodigal son, and one of my favourites – the lost coin. I wonder if Our Lord had someone in mind when He told that parable? Perhaps He had seen a lady searching high and low, turning the house upside...

We see them, off and on, all summer: cricket bats. But did you ever wonder how they are made? The timber comes from mature willow trees, each of which should give about 30 bats. It is first cut into rounds, and clefts are split out. Each cleft is then rough sawn, and waxed at the...

Next time you see something beautiful – pause for a moment and simply enjoy it. Especially if it counts as ‘art’. For recent research has found that contemplating beautiful works of art really can inspire you. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that beautiful art can induce ‘psychological distancing’.  This is the process...

Do you know anyone with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)? It is very likely that you do. For when NHS England recently gave its first public estimate on the prevalence of ADHD, it reckoned that it could affect one in in every 23 people across the country. And that means almost 2.5 million people in...

Walking is simply good for you. Even a casual stroll can give your overall physical and mental health a boost. So says Britain’s leading walking charity, Ramblers. It also says that the current mantra of ‘ten thousand steps a day’ need not daunt you, as “you don’t need to adhere to this to feel the...

When you drink your morning cup of coffee, you are not the only one who is enjoying it. Recent studies have found that the billions of friendly microbes living in your gut are also given a cheering boost. And that means better overall health for you – and even a longer life. It seems that...

There is a popular greeting card which says: ‘All things are possible with a cup of tea’. For many of us, that is almost always true. Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, which is often blended with other plants for different flavours, such as Earl Grey or chai. Tea is the UK’s favourite hot...

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The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death’ (Isaiah 57:1-2 NIV) What happens to our Facebook page when we die...