Any parent of a child with special needs understands that “it takes a village to raise a child.” Caring for a special needs child can be overwhelming and costly, but it doesn’t have to be.
Our brains are trained to look at patterns from a very early age. It’s how we are able to distinguish our parents from other people as well as being able to spot dangerous situations. When you see the long edge compared to the short edge of another piece, our brains quickly try to analyze the situation and conclude that the pieces are different sizes. In the following video, you can see how we transform paper into a mind-boggling, brain-fooling optical illusion!
By Sonja Kabell
The topic I want to focus on this month is water. Water is one of the most simple but very important keys to good nutrition and health. Water is the most readily available and free resource there is. The surprising part is that most people- adults and children – do not drink enough water for sustaining health!
Visualize what happens to your favorite house plant when you forget to water it. It starts to get droopy, the leaves turn brown, they start to fall off and the soil dries up. Not too good for the house plant! Like a miracle, once you water it, it perks right back up. Just think of what is going on inside of your body when you do not drink enough water… not so good either!
