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But some school departments are recognizing that those punishments don’t necessarily change students’ behavior in the long run. Instead, the key to better behavior isn’t about punishment at all. Several school departments in Baltimore, Maryland replaced traditional discipline with meditation programs. Rather than being sent to the principal’s office for misbehavior, children are taught to practice mindfulness skills. And the results have been remarkable. What Happened When Patterson High School Introduced Meditation Patterson High School, a public high school in Baltimore, began the Mindful Moment program in the 2013-2014 school year....

Effort: Quick and easy - no sewing required Materials: Light green tights Light green leotard Glitter hair spray Glitter Body glitter Green face makeup Wings Green ivy vine with leaves Extra ivy leaves Green yarn Hot glue gun Instructions: Take lengths of yarn and glue ivy leaves to them. Glue yarn randomly onto the green leotard. Glue ivy leaves to wings. Make wreath large enough to fit on your head (like a crown) out of ivy vine....

Practice this activity with your child until you both perfect it. Squat on your heels and balance. Put the palms of your hands on the floor. How long can you balance there? Help by holding your child’s hips up. Take small hops forward keeping the arms touching the inner knees or thighs. Avoid putting stress on the knees.

What Is Powerlifting? Powerlifters compete in three events, attempting to lift the heaviest weight in each. Competitions may include one, two, or all three events. For each, lifters make three attempts, and their best of those three (heaviest weight) becomes their score for that event. Bench press: pushing a barbell up from the chest, while lying down with head, shoulders, and back on a benchDeadlift: lifting a barbell from the floor, until the lifter is in a standing position with knees locked (the arms are straight, so the weight is at thigh level)Squat: squatting down until thighs are parallel to the floor, with a barbell on the shoulders, and then returning to a standing position...