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    Are There Benefits to Boredom?

    Posted: November 25, 2014

    By Jen O'Hara, Tumble Bee Department Leader  “I’m bored.” Why do these two small words conjure such immense feelings of anxiety and guilt in many parents? With information at our fingertips, today&...read more

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    Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today

    Posted: September 30, 2014

    Originally posted on The Washington Post by Valerie Strauss, July 8, 2014 The Centers for Disease Control tells us that in recent years there has been a jump in the percentage of young people diagnosed with Attenti...read more

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