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Tee Hee

December 7th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I was listening to a speech by Dr Richard Swenson MD on the subject of Happiness and Health. He was making the well-worn statement that laughter is good for the body as well as the soul.
He also made the following points:

The peak age for laughter for human beings is 4 years old
4 year olds laugh [...]

Tags: Best Behaviour · Family · Research

Energy Rocks

September 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Having worked with young people for 12 years in/through a church setting, my eyes light up whenever I see something that moves beyond the “Oh the problems of our teenagers” and onto “Let’s do something to engage them with a positive lifestyle”.
This time, that something is the work of 02Max (fitness) who have a launch in [...]

Tags: Best Behaviour

What makes a Dad Great?

July 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Time to do some linking. Jonathan at Step-family Talk recently initiated an engaging and rich conversation about what makes a Great Dad and makes a Dad great. I recommend checking out the comments at The Great Gopher Commands Your Attention as well as these other articles from around the web:

The importance of fathers
Ten tips for dads with daughters 
 Ten [...]

Tags: Best Behaviour

The Office of “Dad” in the Media…

June 8th, 2007 · 8 Comments

For about thirty years, fathers have been getting a bad reputation via fictional media.
From the self-centred incompetents Homer Simpson & Tim the Toolman to the evil fathers of John Lock (Lost) & Luke Skywalker (you know that black-armoured dude in the Star Wars films?)…
… to the just plain yobbos like Al Bundy, not to mention the missing [...]

Tags: Annoying Behaviour · Best Behaviour

The Hoyts - What a Dad…

May 21st, 2007 · 12 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B-r8KJhlE

For the story behind this video, visit this page.

Tags: Best Behaviour · Family