This week
our favorite family-friendly article came from Gwndolyn Bounds at the Wall Street Journal, who discusses new research from that posits that handwriting skills help train the brains of young students
and help them to learn, develop a strong memory and better express their ideas. Click here to read the article, and click here to read Gwendolyn’s further thoughts on the subject at the WSJ’s family blog, The Juggle, where she asks, "In A Digital Age, Does Handwriting Still Matter?" For more great family news, blogs and ruminations, see below. —
Food For Thought:
Bari Nan Cohen shares why she let’s
her children eat fast food (in moderation!) and why she thinks other parents
should, too. (Babble.com)
Order Up: Dana
Points of Parents magazine chats
with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb of the Today Show about how birth order
may determine people’s personality types and career paths. (Today Parenting)
The Best Medicine:
Here’s something to smile about—health experts share five ways laughing is good
for you. (Fox News)
Table Talk: Inspired
by followers of her blog who make family dinner time happen each night against
all odds, Blogger and author Amy Wilson takes back her table, to hilarious, and
touching results. (The Mother Load)
