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Movement Games for Preschool

Preschool children love playing games. Games that involve music allow children to strengthen their large motor skills, get some exercise and learn to socialize with others. There are several movement games that are appropriate for preschool children. Playing a mixture of the games throughout each week will keep it fun for the preschoolers.

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How to Tell If He Is Lying to You by His Hand Movements?

While some men are–thankfully–not skilled in the art of lying, others lie so adeptly that it can be next to impossible to distinguish an untruth. If you question the validity of your man’s statements, but feel powerless to determine whether he is lying, the answer could be as close as his hands. Experts in the field insist that many liars manifest their lying behavior in hand movements. In an MSNBC report, the hand movements indicative of a lie were compared to the old Japanese saying, “Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.” By considering the senses discussed in this common phrase and watching your guy’s hands the next time he spins a yarn, you may just be able to put your uncertainty to rest.

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Is the Fat Acceptance Movement For Real?!

How many times have you heard, as long as youre healthy, it doesnt matter what size you are? Everybodys been told, at one point or another, that weight doesnt matter as much as leading a healthy lifestyle. Well, while the fat acceptance movement certainly advocates this stance, that doesnt necessarily mean its right. Never heard of the fat acceptance movement? Well, it really is just like it sounds. People all over are joining social groups that promote the idea that any one can be healthy at any size. While there is no debate about how stick-thin models further an unhealthy and unrealistic ideal of feminine beauty, is the opposite true? Is the recent trend of accepting overweight bodies just as unhealthy?

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Ideas for Children’s Songs With Movement

Before flashy video games, hand-held computer toys and mesmerizing animated movies, there were songs. While the high-tech diversions have their place, songs offer a wholesome alternative for kids. As a bonus, children’s songs with movement stimulate development and imagination and provide entertaining exercise. “You don’t have to have a good voice to sing with your children; kids just love to hear their parents’ voices,” says Karen Buriss, a Chicago-based Kindermusik teacher and children’s performer. Check out these ideas—specific and general, some familiar and maybe some new ones—for children’s songs with movement.