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Beliefnet is the leading creator and aggregator of inspirational, spiritual, and emotional wellness content, aiming to help people live their lives better by providing the information, tools and products that meet them at the point of their need. The Responsibility Project features selections from two of Beliefnet’s blogs — Movie Mom, a parent’s eye on media, culture, and values by Nell Minow, and Fresh Living, providing, tips, ideas, and inspiration about health and wholeness by two women who (usually) practice what they preach — along with a variety of useful resources.
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Resources /// How to Prevent Childhood Obesity
July 27, 2010 by Marysa Sheren for Beliefnet
With obesity posing a huge threat to children everywhere, kids' nutrition and exercise are becoming a top priority for families. And a healthier kid is a happier kid. Nutritional research shows that eating habits developed during childhood set the stage for longterm patterns. Parents can positively affect a child’s relationship with food years down the road. Kids also reap whole-life benefits of more energy, better health, and a more stable mood.Tags: beliefnet, parenting, role models, nutrition, food, exercise
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Blog /// The Best Summer Camp Movies
July 27, 2010 by Nell Minow for Beliefnet's Movie Mom blog
Nametapes ironed on? Bugspray and sunscreen packed? As kids depart for camp, it is fun to watch some classic movies about the joys and terrors of life among the bunk beds and color wars.Tags: beliefnet, movie mom, summer camp, films
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Resources /// Nurturing Your Child's Inner Strengths
July 27, 2010 by Jenifer Fox, M.Ed., for Beliefnet
Helping children find and develop their strengths is one of the greatest gifts parents can give. Strengths are the inner qualities that make us all feel most alive and energized. Our strengths give us the potential to make our most meaningful contribution to life. A child's strengths often show up at a very early age. Strengths are innate and usually last a lifetime. When strengths are combined with interests, children become passionate about learning!Tags: beliefnet, parenting, strength, psychology
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Blog /// Movie Mom Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
July 27, 2010 by Nell Minow for Beliefnet's Movie Mom blog
A pinch of movie magic makes this fantasy action movie a summer movie popcorn pleasure for kids and their families. The story goes back to an 18th century poem by Goethe that inspired a symphony by Paul Dukas a century later. But is best remembered as an animated chapter from Disney's "Fantasia," with Mickey Mouse in his most famous role, enchanting a broom to carry buckets of water and watching in dismay as things get very, very out of hand. -
Blog /// Meryl Streep’s Inspiring Speech
July 12, 2010 by Valerie Reiss for Beliefnet’s Fresh Living blog
Oh, Meryl. Swoon. Sigh. Smart, funny, alive, shockingly talented, and inspiringly joyful. Here's the funny, playful, insightful speech she gave recently at Barnard College on happiness, success, fame, pretending, and becoming authentic. It's a little all over the place, but it's 28 minutes of Meryl. 'Nuff said.Tags: beliefnet, graduation, fame
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Partner /// The Family Values Toolkit
July 7, 2010 by
In partnership with Liberty Mutual, Beliefnet offers a Family Values Toolkit to help parents teach children what it means to do the right thing.Tags: beliefnet, psychology
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Infographic /// 21 Simple Ways... To Do a Good Deed
July 1, 2010 by Beliefnet
A Beliefnet checklistTags: beliefnet
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Blog /// Movie Mom | Spellbound
June 25, 2010 by Nell Minow for Beliefnet's Movie Mom blog
In honor of this week's Scripps Spelling Bee finals, every family should see this m-a-r-v-e-l-o-u-s movie about the national spelling bee because it is about so much more. It is about the strength of American diversity and the commitment of this country to opportunity -- the eight featured competitors include three children of immigrants (one's father still speaks no English) and a wide range of ethnic and economic backgrounds. It is about ambition, dedication, and courage. It is about finding a dream that speaks to each individual.Tags: beliefnet, spelling bee, films
