Despite our best-laid holiday plans, schedules change, children cry, and cookies burn. This December, how about trying an experiment? Wherever you notice an expectation of what you want to happen, replace it with wonder at what is happening around you.

Let’s bring in the Thanksgiving spirit by having the kids share with everyone why they are thankful in a little game. This activity will keep everyone guessing, while at the same time, teach kids (and hey, even the adults can learn a lesson or 2) about what it means to be thankful. And of course, everyone will have loads of fun!

Louis was in the second grade before it was discovered that he was extremely farsighted. For seven years it had gone undetected that he could not see well up close. No wonder why he struggled with his classwork. No wonder why his parents feared he might have a learning disability.