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Old-time activities have cutting-edge benefits Old-fashioned board games are getting a new look in 2021: With people staying at home during the pandemic, toy giant Hasbro reports a more than 20% increase in board-game sales this year, and Netflix’s top-rated series “The Queen’s Gambit” is causing once-dusty chess sets to…

The newest tagline on the television news is “[fill in the blank] is going to look different this year…” Well, guess what: Everything looks different this year, thanks to the pandemic. In the fall issue of DCA’s Consumer Connection magazine, the writers take a look at what’s become different in…

Contact a licensed mental health professional for assistance Feeling anxious or depressed these days? You are far from alone, according to a new study from San Diego State and Florida State universities. As published in the journal Depression & Anxiety, researchers compared nationally representative samples of U.S. adults from the…

For a few months, doors were closed, roads were empty, and no one would dare to knock on a neighbor’s door for a cup of sugar. Then, as COVID-19 cases started to dwindle, businesses reopened, and people loosened up – for a little while. Before we knew it, things went…

Take a deep breath. Feel better?  It’s supposed to. Taking a deep breath and doing it correctly is known to be good for your physical and emotional health no matter what situation you’re in. When experiencing stress, anxiety and trauma, breathing can be short and shallow with most of the…

Back to school means new adventures, new things to learn, reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Not so bad, right? Not so fast. In today’s world, kids are more stressed than ever, and back to school pressures may only compound it. Can parents tell? Not always. Sometimes kids…