True Hobbies, Kids Who Hate School, Talking to Kids about Addiction, Your 10 Words, New Year’s Food Resolutions, Blood Donors Guide

True Hobbies (0:00:00) When we say the word “hobby”, we often think of leisure time devoted to casually doing something we love in our spare time. To some, this may be relaxing; to others, maybe not as much. In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in using all our time as a means of achieving something, or even making a profit. This is great for feeling a sense of accomplishment or when you need extra money, but when it comes to time spent relaxing (and nothing else), how can we truly maximize our relaxation and not feel the need to be in a busy mindset? Joining us is Dr. Selin Malkoc, a behavioral scientist and marketing professor at Ohio State University. She’s here to talk with us about how to really maximize our leisure time. Kids Who Hate School (0:14:25) Now, it’s normal to feel a sense of dread at the idea of getting the kids ready to go to school as a parent. But if your kids are having earth-shaking meltdowns every time you say “time for school!” there might be a problem. Sometimes, a kid who absolutely hates school with everything they have may be dealing with something more than just not wanting to get out of bed. With us to discuss what’s really going on with our kids when they say they hate school is Dr. Michele Borba, educational psychologist and author. Talking to Kids about Addiction (0:35:43) According to studies done by the Addiction Center, almost 21 million Americans above the age of 12 struggle with at least one addiction. Being such a difficult illness to deal with and discuss, addiction is an intimidating subject to talk about with our kids. However, according to therapist John Sovec in an article published by the Huffington Post, “Kids are much more savvy today, and open, honest conversations that take place now can set up the groundwork for keeping substances out of their future.” We’ve invited John on the show to share with us more about how to have these difficult, yet necessary conversations with our children. Your 10 Words (0:50:33) What 3 words would you use to des