In This Issue:
  • Three Strategies to Deal with Burnout
  • Winter Gym
  • Convention 2017 Information
  • FAQs
Feeling Fried:
Three Strategies to Deal with Burnout
By Jonathan Brush 

I don’t know when it happened. It wasn’t like there was a crisis or an explosion, or a really bad day. It just kind of built up gradually. Things weren’t going great. Nothing was working. It felt like being alive was a chore and took constant effort. I had a cough that lingered for weeks and I couldn’t shake that sore throat. I felt like a never saw my family anymore and when I did everyone was upset with each other. Work felt like a constant, never ending crisis. It was cold, wet, and gray outside. I couldn’t wait to crawl in bed each night and when the alarm clock went off it felt like the bell of dread.

Can you relate?
Winter Gym
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Looking for ways to keep your kids moving in these cold months?  Try doing "20 minutes of movement". Set a timer and don't let anyone sit down until the timer goes off!

Ideas to keep them moving include:
  • Setting up an indoor obstacle course
  • Running the stairs
  • Exercise videos
  • Moving Furniture
  • Crab walking in the hallway
  • Dancing
  • Deck of Cards workout: Each of the four suits in a deck of cards represents a different exercise, and the card value equals the number of reps. Example:

Spades = Sit ups

Diamonds = Squats

Clubs = Push ups

Hearts = Jumping Jacks
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Need a quiet get-away for just you and your spouse near the ocean?

Come to the 31st Annual CHAP Convention and visit our fantastic vendors. By getting your free Give-Away Card punched, you could win one of this year's prizes: a 2-night stay at a Christian-owned B&B by the Atlantic Ocean (Oct.-May, excluding holidays). Be refreshed by the ocean breeze and revitalized with time away.
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Convention 2017 Information
It Pays to be a Paying Member with CHAP
  • Discounts on all sorts of products and services including $20.00 off your yearly HSLDA membership
  • Discounts on convention registration (from a little over 10% up to 100% depending on membership level)
  • Discounts on convention add-ons, such as the teen-track and children's program, and varying CHAP store purchases
While CHAP is working hard to find ways to bring value to you, our real strength is all of us working together. As you know, CHAP is not a for-profit business or an entity which comfortably gets to depend on the seemingly endless pockets of the taxpayer. CHAP is simply families helping families. We need to work together for God's glory and the good of the next generation. So when you become a member of CHAP you are receiving wonderful benefits, but more importantly you're also being a part of helping CHAP as we all help each other.
Online Convention Registration Opens in February
This is the year of new things for CHAP's Convention.

New Date!
  • Date - June 2-3, 2017
New Location! 
  • Location - Lancaster County Convention Center
New Registration Time!
  • Early Bird Registration - February 15th to March 15th
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Keep in mind that there are new registration discounts for Silver, Gold, and Platinum members. These discounts can be obtained automatically when you sign in and register through your paid membership. Visit our website to obtain, renew, or upgrade a membership today.
Volunteer Highlight
Get plugged into CHAP to share in the energy that working together creates
Needed: Scholarship and Essay Coordinator

The Scholarship and Essay Coordinator is responsible for the preparation and follow through for the CHAP written contests. This position includes reviewing and updating the online registration for contests, recruiting qualified judges, providing the judges with a standard rubric or grading sheet, and executing an informal awards ceremony during the convention.

If you have a desire to volunteer, please use our contact form to let us know. Other open positions can be found online at http://chaponline.com/positions-available/.

FAQs
Q: What can I do to fulfill the fire safety requirement?

A: Don't let fulfilling your fire safety requirement be stressful. This should be a delightful detour from your normal school schedule.

For young kids: Check out a video or book from the library on the topic of fire safety. Coloring pages or worksheets are good too because you can stick them in your portfolio. You can find some to download at homeschooling.about.com.

For older kids: Have them explore the U.S. Fire Administration Website. There are statistics to read, videos to watch, and webinars to attend. You could also have them research a fire related topic like smoke detectors or fire extinguishers to learn how effective they are or how they work.

Other Ideas: Practice your escape plan, change the batteries in your smoke detector, stop drop and roll, or go shopping for a new smoke detector and install it. These things all qualify as fire safety topics. Also be sure to visit your local fire department and meet the people who protect your community.
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