{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Challenge your teen\u2019s brain over summer vacation &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"a9AMlgxLH2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/challenge-teens-brain-summer-vacation\/\">Challenge your teen\u2019s brain over summer vacation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/challenge-teens-brain-summer-vacation\/embed\/#?secret=a9AMlgxLH2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Challenge your teen\u2019s brain over summer vacation&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"a9AMlgxLH2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Matti-Daniels-Horizontal.jpg","thumbnail_width":317,"thumbnail_height":235,"description":"While many adolescents look forward to summer vacation, it is not uncommon for them to quickly grow bored.\u00a0 Bored teens often turn to television and electronics. But, with a little encouragement, a teen can transform a bored brain into one that is healthy and active, and in turn, create a most memorable summer vacation.\u00a0 Activities that can keep your teen happy, fit and healthy include: Spend time as a family.\u00a0 Go on vacation or create \u201cstay-cations\u201d and explore your own community or state. Hold family\/neighborhood Olympics.\u00a0 Create a day or weekend of fun physical and mental activities that can played on teams.\u00a0 Have contests and medals. Go for a hike, bike ride or find other ways to be physically active. Explore new trails, terrain or a nature center. Hold a family board game or card night. Plan an outdoor movie night in the backyard. Make food fun.\u00a0 Play \u201cchopped\u201d kitchen or \u201ciron chef\u201d or have each member of the family in charge of planning a menu and making dinner as a family. Volunteer as a family and get involved in the community.\u00a0 Soup kitchens, homeless shelters, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, libraries and humane societies are often looking for help and can provide a teen a sense of accomplishment and purpose. Start a garden.\u00a0 Use it for pizzas, salad or flowers. Gardens offer both nutritional and psychological benefits. Plan an event.\u00a0 Planning a party such as a back-to-school barbecue can teach a teen planning, budgeting and organizing. For more ideas or information, call the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Office at (606) 549-1430 or follow us on Facebook at https:\/\/facebook.com\/whitleyfcs\/."}