{"id":42,"date":"2026-05-18T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/?p=42"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:29:16","slug":"the-foundation-of-youth-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/uncategorized\/the-foundation-of-youth-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation Of Youth Is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Health Benefits Of Staying Connected <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When discussing programs at Emerald Wing, it is easy to see how much joy our youth bring to older participants. But this all goes more deep, the benefits that it is secretly bringing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies often show that older adults who engage with children and younger youth often increase their physical activity, this can be through going out for a walk or helping someone plant a flower etc. All of these activities are not only helping the youth but also older adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In youth doing as much activities outside brings the most joy. This stimulates their emotions and brings positivity into their lives. All in which helps with mental health and the development of a youth&#8217;s brain. It is all intentional and with purpose. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Benefits Of Staying Connected When discussing programs at Emerald Wing, it is easy to see how much joy our youth bring to older participants. But this all goes more deep, the benefits that it is secretly bringing. Studies often show that older adults who engage with children and younger youth often increase their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.julissamora.matmcc.org\/finalproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}