The answer, not surprisingly, is LESS. The engine that drives Maturation Therapy® at Advent Home is the concept of ‘minimum distraction’. Self-destructive activities, such as computer games, TV, hip-hop music, junk food, internet surfing and smoking, are eliminated, and replaced with activities that promote complete wellness – a structured daily schedule, healthy eating habits, education, outdoor work, recreation, daily group discussions, and worship.This balanced lifestyle is healing. Anxious boys calm down, depressed ones start to smile, overweight students shed pounds and all of them feel better about themselves.We would do well to apply the concept of ‘minimum distraction’ to our own lives, particularly during times when we are tempted to give in to excess. Try simplifying your holidays: less planning, less materialism, fewer commitments, less spending…and much, much less stress! I’m sure you’ll find out that ‘less’ really is ‘more’.