Johnny is four years old and he stopped taking naps before his second birthday. From his 6:15 am wake up (all by himself, no alarm clocks) until his 8 pm bed time, Johnny is in perpetual motion. He is running or talking or both all day long, and he expects the same from everyone around him. You can’t be around Johnny very long without feeling exasperated and exhausted, yearning for just a few minutes of peace and quiet. You may know Johnny, or someone just like him.

One Sunday after church Johnny’s Dad was attempting to read the newspaper and Johnny, well, Johnny was being Johnny. Finally, Dad had reached his tolerance limit. Seeing a full size map of the world on one page of the paper, Dad had an idea.

“Johnny,” he said, “You have a map of the world on your bedroom wall, don’t you?”

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