diff --git a/views/pages/index.ejs b/views/pages/index.ejs
index 0d3047c..161e596 100644
--- a/views/pages/index.ejs
+++ b/views/pages/index.ejs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 </header>
                 <div class="entry-content">
                     <p>So... we've been trying to get our 5 yr old son to finish drinking his milk.</p>
-                    <p>One of the ways we have encourage him is to explain that milk contains proteins that
+                    <p>One of the ways we have encouraged him is to explain that milk contains proteins that
                     are good for the body and help build strong muscles. Skim is good, 1% is good, 2% is even better.
                     </p>
                     <p>He thought for a while, and said...<br /><br /></p>
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
     </div>
 </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>