People argue, people disagree and more often than you might like, people will disappoint you. But if you want to live a happy life that isn’t filled with anger and frustration, you need to learn how to forgive someone and move past your confrontations, toward a happier, more accepting place. You need to forgive, not […]
Friends come and go, but family is forever—especially sibling relationships. While you may love your parents and your extended family, nothing can quite compare to the relationships you have with your siblings. Sure you might roughhouse with your brothers and you probably bicker with your sisters from time to time, but at the end of […]
There are a million reasons why moms should stock up on kid-friendly recipes and get kids cooking. Teaching them about different cuisines can be a yummy history or geography lesson, while learning to measure flexes their math skills. Even more important, with the prevalence of childhood obesity and processed foods, cooking encourages healthy eating habits. […]
It seems like we’re always on a quest for that magic formula that will tell us how to sleep better. In this increasingly non-stop world, everyone — children and adults — is having a harder and harder time getting a good night’s sleep on a regular basis. The New Yorker reports, “According to Charles Czeisler, […]
Eye contact is one of the most powerful forms of nonverbal communication we humans have but sometimes it doesn’t come as naturally to our children as we’d like. Beyond the expected amount of eye contact between you and your infant or toddler, most kids aren’t completely aware of exactly how it works in social situations.
We humans have been trying to figure out the meaning of dreams since the beginning of time. Literally! Most of us are familiar with Sigmund Freud’s psychological approach to dream analysis described in his iconic book, Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1913. But ancient Egyptians also had a Dream Book. Ancient Greeks and even the […]
It’s no secret that laughing is fun. It feels good, and it makes you feel happy. Sure, sometimes it makes your stomach and cheeks hurt, but in the best possible way. And believe it or not, there are medical reasons why laughter therapy is such an important part of your life. Laughing can help boost […]
If it seems like you’re hearing about a new makeup app almost every day, it’s because you probably are! If you don’t already have a Smartphone addiction, you will be totally hooked once you check out the bounty of beauty knowledge and access in the latest crop of apps. These are not same old shopping […]
Ah, the prospect of Hilary Clinton 2016. In case you hadn’t noticed, times are changing, and in so many ways this is really good news. We are lucky enough to exist during a time when our culture and our government are embracing monumental shifts in gender equality, race equality and marriage equality. When our parents […]