Being resourceful can enhance one’s value. Resourceful people are seen as reliable and able to solve most issues without bothering others. They don’t easily give up and seem to have numerous options to keep things moving. One of the joys of parenting is to see our kids taking the initiative without being asked. To achieve […]
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Parents are in the position of power for a variety of reasons, one is the very obvious fact that they gave birth to a child, second is that they have experience in life as the adult in the relationship and parents actually have a job to train the child and teach him or her what
A recent “life after kids” study busts the myth that parents who are highly focused on their children are sacrificing their own well-being. Instead, a team of psychologists have found that putting your child first can actually make you happier. Study leader Dr. Claire Ashton–James, from VU University in Amsterdam, states that there’s actually very little
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WHAT IS CULTURE? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines culture as “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place or time. A particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc., a way of thinking, behaving or working that exists in a place or organisation”. Working culture dictates whether an organisation
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From the department of the hopefully obvious: a study that tracked teenagers over time has found that yelling at younger teens makes things worse as they get older. If you have teenaged kids, the urge to shout at them can be pretty strong at times. A study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and
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Many new mothers fear that their babies are not getting enough milk from them. However, as long as your baby is growing and gaining weight and there are a sufficient amount of wet diapers throughout the day, this is not usually a concern. If you are worried you aren’t producing enough or would like to
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Contributed by Abiola Okubanjo, Director of Tiger Lily Children’s Wear. It’s a well-known fact that babies don’t come with instruction manuals. Even packets of peanuts give us some heads-up as to what to expect with their very informative ‘May contain peanuts’ labelling. As parents we are entrusted with one of the most precious responsibilities in
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By LISA DAMOUR While teaching at a Midwestern university about 15 years ago, I came across a clear case of plagiarism in a student paper. I invited the young woman who had turned in the paper to meet with me to discuss the university’s policies on plagiarism and my concerns about her work. The meeting was
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I attended recently attended an event called “Parenting Outsourced”. The speaker went on to ask us how much of our parenting we are outsourcing? How much of our parenting responsibilities have we handed and transferred over to someone else?
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