Tag: Family & Education

Nurturing Love From Pain

In her late 40s, Judy Crotchett would pick up a teenager named Richard from a group home in Kansas City, Missouri, on the weekends. This relationship with the troubled youth changed the direction of his life—and hers. Nearly 30 years later, and still mentoring Richard—who now has a family of his own—Crotchett has signed up…


When Children Disobey: Winking at Disobedience, Winding Toward Destruction

A little girl sporting a blue tutu came into view the other day as I walked by a school parking lot. But it wasn’t the tutu that caught my attention—it was her mother’s various commands and entreaties that she was happily ignoring. “It’s time to go, honey!” No movement. “We need to go home now,”…


Patients Can’t Be Categorized by Medical Algorithms

Each of us has a unique life with different mental, physical, and environmental factors affecting our health. We may get similar sicknesses but for entirely different reasons, and that means the treatments that will help us get better should also be different. This inevitable diversity should be accounted for in our health care, but it…


Landing on the Right Side of the Tracks: Trades vs. College

One of the best things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is the changing educational landscape. Many parents are now homeschooling their children, realizing that doing so is not as daunting as they thought, while many other parents have seen the type of crummy curricula their children are being fed and are demanding that…


I Read ‘The Communist Manifesto’ for the First Time. Here’s What I Learned about Karl Marx

The Apple Book Store has a lot of classical eBooks that can be downloaded for free with choices that range from all six volumes of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire through The Federalist Papers. One title that I recently discovered in their free library is “The Communist Manifesto.” Described as…


10 Study Tips to Learn Languages

It’s not easy to learn a new language, but there are many ways in which you can trick your brain so that you can learn faster without having to make as much of an effort. Neuroscientists have found some brain hacks with which you can learn a language pretty fast, and you’ll remember what you…


Behind Every Masculine Man Is a Feminine Woman

“Where are all the good men?” is a question you’ve probably heard asked a time or two in your life. Perhaps you’ve even uttered it yourself. Instead of the manly, John Wayne-types running around, we get boys wearing tight, ill-fighting pants and flowered blouses, sweeping their long hair up into a man-bun adorned with a scrunchie….


Cultivating Feminine Power: Traditional Wisdom on Harmonious Relationships

Feminine power is deeply connected to divine traditional wisdom, which, when cultivated, nurtures and uplifts all life benevolently. True feminine power does not deviate from the God-given gifts of compassion and empathy that females innately have within. Tapping this life-changing power’s full potential entails cultivating good moral character, learning to understand men, and embracing family and…


COVID-19 Curbs Hampered Young Children’s Social and Language Skills: UK Report

COVID-19 restrictions have delayed the development of young children’s social and language skills, leaving some babies struggling to understand basic facial expressions, a new UK report has warned. Amanda Spielman, chief inspector at Britain’s education watchdog Ofsted, said the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic lockdowns have created “some lingering challenges” to education. She said…


Homeschool Planning: Ask the Kids

‘Tis the season for homeschool planning. Many homeschooling parents, as they work their way toward the finish line of this school year, are also making their plans for next year. It’s a time to review the year that’s wrapping up and anticipate the needs of each child for the coming year. One invaluable resource that…