You make assumptions in almost all of your daily interactions. These may be small things, like assuming you will find food at a party. Or bigger ones, like assuming you didn’t get a promotion because you aren’t good enough or your boss doesn’t like you. Sometimes, you even make disastrous assumptions that ruin your relationships ...
Lu Kun, a famous literary scholar and thinker during the Ming Dynasty, compiled the book Virtue for Women. In this book, he emphasizes that the most important thing for a biological mother is to teach her children correctly and not overindulge them. However, for a stepmother, the most important thing is to be more patient and ...
If your child is being picky about eating, take heart: This is normal for toddlers. Toddlers are typically extremely fussy eaters. While infants often gain three times their birth weight throughout their first year, toddlers’ growth rates and appetites tend to decrease. Food choices are the reason why toddlers often display uneven development. On one ...
Teaching your children table manners is extremely important in their upbringing. But if you’re struggling to teach your children how to behave around the table or don’t know what proper table etiquette is, check out this article. When teaching a child table manners, one of the most challenging roadblocks as a parent is knowing what ...
Sharenting, or social media parenting, has become common among parents, but it can severely affect a child’s mental and personal growth. A few months ago, a disappointed man on Reddit said he was leaving his wife because of social media. It may seem trivial, but his social-media-addicted wife was more concerned about having a picture-perfect ...
Breakups are hard, even if you are the one ending things. This is someone you once loved or hoped to share the rest of your days with. And you’ve probably spent months or years together before realizing it won’t work. First, how do you know it’s time to end a relationship? If you’d rather spend ...
When someone else achieves tremendous success or progresses, others sometimes underestimate that person or their accomplishments. And this is when the crab mentality takes action. The crab mentality occurs when the group opposes and blocks the progress of any members who achieve more tremendous success than themselves, whether via envy, spite, or competitiveness. People with ...
Sometimes, consciously or unconsciously, you have passed a message without opening your mouth. This doesn’t mean you passed it by writing, text messaging, or sign language, but with body language. What is body language? Body language is a nonverbal communication method that uses physical expressions rather than word of mouth. Whether you know it or ...
Parents always think about what to leave their children when they get old. Of course, each family situation is different, but there are three things that parents must leave their children, whether rich or poor. This is parental care, but also parental foresight. What kind of legacies will you pass on to your children? Do ...
Everyone wants a good and successful life, and you can find plenty of information about how to do this. All of us are part of a family, and when you think about extending your family with marriage or children, your thoughts and focus are about the unconditional love and care you will have for your ...