Relationships, Editor's Pick

Avoid Making Assumptions and Build Healthy Relationships

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 ...

Nathan Machoka

Happy couple posing in front of a ruined building.

A Stepmother: The Power of Love and Kindness

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 ...

Emma Lu

Green bamboo on handmade rice paper background with Chinese characters for eternity, freedom, happiness, beauty.

The Ultimate Guide to Dealing With a Fussy Eater

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 ...

Viena Abdon

Toddler wearing a bib makes faces as she refuses to eat.

Table Manners 101: How to Teach Your Children Proper Table Manners

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 ...

Mike West

Family sharing dinner at the table.

Crab Mentality: The ‘Crabs in a Bucket’ Analogy

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 ...

Viena Abdon

A crab.

What’s Your Body Language Revealing

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 ...

Nathan Machoka

Body language.

What Are the 4 Features of a Prosperous Family?

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 ...

Trisha Haddock

A family out walking.