Learning through play: using puppets to help build confidence

One of our goals as parents, guardians and teachers is to help develop our children socially and instill in them the confidence necessary for social interaction. For some children, social interaction can be an exhausting task. We, the parents and adults in the lives of shy children, do everything we can to improve our shy […]

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My Husband Says I Make Him Unhappy: Tips and Advice That May Help

I recently received correspondence from a wife who had been asking her husband for some time while he acted like he was so miserable. At first, he told her that he was just stressed at work. But when the job situation improved and her husband was still depressed, the wife continued to ask if there […]

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Complement that momentous age with a momentous 21st birthday gift

It is a day in which, in theory, the world becomes their oyster… they look for new pastures… they become adults: it is the milestone and the magical age of 21. Madonna has been there. Also Brad Pitt. Cheryl Cole. President Obama. Also Mother Teresa. William Shakespeare. Albert Einstein… Most of us know the famous […]

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Music and intelligence: Will listening to music make you smarter?

Will listening to music make you smarter? Will learning to play a musical instrument make your brain grow larger than normal? Questions like these have been popping up everywhere in recent years, and not just in scientific journals. In recent times, the media has become fascinated with research around brain development and music, enthusiastically reporting […]

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The fastest cure for tonsil stones

Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, are caused by the impaction of food particles that mix with mucus and are acted upon by bacteria to produce a sticky substance around the tonsils. Once it mixes with calcium and dead epithelial cells (dead as a result of the natural wear and tear process), tonsil stones are produced. Prevention […]

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