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The Moonlight Garden Lullaby
The first star always appeared above Willow Lane at exactly the same time every night. At least, that’s what little Emma believed.
By Ravi Vajaabout a month ago in Families
The reason we move more quickly when we're excited could be explained by dopamine.
People frequently walk a little faster without realising it when they are enthusiastic or eager. According to a recent study, the brain's reward system could be the source of this extra "pep." It seems that this mechanism modifies our level of activity based on whether positive events occur as anticipated or come as a pleasant surprise.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Families
Rewriting unpleasant childhood experiences can help people feel less afraid of failing.
Have you ever been reluctant to start something new because you thought you wouldn't succeed? That fear begins in childhood for a lot of people. A critical remark made by a parent or instructor might linger for years. Those recollections may eventually develop into a profound fear of failing.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Families
Can Adult Children Lessen Anxiety about Parents While Raising Kids & Teens?
I'm a proud Baby Boomer, born in 1958, which makes me 67-years-old. When I was 12, there was a song called: "How Can I Tell My Mom and Dad".
By Justiss Goodeabout a month ago in Families
The Price of Depredation:
By a Black woman who reads the fine print I. The Myth of the “Value” Price We are told, over and over, that a “low price” is a kindness to the consumer. An act of corporate generosity. In reality, it is an accounting trick. The price tag is not a measure of efficiency; it is a map of who is allowed to be harmed. When a big-box retailer sells something below the cost of sustainable production, the discount does not appear by magic. It is pulled from the bodies of workers in the Global South, from the health of Black and brown communities at home, and from the erosion of wages for everyone else. The world pays the difference—with toxic water, children who grow up too fast, and neighborhoods stripped of local businesses.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
When Schools Teach Ideology Instead of Readiness
Walk into too many American classrooms today, and you’ll see a confusion of priorities. Educators spend endless hours debating cultural sensitivity protocols, negotiating religious accommodations, or redesigning lessons to meet ideological checklists. Meanwhile, reading scores drop, math proficiency lags, and graduates leave school unable to compose a coherent business email, balance a spreadsheet, or show up to work prepared.
By Aja Truthabout a month ago in Families
The Vigilant Sentinel: The Tale of Nadar and the Bandit’s End
The Legend of Nadar: Courage and Wit The Journey and the Serpent In a time of legends, three brothers—Bahadur, Nauroz, and Nadar—set out on a long journey. Their bond was as strong as steel, and their hearts were filled with the spirit of adventure. While traveling through a dense forest, they encountered a massive and terrifying serpent. Bahadur, the eldest, drew his sword and struck the beast. After three powerful blows, the serpent was slain. Nauroz, showing his resourcefulness, cut a long strip from the snake's skin and tied it around his waist beneath his shirt as a memento of their victory.
By Imad Khanabout a month ago in Families
Why Childhood Trauma Is America’s Hidden Public Health Crisis. AI-Generated.
Every day in America, people die from heart disease, cancer, drug overdoses, suicide, and stroke. Those are the causes listed on death certificates.
By wikcyheadabout a month ago in Families
My Mother Learned to Text at 63
My mother got her first smartphone at sixty-three because the flip phone finally betrayed her. “It swallowed my message,” she said, holding it up like evidence in a courtroom drama. “I wrote to your aunt Shazia that the biryani needed more salt and now it says ‘Message Failed.’ How can a message fail? It had all the ingredients.”
By Fawad Ahmadabout a month ago in Families
March is here.
Here we are in another new month. Looking at the calendar already has dates that must be kept, in this month it has it up and down. It starts with many birthdays to be celebrated and then it turns to darkness with people that passed away in my family as it gets smaller and smaller every year.
By Terri Rosallabout a month ago in Families
The Quiet Strength of a Family to Stay Afloat. AI-Generated.
There are families who move through the world quietly, carrying more than anyone realizes. They don’t ask for attention. They don’t ask for sympathy. They simply keep going because life doesn’t give them the option to stop. The family I’m writing about is one of those families — the kind whose strength is so steady and understated that you don’t notice it until life becomes unbearably heavy.
By Nyra Orrinabout a month ago in Families
He Was a Teenager With a Bright Future
CHECK OUT MY EBOOKS COLLECTION By Soul on Fire LEAVIE SCOTT ST. LOUIS — In the sharp light of a July evening, a 52‑year‑old man stepped out of the Mel Carnahan Courthouse, paused, and placed a hand to his chest. He scanned a city that had grown up without him—glassier buildings, faster phones, different slang, a world that felt like a foreign country. His name was Christopher Dunn, and on July 30, 2024, after more than three decades behind bars for the 1990 killing of 15‑year‑old Ricco (Recco/Ricco) Rogers, a judge’s ruling and a prosecutor’s decision finally opened the door to his freedom.
By Press Release about a month ago in Families