The Waiting Room

Kids from 18 months to 4 years old are hardwired to have tantrums. Their prefrontal cortex is a gray mushy mess that is still developing and that is important because it is the logical, rational, and behavioral control part of the brain....
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In Confucian tradition, when a friend has journeyed to see you it is dignified to wash your eyes before receiving him, or her. Don’t get it, neither did I when I first heard it. Yet I do it every...
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If traveling has taught me one thing it is that happiness is resilient and not dependent on things. I have seen music and song, laughter and smiles blooming from the most modest of circumstances. Mothering.com struck a chord in me...
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