Relationships, Editor's Pick

6 Types of Family Environments That Harm Children the Most

Home is very important to each of us. The family environment during childhood can determine a person’s character and influence them throughout their lives. Thus, a good family environment is essential for children to grow up in. Unfortunately, many family environments are not good and can harm children. Family environments that harm children the most ...

Helen London

Green paper cutout of a family hand in hand along with a dog.

3 Things You Must Do to Have a Good Marriage

Some people have a strong and loving marriage, while others have a tense and unsettling relationship. In order to have a good marriage, it’s important to stick to these three things:  How to have a good marriage 1. Control your emotions   In any relationship, it’s important to not act rashly or speak unkindly. To have ...

Tatiana Denning

Newlywed couple kissing in a field of wheat.

How Leaf-Vein Embroidery Changed This Chinese Lady’s Life for the Better

Yang Li, from the southern part of colorful Guizhou Province, has a unique skill called “leaf-vein embroidery.” The embroideries range from birds over rivers to mountains, and are done on tediously prepared leaves. Traditionally, these so-called leaves have beautiful images of birds, rivers, and mountains embroidered on them. While not long ago she was a total noob ...

Hermann Rohr

A leaf being embroidered with a blue bird sitting on a branch.

Claire Wineland: When You Pity Sick People, You Disempower Them

Probably many of you have not heard of Claire Wineland. She was a cystic fibrosis activist who passed away at the tender age of just 21 years. A sufferer of cystic fibrosis herself, the young girl inspired millions of people in the world through her short but very strong messages. In this message, she inspires ...

Armin Auctor

Claire Wineland smiling.

Did You Know Meditation Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes?

Stress, constant workload, and the often-hectic daily routine make a person forgetful. While this is not always harmful, forgetting to send an important email or not meeting a deadline because you messed up the dates does cause you to lose financially and some of your credibility as a professional. One way to overcome this is ...

Emma Lu

Meditation silhouette at sunset.

5-Year-Old Hikes the Appalachian Trail

Some parents may have had trouble getting their kids away from electronics and outside this summer. But for one Virginia family, this wasn’t the case. Josh and Cassie Sutton recently completed a full-length hike of the Appalachian Trail with their son, Harvey. At just 5 years old, Harvey, who earned the nickname “Little Man” from ...

Jack Roberts

Harvey Sutton on the Appalachian Trail.

Families Send Huggable Rice Bags to Represent Their Newborns During Covid

New parents in Japan are sending huggable rice bags — that weigh as much as the newborn — to relatives who can’t visit their infants due to the pandemic. The pandemic has put restrictions on all kinds of events that we celebrate in our lifetime. One such important milestone for parents is to celebrate their ...

Armin Auctor

A rice baby ad.

4 Natural Home Remedies That Should Not Be Overlooked

Before running off to the doctor or the pharmacy to get some over-the-counter drugs, just have a look in your cupboard and you could find natural home remedies to cure a variety of ailments. Here are a few natural home remedies that should not be overlooked 1. Honey Honey can be used to treat minor cuts ...

Wilma Oakes

A honey dipper balanced on an open jar of honey.

Tourette’s Syndrome: What Is It?

Tourette’s syndrome is a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics. Tics can start from early childhood, but states have been known to improve for several years and, in some cases, are known to stop completely. People with Tourette’s syndrome may also have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity ...

Katrina Hicks

'Tourette syndrome' text composed with multicolored stones over black sand.