Tag: Children

Itis universally understood when a boat sinks, the Captain issues the ‘Women and Children First’ command, and the lifeboats are duly lowered in a calm stoic manner by grim-faced crew. The misty-eyed women are loaded into the boats, brush half-formed tears from their wide eyes a...

Parenting involves sacrifice. We all know that. Once you have kids, you will have less money, less time, less sleep, and less sanity. It’s a tough racket (all worth it, of course). But does have to be all sacrifice all day every day, 24/7? Parents (especially moms)...

Myyounger cousin recently had a baby girl. She named her Francisca Francis in English. For a moment, I was happy, and I sent her a text wishing them all the best. I must confess, however, that a more irrational part of me did so while also wishing to be myself a mother. But I know that probabl...

The only acceptable reason to have kids is that you want to nurture and care for another being. That’s it. That’s all of the good reasons. Not because you want someone to take care of you on your old age, not because you want them to take on a certain career. None of that. To have such e...

Stoicism has exploded in popularity over the past couple of decades. One of the questions I’m now asked most frequently, by teachers and parents, is whether there are any good resources available to help kids learn about Stoic philosophy. The answer is YES, although you may need help...

As soon as I came back from our third trip to Buenos Aires I started to look for a way to live abroad longer than a vacation time. I discovered that there was a three months leave for cultural and technical improvement of Federal public employees. At the beginning I wondered how I could study Englis...

My father recently rang to ask for advice about his online dating profile five minutes after I finished a call with my mother. Mom had called for the sole purpose of informing me, yet again, how sexy her 60-year-old boyfriend’s body is. Neither parent asked if I wanted to have these conversati...

“Gone is the friendly, welcoming dynamic which exists in slum areas of Africa and India. In Neza, children peer cautiously out of windows, instead of swarming around my camera asking for a photo. Men and women eye my camera distrustfully, suspiciously. More than once I was told to go away, not...

In the pulsing heart of Sydney is a new green movement taking place. Organic Delivery Sydney has emerged as the preferred choice for parents who are concerned about an environmentally friendly, sustainable, and economical option to feed their young children. Offering a 10 percent discount ...

In the nascent days of Israel, a mystery unfolded — one that continues to haunt the nation’s conscience. As waves of Yemenite Jews reached the promised land, seeking refuge and hope, whispers of an unsettling enigma began to surface. Reports of missing children, plucked from their fam...

While waiting in the car for his mom to finish some business she was conducting, the call of nature came knocking loud and hard to Quantavious. He badly needed to relieve himself. He looked around to see if there were stores where he could use their facilities. There were none, so ten-year-old ...

The backs of Winston’s little thighs were a light press against the fronts of mine, radiating fever-heat through his blue shorts. His bare feet dangled- limp above the cracked tile of the patio. It was also just hot at the edge of things, on the line between the shade and the soon-to-be settin...

The sun’s heat, trapped by greenhouse gases can illuminate or distract. Obfuscation, the cloudy doubts sown by fossil fuel giants and governments, have made their mark on our present world as much as does our sun, rain, and blanket tonnage of CO2. It may be more correct to say we must ...

I am hopeful that we can agree on this fundamental point: Children have human rights, including the right of adolescents to be listened to and respected, particularly on matters related to decisions about their own bodies, health, and well-being. In that vein, I am writing with great concern that...

Whenever we have fire drills in school (and the Law says we must have them monthly) a student invariably asks me why we do it. It’s a reasonable question if you are ten years old. Ten year olds actually ask more reasonable questions than adults. Fire drills are loud, disruptive, half-chaotic. ...

Thomas Hamilton did not have a pleasant upbringing. He was born on the 10th of May 1953, and things started to go wrong immediately. His biological mother, Agnes Hamilton, moved in with her Aunt Catherine and Uncle James (who were also her adoptive parents) after giving birth to her son. But d...

There was a small rise in gun deaths from 2013 to 2017 and then a big uptick in 2020. Perhaps someone will talk about school shootings, then post the graph to suggest these are the leading cause of death. Most recently, I saw the graph posted on a Covid epidemiologist’s substack, discu...

A breeding slave who had more than 200 children. He was picked by his slave master because he was strong, tall, powerful, and had excellent genetic traits. But, that didn’t stop him from fighting for his freedom. Fighting for what he thought was right. He led slave revolts, rebelled against...

February is not just another month — it’s a time to honor and celebrate the rich tapestry of Black history and culture. Black History Month serves as a reminder to acknowledge the profound contributions and struggles of African Americans throughout history. As parents and educa...

For Black History Month, I just wanted to drop a note on just a brief observation on the white labelling and framing of black American history. Sometimes after years of study it often seems to me at time that white people are supposed to look and choose, if forced to, on “heroes” of blac...

There are still sizable chunks of the population that believe autism is a childhood condition. And it’s hard to blame them when media coverage and public discourse about health policy and funding focuses on children. Autism is framed as an issue for families and the only adults in the equat...

Despite the seemingly endless trove of studies illuminating how racism harms Black children. The association between depression, anxiety, and perception of racism, and the documented impact of racism on the self-esteem and self-concept of young children, Americans are apprehensive about th...

I just spent a week with my semi-adult children, and it was basically the same as when they were fourteen years old and living in my house all the time. Except now when they come home to visit, they are accompanied by life partners, pets, and legal cannabis. I watched a fully grown man snuggle hi...

Introduction. Summer is the perfect time to update your wardrobe and get ready for the warmer weather. Whether you’re shopping for yourself, your partner, or your little ones, finding the best summer clothing online can be a convenient and enjoyable experience. In this article, we will expl...

I decided the hangover would have recovered by 12 p.m. I’d be able to enjoy Friday and get myself to my Saturday classes in good enough condition. The training centre I worked for had: . The whole lesson was planned. . The book to read together. . The vocabulary. . The songs. ...

As a child growing up in rural South Africa, much of what I knew about the broader world I discovered through my television screen. National Geographic taught me about polar bears and tsunamis, and the history channel gave me a decent understanding of the industrial revolution and who really killed ...