A name tells a little story about the person. Its the meaning behind the name that counts. For Chinese, naming a baby is important as the name is to go with the flow of the baby’s elements, namely; Earth, Fire, Metal, Water and Wood. Some name a baby according to the number of strokes in [...]

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.  Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.  ~ Paul Pearshall [Source] We come from families. The size of the family [...]

While Mary Poppins was filmed by Walt Disney Pictures in the 1960s, it’s still a classic with the songs like A Spoonful of Sugar and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. What was unknown could be the fact that the original Mary Poppins in the book by P. L. Travers is that Mary is stern in the books while the [...]

Every parent wants the best start for the children in life. In terms of getting the children into the best school in the country, or out of the country, enrolling them in various enrichment courses such as Creative Writing, Entrepreneurship as early as age 9, computer classes like Flash, Microsoft and sometimes, even crash courses [...]

Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation! ~ David Brandt Berg ~ [Source] It’s often so much easier to tell the kids, “Why didn’t you put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket?” They will do it but grudgingly and will not put the dirty clothes to be washed in [...]

When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career. ~ Calvin Klein ~ [Source] Wikipedia states that “A family business is a business in which one or more members of one or more families have a significant ownership interest and significant commitments toward the business’ [...]

Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.  ~ Sherry Anderson ~ [Source] While many of us are fortunate enough to have families with us, we forget that there are people without families. These may range from orphans to the elderlies. Even without money, we can volunteer our time. For those [...]

The family is the corner stone of our society. More than any other force it shapes the attitude, the hopes, the ambitions, and the values of the child. And when the family collapses it is the children that are usually damaged. When it happens on a massive scale the community itself is crippled. So, unless [...]

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~ Dale Carnegie ~ [Source] Spending time together doesn’t mean you fully understand one another. Sometimes, miscommunication occurs and the both of you end up blaming each other when all it took was standing back and [...]

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. ~ John B. Priestly ~ [Source] Family holidays can be as easy as ABC or as difficult as you try your best to accommodate to everyone’s schedule. With young children, you needn’t worry about the schedule. You worry about [...]