Let’s admit it: Tiger Moms are both intimidating and impressive. Impressive because they take their children to great heights; intimidating because many feel they can never live up to the same drive, energy, and standards that Tiger Moms expect. Interestingly, Plutarch had a thing or two to say about Tiger Parenting. Based on his advice,
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It is such an ever-present part of our modern existence that we often overlook how technology actually changes us, for better or worse. Now, before we address the problems of technology, let us first make it clear that recognizing negative impacts of technology doesn’t automatically make one a luddite. You are, after all, reading this
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What is it about music that it can so perfectly capture our sentiments? For anyone who has watched Ken Burns’ series on the Civil War, you probably would recognize ‘Ashokan Farewell’ as the melody played through much of it. Here it is put to images from the war: What the combatants themselves would have chosen
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According to the old adage, religion and politics are two things which must never be discussed in polite society. But such an adage was apparently never taken to heart by the American Founders. For them, civil and religious liberty were interconnected – and they talked about both openly. In fact, it has been said that
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Ever wonder what it must have been like to be a kid in the 1930s, ‘40s, or ‘50s? The kids from those eras were always coming up with some new creative show or form of play. Life was simple, but they used their imaginations and unstructured freedom to have a whole lot of fun. They
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Many parents use televisions and tablets as babysitters for their children. At the same time, a recent study has shown that 59% of parents don’t really feel guilty about it. But when it comes to screen time for infants and toddlers, should parents feel guilty? According to Dr. Richard House, a leading child psychologist in
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