Culture

3 Super Simple Ways to Teach your Kids About Delayed Gratification 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2018
Delayed gratification seems to be the parenting buzz word of the moment. In every in-depth conversation I’ve had with fellow moms in the last year, this has come up as one of those “important things” we need to teach our kids. In an age of abundance, how do we teach children to value their belongings?
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Why Education is the ‘Fraud of the Age’1
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- August 22, 2018
There’s always something thrilling about the start of a new school year or semester. New clothes to wear. Fresh books to explore. New teachers to meet. It’s all become a part of what we call back-to-school and the education experience. Of course, many of us will quickly agree that the new books and clothes aren’t
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Kindness: A Pathway to a Satisfying Life 1
- Culture
- August 22, 2018
Recently my wife learned that 103 students enrolled at her university are wards of the state—they have no parents or home. As she shared her story, she choked up and so did I. Life is hard. And even for those who are materially comfortable, there are problematical circumstances and challenges to overcome. No one is
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Silent Sam’s Last Stand?0
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- August 22, 2018
Silent Sam, the statue of a weary, stoic Confederate Army foot soldier, came crashing down Monday night, pulled down from his post at the edge of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus by a howling mob of protesters. But a lot more fell than a Progressive-era statue of a Confederate soldier. Another brick in the wall that
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When Will Men in Hats Come Back?3
- Culture
- August 22, 2018
Whatever happened to the hat? Whither the fedora? Where have they stashed the Stetsons? Who has banished the boater and trashed the tweed cap? Why is a “Deerstalker” considered a Vietnam movie and a “Panama” no more than a canal? Who can resist the gritty allure of the gumshoe Bogart tugging at the brim of
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Chores: The Secret to Childhood Happiness?0
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- August 21, 2018
Over the weekend, New York Times author KJ Dell’Antonia penned an article on children and chores. Such a subject is nothing new and Dell’Antonia acknowledges this. The problem, she notes, is the fact that many parents know how helpful chores are for child well-being, but then avoid giving them. Instead, they make excuses, arguing that
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