Author: Isabel F. William

One of the greatest advantages of working from your home is the fact that you can design your own office that exudes tranquillity and serenity. In a peaceful work environment, focus and productivity can truly flourish, enabling you to be mindful during every step of your creative process. There’s no need for stress, there’s no need for hurrying, there’s only you and your Zen-inspired workplace. Designing a mindful home office will get your creative juices flowing and enable you to realize your full potential. Find a peaceful spot It all starts with the perfect location for your home office. If…

New moms already know everything about feeling overwhelmed. The baby’s in the house and things are chaotic, so in addition to diapers, feeding, chores, and the lack of sleep, you don’t get much time to think about getting in shape. It seems that everything else takes precedence, and while you’re blissfully happy to hold your little darling in your arms, it sure would be nice if your body would obey your wishes and finally get back to its old self. Well, the whole process doesn’t need to be as hard as you think. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been struggling…

Early reading is as important as it is hard. Reading has a huge impact not only on your child’s academic success but on their overall intellectual and emotional development. Reading helps develop vocabulary, imagination, and even empathy. Parents often feel guilty because their children haven’t yet mastered this crucial skill, or at least not well enough. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to turn your little one into a passionate reader. Here are a few of our favorites.Read to themIt might sound silly, but you can start reading to your children from day one. It doesn’t matter that your baby…

Emotional intelligence is a type of intelligence that cannot be measured by IQ tests, yet it is just as important as any other type of intelligence. It helps us approach different situations in a healthy, mature manner, and it helps us empathize with other people. This is why it’s important to help your child develop this kind of intelligence, as it can help them socialize with other kids, understand different situations, and express themselves more clearly. What is it and why is it important? Emotional intelligence is the ability to notice and understand different emotions as well to react to…

Healthy families are built on good relationships, but money is how you ensure their safety. This is where it gets tricky, because every family requires a certain financial income that can be distributed across several dimensions of life. From groceries and clothes to bills and schools, one can hardly start a family without a stable financial situation. This is why money and stress become practically indistinguishable notions for working parents. In order to keep your money situations in check and instill responsible financial behavior into your children, here’s how to create good financial habits in your family. It begins with…

In the consumer age dominated by media, the idea of family time often refers to spending hours at a shopping mall or staring mindlessly at the TV. While this might not seem like such a big deal, it can actually create a gap between family members, causing parents and children to become less affectionate towards each other. Thus, it’s essential that you engage as a family in activities that will strengthen your bond, help you nurture an open and caring relationship and contribute to your general well-being. In addition, promoting exercise through family activities will inspire your children to be…

It’s not uncommon for children to complain about having headaches, stomach-aches and other physical symptoms right before going to school or taking a test. Although some parents disregard this as their attempt to skip school, there might be an underlying cause of such behavior – anxiety. Not only can school-related anxiety make children feel uncomfortable in class, disruptive or even aggressive at times, but it can also impede their academic progress and achievement. Thus, it’s of the utmost importance that parents try to identify the main cause of their children’s school-related problems and help them overcome their anxiety. Classroom anxiety…

Staying motivated towards a specific goal is often difficult even for adults, let alone teenagers who are just beginning to discover the world from a different perspective. Even responsible and hard-working students may get side-tracked by their freedom, self-exploration and all the wonders of the adult world. Since adolescence is a crucial period of an individual’s life when they can form some long-lasting habits and pave the way for their future, it’s important that they remain focused on their education as one of the pillars of self-actualization. However, without motivation, they will disregard their studies and educational goals despite being…

Being a parent to a small child and being a parent to a teenager are two quite different things. Many parents find themselves confused and are unable to switch their roles. Eventually, everyone gets stressed about not understanding each other. As a parent and experienced adult, it’s your responsibility to know what changes your teen kids are going through, changes that make them act differently. It was all about snuggling and tenderness when they’re kids, and many parents are disturbed because of the cold shoulders they get from their teens. You shouldn’t let it fool you because they still want…