Your oldest child really has the potential to become the next Einstein! A new study carried out by Leipzig University suggests that the IQ of first-borns increases because they have to teach their younger siblings how things work. The fact that first-borns have their parents’ attention all to themselves also boosts their IQ. It is …
If you give a girl a brother, she’ll always have a hand to hold. If you give a girl a brother, she’ll always have a friend and, she’ll probably rely on him over and over again. Once she realizes that he’s always there she’ll hand him her trust, and for a solid sibling-ship, this confidence …
“Childhood trauma can result from anything that makes a child feel helpless and disrupts their sense of safety and security, including: sexual, physical, or verbal abuse; domestic violence; an unstable or unsafe environment; separation from a parent; neglect; bullying; serious illness; or intrusive medical procedures.” ~ Casa Palmera Treatment Center Devastating. This one word accurately …
Whether you realize it or not, your big sister is actually the best girl who is ever going to be in your life. She is your absolute best friend. You might hate her a lot of the time, but she is always going to be the one who has your back through thick and thin. …
As a little sister, I’ll be the first to admit I can be annoying AF. When you’re the baby of the family, you get left out a lot, so you become an expert at whining in order to get noticed. I mean, look at little Anna in Frozen; she kept knocking on Elsa’s door asking if she …
What comes to your mind when you hear the word, ‘childhood’? An immense joy, a spark of nostalgia, happy moments when the world seemed just perfect? Well, that’s how childhood is portrayed or rather that’s how it’s supposed to be. But not all of us are lucky enough to go through a childhood filled with joyous …
When you meet someone who comes from a broken family you probably won’t know it right away. They’ll do their best to blend in, to watch their words, to make sure they seem like everyone else. It’s a habit they’ve picked up over the years. How easy it is to look like all the rest. …
Hi Dad, Today, I thought about your laugh and came to the horrifying realization that I can’t remember what it sounds like. I just don’t remember. I felt paralyzed with this shame and disbelief, as if I couldn’t recognize my own face. I closed my eyes, tried to quiet the rest of the world. I …
1. You were always the first person who had to leave when everyone was hanging out. 2. Asking permission for a sleepover at your friend’s house took 37 hours of mental preparation, a detailed powerpoint presentation of your friend’s family tree, and a signed contract in your blood saying you wouldn’t drink and would be in bed …
Perhaps we adults need to revisit the realms of children’s literature, TV and film once in a while because there is a surprising amount of wisdom to be gleaned from them. Author A.A. Milne created some of the most thoughtful and profound characters when he penned his Winne-the-Pooh novels and many of the quotes that …