Learning a foreign language is not the easiest thing to do, especially if you plan on learning one that is linguistically very different from your native tongue. That said, learning a second or foreign language has always been viewed as something desirable. After all, there are many advantages to knowing more than one language including easier integration for those moving to a … [Read more...] about Studying Asian Languages: Learning Thai, Mandarin and Nihongo
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Trick or Treat! (10 Easy to Make Halloween Costumes for Kids)
It's HALLOWEEN once again and it's time to prepare costumes for your little angels for their annual trick or treat activity around your neighbourhood. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to dress your child in ghoulish and scary costumes. You can dress them up as teddy bears or cupcakes - and you don't need to spend a fortune on the costumes either. Most costumes can … [Read more...] about Trick or Treat! (10 Easy to Make Halloween Costumes for Kids)
Keep Calm and Eat On (10 food items that can help you keep calm)
It's a known fact that having too much stress in your life can cause a whole lot of undesirable effects on your body. Too much stress can cause headaches, migraines, upset stomachs, nausea .. and who knows what other long-term effects this may have on the body. Unfortunately, no one can totally eliminate stress from their lives. Even the pious buddhists monks somehow … [Read more...] about Keep Calm and Eat On (10 food items that can help you keep calm)
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (7 Simple Ways to Happiness)
A lot of people desire to be happy - and they constantly are searching for something or someone to give them the happiness that's missing in their lives. Unfortunately, true happiness comes from within. Having all that you want - clothes, cars, dream house (which could be a cottage in the middle of a meadow full of sunflowers - not necessarily a mansion in Los Angeles), all the … [Read more...] about Don’t Worry, Be Happy (7 Simple Ways to Happiness)
Feeding Your Baby Solids
When to start weaning your baby off milk (whether breast milk or formula) and start introducing solid food in his diet is one of the many parenting issues mums and dads face. Unfortunately, there isn't a hard and fast rule on this - no one can say "when your baby is three, you can introduce solid food" - it just happens, when your baby is ready for it. Now how do … [Read more...] about Feeding Your Baby Solids