Category Archives: Desi Totkay

Mothers-in-Law and Daughters-in-Law

Relations between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are often depicted as conflictual despite a paucity of research on their interaction. A 1985 exploratory study of 44 mothers-in-law and 55 daughters-in-law in two-generation farm or ranch families found that differences in goals and values and lack of communication skills were frequent problems. Contrary to expectations, however, living in close proximity did… Read More »

Theft of the Giants Soul

Two giant siblings, Lacy and Maerk StormChaser, live at the bottom of the social ladder in the giant village of StoneHold. With their mother aving died two years earlier from the ShakingFlu and their father bedridden, the brother and sister are forced to live in poverty, every day a cold lesson of despair as they search the many… Read More »

An enviable story Two rules of parenting

1. Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem Kids start developing their sense of self as babies when they see themselves through their parents’ eyes. Your tone of voice, your body language, and your every expression are absorbed by your kids. Your words and actions as a parent affect their developing self-esteem more than anything else. Praising accomplishments, however small, will make them… Read More »