It was a hot July day, 12 ½ years ago, right before the Fourth of July. I was eager to spend the weekend with my little boy and husband.But at that moment, I was in a doctor’s office, laying in a dark room with a giant screen on the wall as the doctor maneuvered an ultrasound machine to… Read More »
In the middle of the Indonesian island of Sulawezi, lost in the green mountains, live a people with very particular funeral customs. The beliefs surrounding the vision of life and death of this ethnic group differ in many ways from our Western traditions. For the Toraja, death is not the end. Death affects only the physical body: it… Read More »
We usually come across this word, in the mosque during small Islamic conversations, during lectures from our Teachers or while watching videos and surfing the internet.What is Talbina?It’s an Arabic dish prepared with barley, milk and honey in the porridge form. It was recommended by Prophet Muhammad PBUH to his companions when suffering through an illness or weakness of any kind.… Read More »
Several months ago, I moved into a new house. During the inspection of my old house, I was expecting to receive my whole security deposit back. I didn’t. The landlady took advantage of the situation and withheld part of my deposit. She charged me the price of cleaning the whole house even though I was only renting a… Read More »
Rakta Chandana or the red sandalwood is one of the finest ingredients for your skin. It is primarily used for skin care and beauty purposes. It is very effective in treating blemishes, rashes and acne.It also helps in the removal of tan and dullness because of its cooling properties.Your skin goes through a rough time facing dirt and pollution daily. No matter… Read More »
For those who eat breakfast regularly, these are words to live by. But what if you skip breakfast? You hear those words and you just feel guilty. You know you should eat, but it’s hard if you’ve been up for hours and your stomach is still sleeping in. You know that breakfast really is important and that the right foods… Read More »
Early pregnancy can feel unreal. How do you know the fetus is there when you can’t see it or feel it moving yet? So the first ultrasound picture can feel momentous: Finally, your whirring brain can be placated with direct proof. But other than the visual evidence that you’re not dreaming all this, you may not know what… Read More »
We’ve been there: You shop long and hard to find the perfect wedding card for the soon-to-be married couple and then you get home and have a pretty rough time figuring out what to write in it. The good news is, there are no hard-and-fast rules about what to write in a wedding card. As long as your wedding congratulations… Read More »
Children with special needs are prone to depression and irritability at a rate nearly triple that of children that don’t deal with unique challenges. It’s a fairly predictable occurrence: the child encounters a difficulty that isn’t hampering their peers, and they wonder if anyone has ever had to work this hard only to not succeed as well as… Read More »
Many children experience meltdowns in an academic setting and at home. Some of these children are on the autism spectrum, others are not. Finding the underlying cause helps to prevent meltdowns. One underlying cause relates to dominance. For example, a child may have a mixed dominance – that means some information enters the system through the right ear… Read More »