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How to Raise a Leader

Start with your child’s future in mind Every parent has dreams and aspirations for his children. Some want them to be doctors; others want engineers, etc… Undoubtedly, it is better not to have aspirations like these for children because they may be limiting and sometimes even conflicting with a child’s own dreams and aspirations. Furthermore, …

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Resilient Kids

These anti-bullying campaigns are getting way out of hand. Once the serious school work starts, many children stop loving going to school; however, this is more due to lack of parent support than of anything else. No matter what the school says about them working with the students and trying to finish everything in school, …

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Gossip

talk for people not about them. unless you have love in your heart, refrain from discussing another person.

It is a universal principle that when two people meet with boredom, they end up talking about a third. Also, it’s usually not in a good way. Think about yourself. How many times have you ended up being more offended by a person’s behavior after having listened to another person discussing her? This is despite …

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The Path to Happiness

Throughout the ages, people from all cultures and spiritual backgrounds have debated one thing above all others: what is the path to true happiness? While some found it through meditation, others found it through self-sacrifice; however, the debate rages on about which path is the one true path. Having experimented with various forms of spirituality …

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People and Hardships

the same sun which softens chocolate hardens clay

There are two kinds of people… How many times have you heard that one before? No really! A person’s truth shines only after he’s been through hardships. One of the most important gods in the Hindu religion is Lord Shiva who is both the god of wisdom and the god of destruction. And when we …

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Raising Tough Kids

We need to teach our kids to be tough: the system may be synthesized to protect them from bullies, but who will protect them against a system gone wrong?

Schools nowadays are full of anti-bullying campaigns and trying to teach kids to be nice to one another. While this may work sometimes, it fails miserably most of the time. But why does it fail? To answer this question, we should first try to understand the bully. In general, a bully is usually a person …

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10 Xmas Activities to do with your Kids

It’s that time of the year again. School’s out, the kids are home, and what is supposed to be a time of fun and festivities for the family can become a time of boredom! But here are 10 great ideas to do with your kids this xmas! 1- Candy Cane Hunt This idea is easy …

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Charbel M. Tadros

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