Father’s Day is a time when we can reflect on the male role models in our lives and appreciate the lessons learned from their input. Gifts and cards are often given in recognition of the importance of that paternal role. But these days many homes are single-parent families and father […]
Month: January 2025
Death and Dying and the Therapeutic Relationship
Our society has developed the belief that death and illness should be avoided and feared. The denial that death is real and can happen has caused people to regard illness and death as something that is happening to them, rather than a natural process that can be embraced without anxiety […]
Retirement of Baby Boomers – The Steps That Can Be Taken By the Government
A turning point is marked by college days in your life, by which time, the realization that a degree is vital for landing into a good job would have been attained and after the establishment of career, work must be done for about 8 to 10 hours per day for […]
Gardening is Good Therapy
Many of us garden just for the sheer joy of it. But did you know that all over the country the healing aspects of gardening are being used as therapy or as an adjunct to therapy? Although this might sound like a new concept, garden therapy has been around for […]
Islamic Gifts For Welcoming New Babies
Almost all religions and cultures have traditions regarding the arrival of a new baby in a family such as baby showers before the arrival, baptisms and celebratory parties after the baby arrives. Similarly, Islam and Islamic countries follow the tradition of an Aqeeqa upon the arrival of the bundle of […]
How Foster Care Makes a Difference for the Child and the Foster Parent
Hundreds of thousands of children are placed in foster care each year because of abuse, neglect, death or incarceration of a parent, or behavioral problems among many other sad situations. They need the time and effort of several committed adults in order to grow and thrive. Though this may sound […]