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Tearful, tantrum-filled goodbyes are common during a child's earliest years. Around the first birthday, many kids develop separation anxiety, getting upset when a parent tries to leave them with someone else. Though separation anxiety is a perfectly ...

Tearful, tantrum-filled goodbyes are common during...

At first, Maggie's parents thought she was slacking off. After the Thanksgiving break, she couldn't concentrate in class, and after school all she wanted to do was sleep. Her grades began to drop, and she rarely felt like socializing anymore. They we...

At first, Maggie's parents thought she was slackin...

The recent violent tornadoes in the United States and a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Japan have killed many people, displaced countless others, and devastated entire communities. As many now struggle with the aftermath of these natural disaster...

The recent violent tornadoes in the United States ...

"She's not really good at soccer and she doesn't really like it, but all her friends are doing it." "If I miss a practice, even for a doctor's appointment, I get benched." "If my son didn't have an after-school activity every day of the week, he'd si...

"She's not really good at soccer and she doesn't r...

Can spirituality promote a healthier physical life for your family? Recent medical studies indicate that spiritual people exhibit fewer self-destructive behaviors (suicide, smoking, and drug and alcohol abuse, for example), less stress, and a greater...

Can spirituality promote a healthier physical life...

Adjusting to a New Living Situation Because divorce can be such a big change, adjustments in living arrangements should be handled gradually. Several types of living situations should be considered: one parent may have sole custody joint custody in ...

Adjusting to a New Living Situation Because divorc...

Helping Kids Cope Many kids — and parents — grieve the loss of the kind of family they had hoped for, and kids especially miss the presence of a parent and the family life they had. That's why it's common and very natural for some kids to hold out ho...

Helping Kids Cope Many kids — and parents — grieve...

Thousands of kids experience the stress of divorce each year. How they'll react depends on their age, personality, and the particular circumstances of the separation and divorce process. Every divorce will have an effect on the kids involved — and ma...

Thousands of kids experience the stress of divorce...

When a loved one dies, it can be difficult to know how to help kids cope with the loss, particularly as you work through your own grief. How much kids can understand about death depends largely on their age, life experiences, and personality. But the...

When a loved one dies, it can be difficult to know...

Healthy self-esteem is like a child's armor against the challenges of the world. Kids who know their strengths and weaknesses and feel good about themselves seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures. They tend to...

Healthy self-esteem is like a child's armor agains...

Bullies and mean girls have been around forever, but technology has given them a whole new platform for their actions. As adults, we're becoming more aware that the "sticks and stones" adage no longer holds true; both real world and online name-calli...

Bullies and mean girls have been around forever, b...

Ella was a worrier. Every morning, she worried that she wouldn't make the bus on time, even though she hadn't missed it once all year. And every afternoon, she worried that she wouldn't get her favorite spot at the lunch table, or that she might have...

Ella was a worrier. Every morning, she worried tha...

The Imam (A.S.) is reported to have said: 1. The trust in Allah is like the value of everything that is precious, and it is also a ladder to every high and sublime goal. 2. A person who follows his desire ends up yielding to his enemies. 3. Do not ac...

The Imam (A.S.) is reported to have said: 1. The t...

Miracle 1 Ali Bin Khalid says that when he was in Samara he heard that a prisoner had arrived from Damascus. His crime was that he claimed to be a Prophet. Ali paid him a visit out of curiosity. The prisoner looked pious and virtuous. He told his sto...

Miracle 1 Ali Bin Khalid says that when he was in ...

All along, Mamoon and his Abbaside clan had thought that despite his super-intelligence, the Imam (A.S.) would be controlled through the power of the Palace. The Imam (A.S.) proved them wrong. The Imam's refusal to give away his God-given right to ma...

All along, Mamoon and his Abbaside clan had though...

His unsurpassable knowledge, and his high position in the court of Mamoon and his special relationship with Mamoon as his father-in-law never got into the head our Imam (A.S.). His close friends who had expected his living-style and his behaviour tow...

His unsurpassable knowledge, and his high position...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) is also known as "Jawad" or the generous one. His generosityknew no bounds. He was there for the needy as well as for any one else who sought for his help. It is said that whenever he went out of his home he made sure that h...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) is also known as "Jawad"...

After Kazi Yahya Bin Aksam's shameful defeat, Bani Abbasi had no choice but accept Mamoon's proposal to make Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) his son-in-law. A grand-scale marriage ceremony was arranged. First Imam Taqi (A.S.) read the 'Nikah'. He fixed "ma...

After Kazi Yahya Bin Aksam's shameful defeat, Bani...

The Bani Abbasi were sure that the Imam (A.S) was no match to the crafty Kazi. However, they wanted the whole world to see the young Imam humiliated. By their insistence, Mamoon arranged for a full court session and invited 900 scholars to be present...

The Bani Abbasi were sure that the Imam (A.S) was ...

As the Imam of his times, he started serving Islam in the same way as his predecessors had done. His "headquarters", as it were, was the Prophet's Mosque in Medina where people from all over the world would come in search of knowledge and guidance an...

As the Imam of his times, he started serving Islam...

We all love children! How many of us however, would entrust them with the safety and security of our lives? Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) proclaimed his Imamat at the tender age of nine. Even the most genuine followers of Imam Reza (A.S.) found it hard t...

We all love children! How many of us however, woul...