Lilly's Igloo

There seemed to have an increase in the number of divorce cases and incidents of children committing acts such as killing or hurting their parents. What has gone wrong?

Amongst the universal principles, the Five Human Relationships Principles must be taught to your children when they are still at a very young age. If we followed these principles, we will find that our journey is smooth; the reverse is true if we went against these principles. Look at the planets, each planet moves alo…

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We all know that families come in all shapes and sizes and have all types of personalities and different lifestyles. When we are young we somehow either get along or are always bickering over personal property, craving the sole attention of our parents, or are in competition with each other. Some of us are fortunate to get along with our siblings even through adulthood while others, through different circumstances, can't see eye to eye. Sometimes it takes years before siblings can really unde…

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The 'Encarta World Dictionary' defines family as, 'a group of people who are closely related by birth, marriage, or adoption.' I want to add to this definition by saying that the family is the unit that gives birth to the products of society. If the family fails in producing good products, then certainly, these products will be liabilities instead of assets to the society.

It is the responsibility of the family to teach and to practise unity among its members. It is said that 'the hom…

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I have read that on my friend Karen's blog: "My oldest (now 10) and middle (will be 6 in August) are now at an age where money means something to them. I pay them $1 a day based on behavior. They have to behave at school, get ready in the mornings with minimal fuss (I am the judge of the fuss level), help with chores around the house, etc. If they do ALL of this, they earn their $1. If they do most of it, I often still give them their $1 but the $1 comes with a message to improve tomorrow or yo… Continue