Dr. Dan Siegel shows us a great way of looking at the minds of our children in his TEDxBlue talk. He also says “the relationships are our life’s blood, as we brush our teeth every morning we do need to brush our brain by learning reflective skills.” Dr. Daniel J. Sigel at TEDxBlue Do we [...]
Step-parents play an important role in the lives of children. However, their identity as “parents” is frequently complicated and defined by a common fear and misconception: A step-parent can never replace a biological parent and is therefore ill-equipped to parent their step-child. As someone who grew up with two brothers, one who was step-parented by [...]
Last night I returned from Cairo, a city still in turmoil. TV screens across the city broadcast live feeds from Tahrir Square and other hotspots. Angry chants fill the air wherever you go including the airport lounges at Cairo International Airport. Young, old, Egyptian or foreigner – you simply cannot escape the anger in Egypt. [...]
Aslı Nemutlu Aslı 17 yaşında, sevdiği şeyi yaparken, kayak kayarken, aramızdan ayrıldı. Korkunç bir kaza onu bu dünyadan ve sevdiklerinden aldı. Ne yazık ki, Aslı’nın trajik ölümünden sonra, okulda yazdığı bir kompozisyonu, bir köşe yazarı tarafından ele alınarak, oldukça yargılayıcı ve hatalı bir yorum eşliğinde, Aslı’nın 17 yıllık kısa ama güzel hayatını ve ailesini gölgeleyecek [...]