Life Archives - The Daily Mind

Parenting: How Affection Raises Resilient Kids

Rarely do we hear about the need for affection in parenting. Yet, it is one trait in parents that means a lot to children and plays a big factor in the way they turn out on their journey to adulthood. How? For one thing, it helps raise resilient kids.

[Read more…]

19 Ways to Get Rid of Kitchen Odors and Make Your Home Smell Like Spring

Kitchen odors mostly come from decaying organic matter that are left undisposed of. Foodstuff that has undergone fermentation, such as yogurt or kimchi, or certain foods being cooked, like fish or garlic, also give off foul kitchen odors that will be difficult to eradicate.

[Read more…]

Simplify Your Life With This Flowchart

Thanks to technology and everything that comes with it, we’ve got so many options to make our lives more convenient. We can buy everything we need online, without having to get out of the house. We can pay bills, make bank transactions, arrange schedules, and plan trips – all from the comforts of our homes.

Gadgets, appliances, and smart homes – all these add to the quality of life.

Or do they, really?

[Read more…]

Christmas Yoga Poses For Kids

As the holidays roll in, consider including yoga as part of your roster of holiday family activities. The stress can be a lot, not only for the adults but also for the kids. It is even more of a concern as we enter the third (almost) year of the pandemic.

These Christmas yoga poses for kids make a fun routine that you and your children can do together, and help deal with the stress. Have fun!

[Read more…]

How to Reduce Holiday Stress

The last month of the year is supposed to be all about joy, giving, and creating wonderful memories with family and friends. In reality, we know that this period has another side – a darker side that involves stress, irritation, and sometimes even anger.

[Read more…]

Kindness at Christmas

Sometimes at Christmas time we get so caught up in buying presents, decorating the house and stocking up on festive foods that the holiday becomes a stressful and indulgent event. This struck me particularly this year when I read news reports about people’s anger at websites not delivering gifts on time and stores opening on Christmas day to get the sales started early.

[Read more…]