Active Adult Communities: Redefining Over 55 Living
Retirement sure has changed a lot. These days, it’s not so much about slowing down but a chance to welcome some new opportunities, focus on personal...
How to Choose the Right Caregiver for In-Home Senior Care
It is common for our loved ones to require assistance with daily tasks as they age. Families are often faced with a difficult decision at this stage:...
What’s Deep Tissue Massage All About
In the realm of therapeutic massages, one technique stands out for its intense and targeted approach—deep tissue massage. Originating from ancient healing practices and evolving over...
Why a little baby talk is good for your toddler
Have you ever heard someone say: “Don’t talk to your baby”? Parents of infants tell us they’ve been told this by friends, family members, and even...
Why do kids call their parents ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’?
One of us, Bethany, was behind in the grocery store a long time back and trying to catch up. She shouted out” “Mo”!” and was frustrated when...
From hidden women to influencers and individuals – putting mothers in the frame
As Mother’s Day approaches, there are many images of her. We are two mothers who also happen to be photographers. We think critically about how photography...
Mothers behind bars nurture relationships with visitors in this unusual prison garden
The leaves are rustling. You can hear children kicking the ball and plinking keys on a toy xylophone. People are laughing and talking. Imagine a prison. We did, and...
Everyday ethics: Should I visit my mother?
My family may drive from Boston to New York to visit my mother for a day. We think that if we sit with her outside, it will...
Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’
It’s time for Australia and New Zealand to assess whether their governments are doing enough. It’s important to ask if their governments are doing enough to encourage...
Women in work: how East Germany’s socialist past has influenced West German mothers
The general feeling when Germany was reunited thirty years ago was one of hope. Both parts of Germany felt a breeze of change. The German Democratic Republic (GDR),...
Dressed to kill: 6 ways horror folklore is fashioned in the movies
The famous saying goes, “Beauty comes with pain.” This phrase implies that to understand what society considers beautiful, you need to explore ugly things. Enter the horror film....