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For many of us, watching children become increasingly burdened and stressed out, as they grow up in the ever more demanding school system, can be difficult to bear. Never before have young peop ...

  So, here we are in 2016 focusing on our year plans and hoping to find a pathway to success and fullfilment! Do you want to know how to make your plans more likely to succeed? Well, these ar ...

Following our recent pledge to send aid to the traditional communities that we work with in rural Nepal, we are now able to bring you our first report of successful deliveries to remote villag ...

At Absolute Essential we are still reeling from the news of the recent earthquakes in Nepal. Connecting with this peaceable land Our connection with this peaceable land has been deepening over ...

Ever since I heard about the country that invented GNH (Gross National Happiness) to take priority over GNP (Gross National Product), Bhutan has been a place that I wanted to visit. “The rich a ...

When I was a kid, we used to make those little lavender bags with my grandma. We would take a basket to the garden to gather the flower heads and raid mother's sewing bag for little pieces o ...

Looking around the internet for tidbits on modern-day dads, I found an important piece of research from the dedicated US Families and Work Institute that gives an interesting insight into family h ...

Who hasn't sat at a computer screen rubbing their eyes? Most of us already know that regular screen breaks and shifts in focus are important for our general health and wellbeing. But the sad trut ...

It seems to be that significant challenges abound right now. Is that true for everyone? It is notable that almost every person I spoke to last week had a dilemma or a crisis that was causin ...

What is the best course of action to follow when your child loses the plot in the supermarket? Is there a place for heavy tactics or should we be permissive and let the child fully express? ...