Year: 2020

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  The Benefits of Restorative Yoga for New Parents

  When it comes to the period of early parenthood, restorative yoga can provide you with deep rest and compensation for a lack of sleep. By Anfisa GrigorovaImagine a yoga class where you are mastering the ability of doing nothing and the skill of relaxation. When you have a newborn or toddler this may sound especially tempting. […]
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  Why Children Need To Play

  Play is so important for the physical as well as emotional development of children. Julia Gabriel examines how it creates a great impact on their future lives.By Julia GabrielHow do children learn? How do they grasp entire language systems, codes of communication, symbolic thinking, and mastery of the skills they need to read and write? […]
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  Let’s Make a Year of the Rat Firecracker Garland

  Chinese Lunar New Year is coming and it’s the Year of the Rat! Here is a fun craft activity to enjoy and celebrate.By Sara Jadiya Chow  In the old days upon Chinese new year, country folks would light up firecrackers to scare away the child-eating monster『Nian』, which means “YEAR.”Although our world has modernized, we still […]
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  Why Do You Need to Warm up before Exercising?

  Exercise is important for good health, but you should prepare the body by warming up and cooling down the muscles before and after you add stress with intense movements. Here is a good reminder of why weight training is also equally important to avoid muscle injury.  By Dr. Alisara Arirachakaran  It can be tempting to […]
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  Things I Would Tell My Younger Self about Being a Parent

  Sally is a children’s author, blogger, and an experienced mother. She shares her parenting insights with our readers.  By Sally Flint  This year our youngest daughter left home in Bangkok to go to university in the UK. Her sister left home two years ago and is now spending the third year of her university course […]
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  A Weekend in Suan Phueng and Phetchaburi スワンプンとペッチャブリ－で週末旅行

  Situated in Western Thailand, Phetchaburi and Ratchaburi Provinces are full of wonderful destinations for family weekend travel. A hot spring, sheep pasture, and historical park with an amazing landscape… Shigeki Miyamoto tells us more.  By Shigeki Miyamoto / Translated by Hanae Matsumura [日本語記事へ] The linchpin of the trip is Boeklueng Hot Spring which lies near the […]