Editorial: Being a Child of the Time
The idiom “being a child of one’s time,” or rather “being a child of the moment,” offers food…
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Trying to Understand the Reasons behind Violence
Violence. It surrounds us. It is all over the media. It is so common in our society today…
Powering Down the Brain
How excessive cell phone usage can cripple a child’s mental development The scene of a quiet child tapping…
The Ride of My Life
When you ride a rollercoaster for the first time you feel a surge of emotions that grab, terrify,…
Orphan Care Adoption and Kafala
The need for orphans to receive adequate and comprehensive care is universal; it is present in every culture…
Gamification: A Tool for Motivating Children
Jack had been the ruler of the village for more than six months. He had many ups and…
Lullaby, My Baby
Sleep, baby, sleepYour father tends the sheepYour mother shakes the dreamland treeAnd from it fall sweet dreams for…
Staff Only!
It was an ordinary day. As usual, I was sleepy. I had not had enough rest, since I…
Why Is God Invisible?
When a father’s inquisitive daughter asks him, “Why he is God invisible?” he thinks he’s getting off with…
Sustainable Curiosity: How to Invigorate Curiosity for Scientific Literacy
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning”William A. Ward When I visited my family last time,…
Childhood Education in the Anatolian Heritage
In a globalized world, some regions – like Anatolia, which could be considered a bridge from east-to-west, past-to-future,…
Are Genes the Source of Behavioral Disorders?
We learn about a new gene everyday that is specifically associated with a certain human behavior or that…
Little Professor Syndrome
Autism—and its milder cousin Asperger’s—affects 1 in 150 children across the US. Speculation goes that people like Albert Einstein,…
Coping with Autism
“When I took my one-year old son to the supermarket, he never responded to other mothers’ playful overtures.…
At God’s Door: A New Life
Going over it in her mind, she had to admit that George was probably right—she shouldn’t have this…