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Education > Special Education Finding educational support for special needs children: 6 of 18
Every child is special in his/her own way. But when these needs become dependence, the care givers need to analyze the options available to give their little ones as normal a childhood as possible. Even though home schooling is one of the evident solutions for toddlers with special needs, depending on the severity of the chil... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Self-improvement: 3 of 9
SECRET CRUSHIt was almost a decade into their marriage. With a well established better half and a brave little daughter in their canopy,life had been pretty generous with her. Now in her thirties, maturing into a women just a couple of years back, Aashna was getting to be a much more confident woman compared to her old self.T... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing How to deal with stress: 5 of 14
Visit a doctor for any discomfort, he will blame your stressful life. It might even be the stress you had to go through to get to him through your HMO.And finally driving in the peak hour traffic to make it to that last appointment. After the initial simple solutions like, try to eat healthy and make exercise a regime, he wil... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Summer Camps & Fun An overview of summer camps: 9 of 25
Just when in the school is in its last trimester, a new wave of thoughts engulfs all the parents in the neighborhood. "How do we keep our little ones safe an happy under a watchful eye this summer?" The ones who have their kids in the year round school seem to be veterans in handling kids out of school. Having their kids in a... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Inspired by the song Home, by Sheryl Crow: 1 of 2
An EpisodeIt all started on a foggy morning. Even her mind seemed all foggy with what had happened the previous day. Tara's mind raced back to the series of events that took shape at a fast pace. There she was, standing at a bus stop early in the morning. Hoping to avoid the heat of the sun she decided to take that first bus ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Metamorphosis: 3 of 5
Defining the curl to her final strand of long lustrous hair, she admired herself in the mirror. The reflection in the mirror also showed a room full of toys scattered around. The wet towel she had used to dry her hair that morning, when her 7 year old son had interrupted her with a request for his favorite juice had been dryi... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short Stories: Confessions: 8 of 12
Yet another day wraps up and my mind is still speeding up beyond the limit allowed at this time of the day. I have always been a nocturnal since I can recollect. Set me up for a late night mumbo jumbo party and I will be among the elite few still standing up for that last jukebox song. While in my dorm days, I served the se... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) The greatest comeback story: 141 of 193
Five years back, no comeback story would make sense to me. The hardest comeback I had experienced was to get out of jet-lag after a 18 hour journey from my home town to United States. I had married young and life seemed a bed of roses. Too good to be true. Opportunities seemed to be all around me. I chose the hardest opportun... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Memories: 73 of 98
A CHRISTMAS PRESENTAnother winter evening before Christmas. I rock in my chair wrapped in the warmth of the four beige walls,while a soft Indian music is playing in the background.Thoughts float to a whole different world. A world which I left behind half a decade back. A world which has become nothing but a slide show of viv... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life lessons: 314 of 360
Another day unfolds.I woke up with a refreshing dream of making a difference in the world around me.This is the only line,which can wake me up from my cozy bed.So,there I was brushing my hair while chewing up the last bite of my breakfast.The bright sunlight creeping through my front lawn,invited me to buckle up and jump-star... More..