An increase in suicide among black children in the US has alarmed mental health professionals and thrown light on issues that may have been overlooked when treating trauma in the young.

Most of the time, when a couple has a child one of them would have to be more hands-on with the child compared to their other half. This means there is a big chance that one of them would have to give up their career in favor of parenting.

The author hasn’t been taking enough time to focus on the joys of parenting, and she plans to fix that in the new year.

The Chinese government ruled Sunday to allow all couples to have two children beginning next year. The move is a deviation from decades of a one-child policy that spurred a massive wave of international adoptions.

To reiterate the six characteristics of a strong family is important from time to time in order to refresh one’s memory of the family traits which build relationships and give teens protective tools to help them deal with day to day situations.

With New Year’s Eve just days away, the author was curious about the parents who were opting for a sitter and a night on the town.